The F.L.N.’s suspension of French terrorism encouraged de Gaulle’s peace initiative

Evidence

The abrupt calling-off of the terrorist campaign in France also had, in all probability, a subsidiary effect of encouraging de Gaulle to make his paix des braves a few weeks later. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 973

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The F.L.N. moved its terrorism into metropolitan France in summer 1958; Recognition of the F.L.N.’s negotiating status blocked every peace initiative.; Removal of military pressure let the F.L.N. double its terrorist incidents within a month — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1292 (+1 more)

Related

• Removal of military pressure let the F.L.N. double its terrorist incidents within a month (similarity 0.89)
• De Gaulle’s political delays gave the F.L.N. a vital respite before Challe (similarity 0.83)
• Lifting military pressure let F.L.N. terrorism nearly double from November to December. (similarity 0.83)
• The F.L.N. moved its terrorism into metropolitan France in summer 1958 (similarity 0.83)
• Recognition of the F.L.N.’s negotiating status blocked every peace initiative. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s conciliatory gestures angered the army while winning no concessions from the F.L.N. (similarity 0.81)
• Terrorist attacks boosted the F.L.N.’s diplomatic standing despite revulsion (similarity 0.81)
• F.L.N. deliberately sabotaged its own negotiating openings to deny de Gaulle international credit (similarity 0.81)
• The F.L.N. halted French terrorism as an admission of failure (similarity 0.81)
• F.L.N. terror backfired against France, not the F.L.N., abroad (similarity 0.80)
• F.L.N. terrorism in France alienated even its expected leftist allies. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s mystical self-assurance blinded him to the F.L.N.’s political character. (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s 1958 arrival threatened the F.L.N. through fraternisation and a Muslim third force (similarity 0.80)
• F.L.N. terrorism backfired against France more than against Algeria itself (similarity 0.80)
• De Gaulle’s slow pace in 1958 squandered momentum to the FLN (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Removal of military pressure let the F.L.N. double its terrorist incidents within a month #complicates (0.45) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1292
• De Gaulle’s political delays gave the F.L.N. a vital respite before Challe #complicates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 994