Xavier Vallat

Biography

Vallat was high in a medium deeply Catholique; it militates with the catholic Association of French youth before becoming a sympathizer of the " nationalism intégral" French Action.

Bachelor in letters, it teaches with the catholic College of Aix-en-Provence. Vallat was also a courageous combatant during the First World War where it was seriously wounded, losing a leg and an eye.

In 1919, it is elected Député of the Ardèche and general adviser of the Canton of Saint-Félicien. Beaten in 1924 but re-elected in 1928, 1932 (with the first turn) and 1936, it is illustrated with the room like excellent speaker, attache with the defense of catholic teaching, and the prohibition of the Franc-maçonnerie. Anti-semite of long time, it challenges in these terms the new president of the Council, Leon Blum (on June 6th 1936): “For the first time, this old Gallo-Roman country will be controlled by a Juif. ” Its Antisémitisme is reinforced, in the context of the time, by the " menace" Communist. In 1925, Xavier Vallat joined the catholic National federation then, in 1928, the Croix of fire. In 1930, it is elected mayor of Pailharès.

Initially associated with the Vichy government as general secretary with the war veterans, it takes, at the end of March 1941, the head of the General police station to the Jewish questions, lately created. It develops the policy anti-semite of Vichy, taking in particular the second statute charges some with the Jews and their census (June 2nd 1941) as well as the law of July 22nd 1941 which organizes the appropriation of the Jewish goods by the Régime of Vichy. Partisan of an exclusion of the Jews of any responsibility at the top for the State, it does not share the concerns Racial are Nazi S: the authorities German be, too judging it moderated, impose in 1942 its replacement by Louis Darquier de Pellepoix. From June 29th to August 19th 1944, it replaces Philippe Henriot with the microphone of the Broadcast news of Vichy.

In 1947, Xavier Vallat is condemned to ten years of imprisonment and unworthiness Nation ale with life. It is released in December 1949 and is amnestied in 1954. After the war, it continues its publications (it writes in particular on Maurras) and becomes chronicler with the newspaper Aspects of France , periodical resulting from a scission of the French Action.

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