The problem with Vichy France was that it existed purely at the whim of Hitler, who could, and ultimately did, occupy it at a stroke. I'm sure that some there were anti-Nazi, even anti-German, and longed for the liberation of their country. The regime though knew which side its bread was buttered on and refused all attempts to alter that, spectacularly of course with Churchill's demands that the French Fleet join the Royal Navy, or at least sail for a neutral country and hence out of the war. The tragedy that followed hardened attitudes on both sides. De Gaulle might have been in many ways a thorn in the Allied side, but at least he and the Free French were on the Allied side. Vichy never was.
Franek, thanks again for dotting more of the i's. It seems that Cadix is in many ways a known unknown. That always intrigues, and will no doubt offer up more of its secrets with time.