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Rapport sur la situation politique et économique dans la commune mixte de Morsott, 15 mai 1940

Date:

15.05.1940

Location:

אלג'יריה, טבסה

Keyword:

Commune mixte, Indigenous

Organization:

Société indigène de prévoyance

Archive:

Aix-en-Provence

Folder Number:

AEP_11H_52_182

Description

This report mentions several informations :

1. The political situation is very good.

2. The population continues its occupations. Some scholars follow the daily development of the war, in particular the outbreak of total war by the German army.

3. The economic situation is good: activity in the mines and on construction sites is intense.

4. The high wages, the good harvests and the allowances received by most of the families of the indigenous militaries bring a certain comfort among the indigenous population.

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.

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