Pledged to fight colonialism "by all means", legal or illegal, the O.S. was in effect the first nationalist body dedicated to preparing for an armed confrontation with France — now considered inevitable — and thereby it became the immediate predecessor of the F.L.N.

XREF: Connects to broader histories of anti-colonial nationalist movements in North Africa and the FLN's lineage.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 225