Germaine Tillion's findings on the economic plight of the Algerians were substantially corroborated by the Maspétiol Report, published about the same time as a result of an extensive survey made by a group of senior French officials and economists. They reported that one million Muslims were totally or partially unemployed, while a further two millions were seriously under-employed. About three-quarters of the Muslim population was illiterate in Arabic, and ninety per cent in French.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 347