Gen. Raoul Salan stated Statement that he joined Becoming_a_member the coup Change_of_leadership without concerning himself with its technical planning Arranging ; however , it has always been considered Coming_to_believe a four-man coup Change_of_leadership d'état , or as de Gaulle famously put Placing it , `` un quarteron de généraux en retraite '' ( a handful of retired generals / generals in retirement ) .