Reports received here today from Rabat disclose that the Sultan of Morocco was opposed to the extension last week of the Vichy anti-Jewish laws to his country, but was finally forced to compromise under pressure.
This information is substantiated by the text of the official announcement issued in Vichy. The text indicates that the Vichy Government had to face serious complications before it obtained the Sultan’s assent. While on one hand it goes out of its way to emphasize that the anti-Jewish laws were extended to Morocco “with the full accord of the Sheriffian authorities,” on the other hand it stresses the modifications in favor of the 160,000 Moroccan Jews who are subjects of the Sultan.
Although the restrictions for foreign and French Jew in Morocco generally follow those in force in Vichy France, the Moroccan Jews are allowed to continue as artisans and in commercial vocations. Participation in other professions will be fixed by decrees of the Sultan. It is also provided that the Sultan may grant exemption from the restrictions to Moroccan Jews who reader exceptional service to the Protectorate.
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