UNREST AND DISSATISFACTION IN THE RASSEMBLEMENT DU PEUPLE FRANCAIS (RPF)

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 4, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Unrest and Dissatisfaction in the NO. OF PAGI
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b. Setting up of militant organizations: Having lost a number of
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members as a result of the rn ~;e which was effected, theIff is attempting
to substitute quality for quantity and hopes, by means of militant
organizations, to create, a favorable atmosphere for its activities among
the masses. The strongest of these militant organizations is the Service
d'Ordre. Other groups are: Comity de Defense du Rassemblement (CDR);
Action Professionnelle et Sociales (RPF Groupes dtEntreprdses); Action
1funicipale (RPF municipal elctees)political organization which is
presently being formed will be called the "troupes do Iiilitants" . There
also exists the Rassemb:Cement de la Jeune le Francaise (headed by Colonel
Remy), but this group is presently without great significance.
c. Close cooperation between Militant groups: The Service dtOrdre is
working in close liaison vri.th the CDR and the Groupes d1Tntreprises.
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1. There is considerable di.ssati_sfactiatfiaon with General de Gaulle i_n RPF
circles, according to a secretary of Louis Vallon, head of Action
Professionelle et Sociale section of the RPF.
2. The faultfinders (who claim that de Gaulle directs RPF propaganda badly
and that he lacks the g1:.alities of political leadership essential to a
party chief) are to be found principally in the entourage of Vallon and
Jacques Soustelle.
3. In addition to the dissatisfaction manifested by these groups, there is
a general feeling of discouragdment in RPF circles. The rift between the
RPF and the Rassemblement des Gauchos Pepu.blicaini s ((1.GR) is becoming more
and more pronounced and many of the RPF adherents are growing weary of
waiting for de Gaulle to core to power. To meet this "moral" crisis, the
PPF has, under the personal guidance of the r'Teneral, taken I e following
steps:
a. Purge: New statutes have been put into effect which have made it
possible to eliminate from the local and departmental committees all
elements of an "arriviste" or RGR tendency.
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4. The RPF is also _faced with a financial crisis. The budgets of all the
services of the Party have een cut considerably and personnel is being
dismissed. The stamp canpai n was not as successful as anticipated.
Although about 300 million francs were collected, publicity and propaganda
expenditures which were deducted from this amount were high.
5. The Treasurer-General of the PPF, Alain Kozel, has authorized the Service
81Ordre to collect funds for its own use. (Up to this time this independent
collect .on of funds was prohibited to the various i'.PF services. This
autonomy is subject to supervision by the RPF Financial Services.
6. The Service d'Ordre in the Paris Region will shortly launch an issue of
"boas de sou.scr:i.ptionsr signed by Colonel Poncbardier. These bonds will
be in denominations of 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 francs. Any one
lending financial help to the SO 0 11 receive bonds as counterpart.
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