As Resident Minister in Algeria for the government of Guy Mollet in 1956, he was unable to take up his post because of demonstrations in Algiers by French residents on 6 February.
1956年，作为居伊·摩勒（英语：Guy Mollet）政府在阿尔及利亚的驻节公使，由于阿尔及尔法国居民在2月6日发动的示威游行，他无法从事他的职位。