Condemning the "corrupted who sit at the head of the revolution", it spoke of "permanent abdication and the absence of authority … in one word, the most scandalous anarchy". In conclusion, Boumedienne pointedly threw out a bouquet to Ben Bella: "the glimmers of hope and confidence which remain to us go directly towards those who are in prison and who for us continue to be the arbiters". Boumedienne pledged to keep the resignations secret, but requested that the whole dispute be thoroughly aired at the forthcoming congress of the Conseil National de la Révolution Algérienne.

DEFINE: The 'corrupted who sit at the head of the revolution' refers to the Algerian provisional government leadership that Boumedienne and his faction condemned.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1446