POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF FRENCH BANKING INTERESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000800640003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 1999/09/10 : CIA-RDP83-00423R000800640003-0
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Country: France
Subject: Political Influence of French Banking Interests
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and can have influence only in the sense that they are consulted as experts.
Some of the more important private banks, such as Rothschild's and Lazard's
from time to time are able to exercise some influence on the
mainly through personal family relationship. government,
(b) "If such influence is in evidence, in which particular political is it more evident? It is doubtful if this question can be answered party
posi-
tively, but, if any party at all, it is possibly the Radical-Socialist party
that can be pointed out in this respect.
(c) "Which individual bankers are active in this direction? It is less indi-
vidual bankers than some of the banking houses that may be con
active in this con-.
nection, in the sense of the answer given to question (a).
((d) "Assuming that such activities are evidenced by financial contributions
which particular political parties receive such contributions? It is not
believed that
political parties are currently receiving contributions from
banks.
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3. In general, the impression that most people feel that the banks and
the banking world do not have the weight today necessary to exercise any
important influence on the political lifa_"
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