A mere suggestion from Gen. Giraud to Gen. Nogues, resident general in Morocco, will be enough to end the anti-Jewish laws in that French Protectorate, informed sources said here today.
Gen. Giraud’s announcement of the nullification of the anti-Jewish legislation in Algeria does not apply to either Tunisia or Morocco since both areas are nominally under the control of native rulers. However, the person who exercises real power in French Morocco is Gen. Nogues. It was he who forced the Sultan of Morocco to sign the anti-Jewish decrees against his will, and it is he who can, therefore, easily revoke these decrees if ordered by Gen. Giraud to do so.
In Tunisia, Sidi Ahmed Bey, the native ruler, similarly objected to the anti-Jewish laws drawn up by the French resident general, Admiral Phillipe Esteva. Most of Tunisia, however, is still occupied by the Nazis.
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