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This report provides an overview of October 1941 on the political activity of elected Muslim officials, reformist ulama, the Algerian People’s Party, etc. We can also read the information on the youth of the Algerian Muslim Congress, the action of the European parties on the Natives, the native workers, the economic question, etc.

The report provides several numbers concerning the census of Jews in the districts of Algiers, Médéa, Miliana, Orléansville, Tizi-Ouzou.

The report mentions the decree of October 20 (application in Algeria of the law of June 2, 1941), prohibiting Jews from certain professions: banking, brokerage, publishing, cinema, shows, radio …

The maximum proportion of Jews in establishments is set by the law of June 21 at 3% for higher education and 14% for primary and secondary education.

By prefectural decisions of September 23 and 24, the badges and meetings of the Eclaireurs Juifs Beitar are prohibited.

A sum of 4000 francs is given by Elie Gozlan of the Israelite Consistory of Algiers, to Sheikh El Okbi. This payment continues a tradition of the Consistory which is to pay each Ramadan a certain sum to the sheikh for his works.

The Consistory is in charge of creating private Jewish schools, to overcome the exclusion of young Jews from schools and to give jobs to Jewish teachers.

According to the report, English propaganda is carried out mostly through the Jews.