▁whether ▁it ▁in ▁fact ▁still ▁existed . ▁Both ▁Italy ▁and ▁Germany ▁resolved ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁arm ist ice ▁comm issions ▁for ▁legal ▁purposes , ▁although ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁occup ying ▁forces . ▁In ▁these ▁unusual ▁circumstances , ▁V ac ca - M aggi ol ini ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁justify ▁his ▁role ▁to ▁General ▁Ver cell ino ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁that ▁the ▁CI AF ' s ▁resid ual ▁role ▁was ▁clar ified ▁by ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁Vitt orio ▁Amb ros io , ▁who ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁abol ished ▁the ▁separate ▁sub comm issions ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁branches . ▁ ▁In ▁Africa ▁The ▁It ali ans ▁also ▁established ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁France ' s ▁colon ies . ▁A ▁General ▁De leg ation ▁( Deleg azione ▁Gener ale ) ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Al gi ers ▁and ▁a ▁M ixed ▁De leg ation ▁to ▁Dj ib out i . ▁These ▁contained ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sub comm issions ▁and ▁control ▁sections . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁anti - J ew ish ▁laws , ▁the ▁Stat uts ▁des ▁ju ifs , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁ ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁Bey ▁A hm ad ▁II , ▁coun ters igned ▁by ▁Res ident - General ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Este va , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4