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.