Passage Company of the Foreign Legion (CPLE)
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FranceFrench Army| Passage Company of the Foreign Legion in the Far East Compagnie de Passage de la Légion étrangère (CPLE) | |
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 Passage Company of the Far East Insignia | |
| Active | 1 May 1947 - 31 October 1955 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Foreign Legion Passage Company & Air and Sea Transport |
| 7 Flames Grenade, Ship, Aircraft | CPLE |
The Passage Company of the Foreign Legion (French: Compagnie de Passage de la Légion étrangère (CPLE)) of Saigon was a logistics handling operation of the French Foreign Legion, in Cochinchina, and based at fort de Cay May. In 1950, the CPLE of Saigon counted (years where the units of the Legion in Indochina amounted to 20,000 men) 21,389 passengers of all ranks, the company also registered 14 tons of baggage and almost 125,000 letters transmitted.
Passengers passing by Fort of Cay May would find numerous services available to them on base. There was a lobby (with a lounge area and a small sundries shop), an Information Center, a library, a Literacy Center that taught reading and writing, a barber shop, sports fields, and a 500-seat cinema. The CPLE, which depended on the military base of Saigon, received a satisfactory rating for the company's action during the French withdrawal. The unit was dissolved on 31 October 1955.