Rapport hebdomadaire numéro 99 sur la situation politique et économique de la commune mixte de Sedrata, le 6 juillet 1940
Description
This report mentions that, after the signing of the armistice, the natives consider the war ended and are concerned about the agricultural situation. The report mentions several “rumors”: a certain Merabet was arrested for espionage, an anti-Semitic movement is noted in Constantine and Ain Beida, the French currency is constantly depreciating … From an economic point of view, the situation is bad, the administrator of the commune recommends the creation of family food cards.
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.