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Roma and Traveller communities

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Roma and Traveller communities

Gender: Male

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French military authorities restrict movement of Roma and Travellers

đź“… 22 October 1939

A French military decree barred Roma and Travellers from travelling in eight western departments and restricted encampments in parts of central-western France. The measure drew on pre-existing...

French decree imposes compulsory residence on registered Travellers

đź“… 6 April 1940

The French President’s decree prohibited movement, for the duration of the war, by Travellers holding the state’s anthropometric booklet and subjected them to compulsory residence. The decree preceded...