Report of the Commissioner of central Rouen on the work of two English Masonic lodges
Historical Background
Report of the Commissioner of central Rouen on the work of two English Masonic lodges, Jan. 22, 1942.
Freemasons being held responsible for the defeat, the Vichy government quickly takes action against them.
A law of 13 August 1940 prohibits Masonic lodges also called secret societies and requires officials to sign a declaration. Property and financial assets are seized.
August 11, 1941, a new law prohibits former members the exercise of public functions and authorize the publication in the Official Journal of the names.
Among the ten lodges present at Rouen, two were considered English: “Jeanne d’Arc # 5” and “Norman Friendship” attached to the Independent National Grand Lodge.
- Origin
Fund of the prefect’s Office
- Date details
1942
- Size
27 x 20.9 cm
- Institution
Archives départementales de Seine – Maritime
- Original reference
51 W 369
- Period
Early modern Period
- Thematic
Politic and military links
Location
Rouen – Archives Départementales