Rapport sur l’état d’esprit de la population, Bône, 10 octobre 1940
Description
This report gives several indications on the state of mind of the population following the announcement of the decree repealing the Crémieux decree:
1/ The state of mind of the population remains satisfactory.
2/ The events taking place do not leave citizens indifferent. Some are in favor of the English victory against the Italian-Germans.
3/ The political parties show no activity.
4/ Some welcomed the new decree with satisfaction, in particular the indigenous population, others find it too severe.
5/ No incident has been recorded between Jews and Arabs since the appearance in the newspapers of the new decree.