UN General Assembly
1959

109. The development scheme known as the Constantine Plan has provided a decisive Impetus for this exploitation: from 1960 onwards 100,000 million francs, equivalent to $200 million, will be set aside by the French budget to finance this programme, without counting the large contribution of private capital and the money spent by France in Algeria on the civil administration. The petroleum and gas of the Sahara will also provide the cheap and abundant power which is essential for new industry.