No Jewish representative has thus far been named to the newly-created National Council, although the Protestant and Catholic communities have received representation. Among those who have been named to the council are the violently anti-Semitic Jacques Doriot, Cel, Francis de la Recque and the former liberal Deputy Gaston Bergery.
Jews are ousted from posts as municipal secretaries under a decree published in the Official Journal.
It was announced that the Jewish agricultural expert, Marcel Felix Garsin, has been retained by the Agriculture Ministry, despite the anti-Jewish statute, because of “scientific merits.” He is the fourth Jew on record to receive such exemption, the others being Jacques Rueff, vice-governor of the Bank of France; General Darius Paul Bloch and Commander Pierre Brisac.
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