Paris, Feb. 20.
Maurice Thorez, former Communist leader in France in his capacity as secretary-general of the French Communist party, now outlawed, was deprived of his French citizenship today, an official decree revealed.
The Chamber of Deputies by unanimous vote decided this afternoon to deprive of all their rights the 60 Communist Deputies who failed to condemn Moscow's attitude prior to October 20, last year, after Russia had joined hands with Germany. Seven former Communist Deputies who had quit their party to create a new French Popular Union party, and seven others who had condemned Soviet Communism before the date limit set were not affected by today's vote..—Havas.
One feature film, which was banned in December 1938, was examined twice during 1939 by the Joint Board of Film Censors of the International Settlement and the French Concession, and finally passed in an amended form. The police censors also examined and passed film press books and advertising matter. The countries of origin of the firms are as follows USA.
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France Germany Total There were at the end of 1939, 27 cinemas in the International Settlement and 13 in the French Concession,
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