Telegram from Rahn to the German Foreign Ministry, Ident. LATS 0841 from the 9/12/1942
Date:
09.12.1942
Personality:
Lafoud, Rudolf Rahn
Keyword:
antisemitism, Bizerte-conflict, espionage, forced labour, German-French Residency, press, propaganda
Organization:
Dienststelle Rahn, French Residency, French youth organizations, German foreign ministry, Italian Jews in Tunisia, Jewish Community in Tunisia, Moroccan soldiers in Tunisia, Senegalese soldiers in Tunisia, Tunis Journal
Archive:
political archive of the foreign ministry
Folder Number:
Rahn_Dec42_pages 33-34
Description
Language: German
Document from the Foreign Ministry, titled “Geheime Kommandosache” containing a telegram from Rahn, reporting on further actions. He requests recall of supposed traitor Lafoud from Residential Administration and relays the recommissioning of Bizerta with French youth organizations in charge of Senegalese and Moroccan soldiers. Also talks about the enforcement of forced labor on Jewish communities and mentions the demands of Italy to exclude Italian Jews. Finally, he mentions the German takeover of the “Tunis Journal” for propaganda purposes.
