The overall target was to paralyse the powers that be and make it impossible for them to exercise authority. Brutal actions will be generalised over the whole territory. They will aim at influential personalities of the Communist Party, at works of art and all that represents the exercise of authority, in a manner to lead towards the maximum of general insecurity and the total paralysis of the country. … It was nothing less than a formal declaration of war against the authority of France, and as such was bound to lead to a direct confrontation between the O.A.S. and the army.

XREF: Strategy of generalized insecurity to paralyze authority echoes similar insurgent playbooks described elsewhere in the text.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1576