![]() Their retaliation leaves the OAS a destabilized organisation with demoralized ranks and no recongnizable leader. ![]() The audacity of the OAS draws the fury of the French security forces. The story begins with a failed assassination attempt on De Gaulle at Petit-Clemart. Analysing the situation for himself, he based the premise of the story on what he considered the best chances of success for the OAS. They decided to keep Algeria under French control by assassinating De Gaulle.Īs a reporter for Reuters covering Paris in 1962-63, Frederick Forsyth realised the main shortcomings of the OAS’ assassination attempts. ![]() ![]() The majority of OAS membership constituted Algerian settlers of French origin who considered Algeria to be sovereign French territory. France, 1962. The OAS (Organisation de l’Armee Secrete, 1961) were a group of French extremists opposed to Charles De Gaulle’s policy of ending the war by granting independence to Algeria. ![]()
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