Algeria's government oscillated between granting and curtailing Salan's powers. [fact]
Soustelle, particularly, was placed under strict police surveillance. The "lame-duck" Gaillard sent a signal to Salan, granting him full powers; then regretted it and sent a further signal limiting those powers to the Algiers zone only.
Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 877