ENCLOSURE. REVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR AND REUNION. A. POPULATION. (a) Madagascar. Total population about 3¾ millions. Of these, according to a recent report by a resident, 5,000 are French and 20,000 British Mauritians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, however, puts the number of French at 16,750 and the number of "foreigners" at 2,400. Mr. Twining, Director of Labour, Mauritius, has given the number of whites as 40,000. (b) Reunion. Total population about 187,000 (Encyclopaedia Britannica). White community very small.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Ceylon France Great Britain Japan Madagascar Mauritius Réunion South Africa United Kingdom United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/99/9
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/99
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0099.009
- Keywords
- Colonies Free French Recruitment Allied Strategy Manpower Public Opinion Defence Economy Trade
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 9
- Persons Discussed
- C Edwards Charles de Gaulle
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Military Intelligence
