Renseignement concernant les répercussions de l'engagement naval du 3 juillet de Mers-el-Kébir, Oran, 5 juillet 1940

The attack by an English squadron on July 3, 1940 against a French squadron anchored in the military port of Mers el-Kébir, provoked a severe judgment on the part of indigenous circles. This event worsened the feelings of animosity towards the Jews who had expressed their satisfaction at the presence of the English squadron, hoping that it would come to the aid of Algeria, continue the war against Germany and Nazism. The Muslims already reproached England for its attitude towards their fellow believers in the East and especially its policy in Palestine.