The Civil Controller head of the Region of Rabat to the Director of Political Affairs
I have the honor to give you an account for having delivered today to Said Hajji, Director of the newspaper "Almaghrib", on instructions of Mr the Resident General to Mr Sicot, a passport No 1166, valid 3 months, for France and Switzerland. Said Hajji intends to leave about April 20, 1938 by Oujda. It would be interesting to keep discreetly a watchful eye on him during his stay in France.
Herewith the declaration signed by the interested party
Rabat, April 14, 1938
The Civil Controller head of the District of Salé to the Civil Controller head of the Region of Rabat
April 30, 1938
Activities of Said Hajji
With reference to your Note No 314 of April 14, relating to the delivery of a passport to Said Hajji, Director of the mewspaper "Almaghrib" in order to allow him to go to France and Switzerland, I have the honor to give you an account for the fact that the interested party is still in Morocco and attended yesterday evening the burial of a notability of Salé, the Sherif sidi Omar Touhami.
A particular activity was noted lately on his part. Thus, he went recently to Fès with european clothes and returned from there with a bag.
His comings and goings between Salé and Rabat are very frequent. Their purpose is the monitoring of the Guessous Institute of which he is with the assistance of his father an officious director during the absence of Balafrej. He replaced recently one of the teachers, O. ben Abour, by Omar ben Ahmed Aouad, a former pupil of the College Moulay Youssef, originating from Salé where he is known for his nationalist tendencies.
One says that the frequent visits of Said Hajji to Fès is to collect informations about the last incidents which occured during the demonstrations of sympathy and solidarity with the the Destour Party and to establish a connection for the purpose of causing similar movements in the other cities of Morocco.
It is also reported that his voyage in France was assigned two goals:
The first goal was to organize with the assistance of the Association of the North African Students in Paris a vast campaign in the political and parliamentary milieus in order to obtain the release of the detainees who were condemned in october;
The second one was to pay a visit to Balafrej who was looked after in a hospital in Switzerland in order to account to him the details of the functioning of Guessous Institute.
The weekly literary supplement of "Almaghrib" is remained, so far, in the line.No symptom of any threat of effervescence or a particular move is announced for the moment.
Signed: Abbadie
The Civil Controller head of the Region of Rabat to the Director of Political Affairs
In reference to my letter No 314 P.I.R. of past April 14, I have the honor to inform you that Said Hajji, who seemed in a hurry to go to France, did not leave yet Morocco. Attached hierby is a copy of a letter of the Civil Controller of the district of Salé accounting for the recent activity of this suspect person.
The visa delivered to Said Hajji on April 14 was, in accordance with the residential instructions, valid 15 days only, so that this indigenous person can no longer travel abroad unless he obtains a new visa. Shall we deliver it to him? That is the question I am asking you.
As for me, taking into account the fact that the interested party did not want to profit, within the delay prescribed, from the first urgent authorization which was granted to him, my opinion is to refuse the renewal of the visa.
Hand written in the margin: Letter to be cancelled. Mr Communaux informed me that Said Hajji actually used his passport to go to Switzerland where he went on a very fast journey and met with Balafrej.
May 4, 1938 - Illegible signature
