1:24:01
- Congratulations, Raspeguy.
- Thank you, sir.
1:24:04
And you too, Captain.
1:24:06
Mahidi's band has ceased to exit.
1:24:08
Of course, he's still at large,
but I'm putting in your promotion...
1:24:12
...to full colonel anyway.
- Well, thank you, sir.
1:24:14
Sit down, Raspeguy. And you too, Captain.
1:24:17
This is just an informal chat.
1:24:21
I have to admit your method
at Rahlem worked remarkably well.
1:24:25
We're not too proud about Rahlem, sir.
1:24:28
No, thank you.
1:24:29
It's an unpleasant side,
but not from a military point of view.
1:24:34
The Gafez area is pacified.
1:24:37
- Whiskey?
- No, thank you.
1:24:38
Colonel, how would you like
to bring your regiment into Algiers?
1:24:43
- We're fighting men, sir.
- Exactly.
1:24:46
We have intelligence that
a shipment of arms was sent yesterday...
1:24:49
...across the border from Tunis to Algeria.
1:24:52
We estimate it will take about ten days
for the arms to be distributed...
1:24:56
...and then there will be 500 bands.
1:24:59
That's an army, sir.
1:25:01
And probably under Mahidi.
1:25:04
But those arms are
the important thing now.
1:25:07
We don't know where they will be hidden...
1:25:09
...but the terrorist high command
here in town does.
1:25:12
You'll have the right to enter any house,
day or night, without a search warrant...
1:25:17
...hold suspects without trial.
1:25:19
If I may be permitted, sir...
1:25:21
...isn't that in violation
of their constitutional rights?
1:25:24
Yes. The same laws apply here
as in France.
1:25:28
You'll be hamstrung by the courts
and you'll have no help from the police.
1:25:32
Look at your mission in Algiers
as a battle you've got to win...
1:25:36
Damn it, sir, that's a job for the police,
not for us. We're...
1:25:39
You should be grateful for any job.
1:25:41
I've hushed up the incident at Rahlem
as best I can.
1:25:44
That's why I'm promoting you.
1:25:46
But if Paris hears what happened,
you're finished.
1:25:49
- I was in charge of that...
- Stay out of this.
1:25:52
I think we understand each other, sir.
1:25:55
When the population wakes up
in the morning, they will find...
1:25:59
...the 10th Parachute Regiment
has invaded their city.