STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 580, sig. 109-4327

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In France there were 24 regions, each headed by a secretary of the party, with an organizational commission and a regional committee of about 1 5 members. Paris formed its own region, to which l3 sections were subordinate. The chairman of the CPF was Maurice T h o r e z, his representative Jaques D u c 1 o s. The leading members of the party leadership and partly as parliamentary representatives are: André M a r t y c a p- g r a s, G r z e s i n s k i, Marcel C a c h i n, Gr a n d- j o o n, B. M i c h a i l o w, Jean R e n a u d, Marcel G i t o n, Gaston M o n m o u s s e a u, Arthur R a - m e t e, J. B e r l i o z, Francois B i l l o u x, Léon M a u v a i s, Florimond B o nt e, Henri R a y n a d, Cilly v a s a r t and T i l on n. In addition to the Communist Party of France, there were also the following important communist side and aid organizations: The "Red Aid", which had about 2 Ooo local groups in France and has recently been called "French People's Aid" from camouflage. In addition to the task carried out by the "Red Aid" of France in the context of the "International Red Aid", it has recently been actively involved in the care and training of volunteers for Red Spain who are in Paris.