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Rapport hebdomadaire sur la situation politique et économique dans la commune mixte M’Sila, 12 juillet 1940

Date:

12.07.1940

Location:

אלג'יר, אלג'יריה, אנגליה

Personality:

Petain

Keyword:

Armistice, Commune mixte, Vichy anti-Jewish legislation

Organization:

Société indigène de prévoyance

Archive:

Aix-en-Provence

Folder Number:

AEP_11H_52_124

Description

This report describes the new international situation which is giving rise to “extreme confusion in everyone’s mind”. The report notes: “the aggressive stance of England” which caused “indignant amazement and the announcement of a revision of the Constitution, under the aegis of Marshal Petain, which is” unanimously welcomed with favor, each judging that the deep renewal of the customs of the French people is essential to the recovery of our homeland “. The economic situation is worrying. The local administration is dealing with the question of supplies.

Commune mixte in French colonial period is a neighborhood managed by civil servants French, Arab (indigenous) and Jews.

The document can be consulted at the documentation center, Institut Ben-Zvi. Appointment requiered.