These three movements were born spontaneously and independently of the initiative of a few French patriots who had a place in the old political groups and parties.

The following month Moulin returned to London accompanied by Charles Delestraint head of the new Armée secrète which grouped together the MUR's military wings. Marnham looked into the allegations but found no evidence to support the assertion (although Communist Party members could easily have seen him as a "fellow traveler" because he had communist friends and supported the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War). [citation needed]
There have been many allegations in the postwar years that Moulin was a communist.

Jean Moulin (20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a high-profile member of the French Resistance during World War II.