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De Gaulle demanded swift, ruthless resolution of the Algiers crisis [fact]

At the very moment Lagaillarde was surrendering, a coldly furious de Gaulle was on the telephone to Delouvrier, accusing him of “showing too much indulgence. Finish it off for me, and quickly.”

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1126