Description

The report mentions several pieces of information:

1. The morale of the indigenous populations is excellent.

2. The retreat and re-embarkation of Allied troops in Belgium “erased the bad impression caused by the betrayal of King Leopold and the surrender of the Belgian Army”.

3. Indigenous families regularly receive news of their mobilized children.

4. Allowances are always paid regularly.

5. The natives “saw rubber balloons falling from planes in motion”. The debris of these two balloons was sent to the Captain of  “Gendarmerie de Sétif”.

6. Preparations such as organizing civic guards, digging trenches, setting up reception centers for potential refugees.

7. The economic situation is good.

Commune mixte in the 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 required.