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Rapport sur la situation politique et économique dans la commune mixte de l’Aurès, 26 juin 1940

Date:

26.06.1940

Location:

איטליה, אלג'יריה, בטנה, קונסטנטין

Keyword:

Armistice, Indigenous

Organization:

Société indigène de prévoyance

Archive:

Aix-en-Provence

Folder Number:

AEP_11H_52_144

Description

This report mentions several pieces of information:

1. The natives remain devoted and attached to France and don’t wish to be placed under the domination of a foreign government.

2. A sum of 10,000 francs was received for the purchase of National Defense Vouchers.

3. Some uneducated conscripts have been sent back to their homes.

4. The armistice signed with Italy is disapproved.

5. The economic situation is critical.

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.

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