) ▁was ▁established ▁there ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Four th ▁Army . ▁ ▁General ▁Affairs ▁was ▁concerned ▁mainly ▁with ▁protect ing ▁Italian ▁em igr ants ▁in ▁France . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁it ▁began ▁establish ing ▁Civil ▁Ass istance ▁and ▁Re pat ri ation ▁De leg ations ▁( Deleg azioni ▁C iv ili ▁R im pat rio ▁e ▁Ass ist enza ) ▁or ▁DR As ▁in ▁French ▁cities . ▁These ▁were ▁originally ▁staff ed ▁by ▁cons ular ▁officials ▁acting ▁as ▁reserve ▁officers , ▁but ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁they ▁were ▁converted ▁into ▁cons ular ▁offices ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁l ia ison ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁at ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Army . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April , ▁the ▁General ▁Affairs ▁sub comm ission ▁was ▁suppress ed . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁instrument al ▁in ▁rep atri ating ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁It ali ans ▁between ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁a ▁sub comm ission ▁for ▁Administration ▁of ▁Occ up ied ▁Territ ories ▁( Am min istra zione ▁dei ▁Territ ori ▁Occ up ati ) ▁was ▁set ▁up . ▁It ▁appointed ▁civil ▁commission ers ▁in ▁the ▁occupied ▁communities ▁of ▁B ess ans , ▁Br am ans , ▁Font an , ▁Is ola , ▁L ans le bourg , ▁M ent on ,