An item dated Paris 8 December reported that the official French attitude with reference to the Italian claims on Tunis and Corsica was made clear by the decision of the French minister Campinchi. He ordered that the first two 1,000 tons flotilla destroyers were to be named Le Tunisien and Le Corse.(1)
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1. César Campinchi (4 May 1882 Calcatoggio, Corse-du-Sud-22 February 1941 Marseille), lawyer, deputy for Corsica 1932-1940, minister for navy 22 June 1937-18 January 1938, minister of justice 18 January-13 March 1938 and again minister for navy 13 March 1938-16 June 1940. 
