At about ten o'clock Delbecque arrived on the scene, having been caught out of Algiers that day and somewhat discountenanced to have been beaten to the draw by Lagaillarde, who remarked to him sardonically: "I recognise that I am a little ahead of your scenario!" Initially there were some sharp words between Delbecque and the military, with Colonel Ducournau accusing him of opening the way for a front populaire by his conspiracy. It was only at this point, so it seems, that an outraged Massu certainly, and Salan probably, first became aware of the various complots.

XREF: Connects to the Algerian War and de Gaulle's return to power in 1958.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 875