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French Morale

1 Nov 1942

The Naval Officers, a majority of whom are his supporters, know well that he is predominantly an intriguer and a politician and temper their approval accordingly. The mass of the public associate him with active collaboration with the Axis, the delivery of hostages to the Germans, the imprisonment of large numbers of Frenchmen and the surrender of Indo-China. It appears unlikely, therefore, in spite of the fact that he now has joined the cause favoured by the great majority of Frenchmen, that his regime in North Africa enjoys any considerable support in Metropolitan France.
china politics france indochina public opinion great britain surveillance second world war morale joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers vichy regime anti-nazi resistance occupied france francis davidson phillipe pétain
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
China France Great Britain Indochina
Document Reference
CAB 81/112/55
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/112
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0112.055
Keywords
Morale Occupied France Vichy Regime Anti-nazi Resistance Public Opinion Politics
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Phillipe Pétain Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. November - December 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 461-525. Volume XXII
Themes
Surveillance

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