a minister of the interior between 24 june 1946 and 24 november 1947 (in the ministries of georges bidault, léon blum, and paul ramadier), he imposed the voting of an "organic statute of algeria", confirming partial autonomy for the colony of algeria. in 1947, he revealed the existence of an american-sponsored secret ""stay-behind army"" in france codenamed "plan bleu".