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Rapport hebdomadaire sur la situation politique et économique de la commune mixte de Cherchel, 5 juin 1940

Date:

05.06.1940

Location:

אלג'יר, אלג'יריה

Keyword:

Commune mixte, Indigenous

Organization:

Société indigène de prévoyance

Archive:

Aix-en-Provence

Folder Number:

AEP_11H_52_175/AEP_11H_52_176

Description

This report mentions several pieces of information:

1. The political situation is good.

2. One native made positive comments towards the government and mentioned the free distribution of grain to the needy, the payment of allowances to the families of the mobilized, another made defeatist remarks, and was arrested.

3. Refueling is difficult regarding soap and sugar.

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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