Although the American historian recognised during the trial that the "civil behavior of certain individuals" had permitted many Jews to escape deportation, he stated that: The French state, itself, participated in the policy of extermination of the Jews...
Meskipun sejarawan Amerika mengakui selama persidangan bahwa "perilaku sipil individu tertentu" telah memungkinkan banyak orang Yahudi untuk keluar dari deportasi, ia menyatakan bahwa : Negara Prancis, dengan sendirinya, berpartisipasi dalam kebijakan pemusnahan orang Yahudi ...