[2] The FNC did not openly conflict with public authorities and presented itself as "a body for monitoring and controlling government actions without particular hostility towards it".
In 1935, the FNC was presided over by Jacques Lemaigre Dubreuil, a shareholder of the Société Générale des Huiles de Pétrole and managing director of Lesieur Oils.
He was elected and actively opposed Émile Labeyrie, Governor of the Bank of France, and Vincent Auriol during the Popular Front government.
[2] To achieve this, it advocated regime change and promoted the salvation of the petite bourgeoisie through tax strikes and street pressure.
[2] While serving as FNC president, Jacques Lemaigre Dubreuil established connections with La Cagoule[7] and also funded L'Insurgé.