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This report examines the repercussions of the constitution of the new government in the various sections of the population. Popular circles are satisfied with the new policy taken against the Jews. Among the literate Muslim elite and the French population, there is a certain hope for the economy. “In Jewish circles, the seizure of power by Laval is considered a catastrophe and a real national mourning”. In general, great concern reigns among the population. It is feared that the new French political orientation will drag France into war alongside Germany. “This feeling seems to come mainly from Jewish circles.”