MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE

party (Parti Social D4mocrate) of which inister of the Interior Resampa
is titular head, seems to favor' a rapid Malagasyzation' of all Govern­
ment Departments. The Director General of the NationalPolice, Pierre
Bora, a "cotiern, hailing from the same area as the Minister and a
protAgS of his, is naturally inclined to follow the party line. On the
other hand, a more conservative policy is advocated by the Attorney.GPn­
eral, Victor Ramanitra, who confided to the members of the Team that,
although he fully realizes that his position is unpopular, Jbe will re­
lease the French of his Department only when equally competent Malagasy
officials are found. In fact, the Team has observed that practically
all his District Attorneys, Presidents of Tribunals and Judges are still
French nationals.
4. A third position deserves special notice here. It is the one
voiced by the Chief of the French Aid Mission'who told the Team that in
his opinion it is improper and even embarrassing for .a Frenchi Citizen to
hold the office of District Attorney or similar position in.independent
Madagascar, but he finds it difficult to reduce the number of Technical
Assistants on account of certain Malagasy officials who insist on re­
taining the French.
5. At any rate, the transfer seems to be taking place smoothly with
perhaps few exceptions. Former Commissioner of Tuldar Province Christian
Mallet is a case in point. He is a career Stret 4 officer who served as
a liaison officer with the CID in France. He is now working in the same
Tulear Headquarters as Technical Advisor to the new Malagasy Commissioner.
He told the Team that he-had realized a long time ago that Madagascar
would be given its independence, and that he was prepared to bow out
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