Hubert LYAUTEY (1854-1934) field marshal. L.A.S., Ain-Sefra November 14, 1905, to a friend; 5 1/2 pages on his letterhead Le Général Lyautey Commandant de la Subdivision Ain-Sefra. He has received his correspondent's book, but the pseudonym confused him and he had put it aside; he will read it. On the other hand, regarding his friend's telegram, he is resolved "not to ask anything of M. Etienne" [Minister of the Interior], with whom he has a distant relationship: "The only way my good relations will stand up to his status as Minister is if I at first put myself absolutely in line and wait for him to remind me that he exists". He played dead when Étienne was appointed minister and "this attitude, which I welcome, has clearly dispelled any fear of abusive and unwelcome intervention on my part. [...] Here I am far from everything, knowing nothing of internal and external politics. I trample and wear myself out and would like to be used, but I won't ask for it." On the subject of "the possibility of a G*** ministry - I think it was Gallieni", he would like to see the position of Chief of Staff given to Gal Langlois, but he finds it difficult to accept"...