[Alexander I of YUGOSLAVIA (1888-1934)]. File concerning his assassination, with Louis Barthou, on October 9, 1934 in Marseille.
Émile DARD (1871-1947) diplomat, French ambassador to Belgrade. Autograph manuscript signed, Alexandre 1er (8p. in-fol.). Speech in tribute to the assassinated king: "I see him again, with his black eyes so full of life behind the lenses of his lorgnon, his thin, shaven lips, his swarthy complexion, his simple manners, his deliberate calm, that benevolent smile that won all hearts. He had an agile, military bearing, the eyes of an observer and a politician"...
L.S. from M. Bourrageas of the Comité exécutif pour l'érection à Marseille d'un monument à la mémoire du Roi Alexandre de Ygoslavie de Louis Barthou et des victimes du 9 octobre, December 5, 1934, to Marcel Diamant-Berger (2p. in-4 headed, with double reply), about the monument, subscriptions, and the organization of a national day. - L.S. from the Yugoslav ambassador to France Spalaikovitch, to M. Diamant-Berger, about the erection of a monument to King Peter (July 1934). - 6 documents on the French delegation to the funeral of King Alexander I on October 18, 1934. - 5 letters from deputies and ministers to the president of the patronage committee for the monument to Kings Peter and Alexander of Yugoslavia (letters fixed on larger sheets). - 4 press releases from the Havas agency announcing the assassination attempt and death of Louis Barthou. - Autograph card from General Georges, seriously wounded in the attack, thanking Louis Barthou after the assassination attempt (October 27, 1934).
Plus various documents: l.a.s. from Louis Barthou (1922), newspapers...
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[Alexander I of YUGOSLAVIA (1888-1934)]. File concerning his assassination, with Louis Barthou, on October 9, 1934 in Marseille. Émile DARD (1871-1947) diplomat, French ambassador to Belgrade. Autograph manuscript signed, Alexandre 1er (8p. in-fol.). Speech in tribute to the assassinated king: "I see him again, with his black eyes so full of life behind the lenses of his lorgnon, his thin, shaven lips, his swarthy complexion, his simple manners, his deliberate calm, that benevolent smile that won all hearts. He had an agile, military bearing, the eyes of an observer and a politician"... L.S. from M. Bourrageas of the Comité exécutif pour l'érection à Marseille d'un monument à la mémoire du Roi Alexandre de Ygoslavie de Louis Barthou et des victimes du 9 octobre, December 5, 1934, to Marcel Diamant-Berger (2p. in-4 headed, with double reply), about the monument, subscriptions, and the organization of a national day. - L.S. from the Yugoslav ambassador to France Spalaikovitch, to M. Diamant-Berger, about the erection of a monument to King Peter (July 1934). - 6 documents on the French delegation to the funeral of King Alexander I on October 18, 1934. - 5 letters from deputies and ministers to the president of the patronage committee for the monument to Kings Peter and Alexander of Yugoslavia (letters fixed on larger sheets). - 4 press releases from the Havas agency announcing the assassination attempt and death of Louis Barthou. - Autograph card from General Georges, seriously wounded in the attack, thanking Louis Barthou after the assassination attempt (October 27, 1934). Plus various documents: l.a.s. from Louis Barthou (1922), newspapers...

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[Alexander I of YUGOSLAVIA (1888-1934)]. File concerning his assassination, with Louis Barthou, on October 9, 1934 in Marseille. Émile DARD (1871-1947) diplomat, French ambassador to Belgrade. Autograph manuscript signed, Alexandre 1er (8p. in-fol.). Speech in tribute to the assassinated king: "I see him again, with his black eyes so full of life behind the lenses of his lorgnon, his thin, shaven lips, his swarthy complexion, his simple manners, his deliberate calm, that benevolent smile that won all hearts. He had an agile, military bearing, the eyes of an observer and a politician"... L.S. from M. Bourrageas of the Comité exécutif pour l'érection à Marseille d'un monument à la mémoire du Roi Alexandre de Ygoslavie de Louis Barthou et des victimes du 9 octobre, December 5, 1934, to Marcel Diamant-Berger (2p. in-4 headed, with double reply), about the monument, subscriptions, and the organization of a national day. - L.S. from the Yugoslav ambassador to France Spalaikovitch, to M. Diamant-Berger, about the erection of a monument to King Peter (July 1934). - 6 documents on the French delegation to the funeral of King Alexander I on October 18, 1934. - 5 letters from deputies and ministers to the president of the patronage committee for the monument to Kings Peter and Alexander of Yugoslavia (letters fixed on larger sheets). - 4 press releases from the Havas agency announcing the assassination attempt and death of Louis Barthou. - Autograph card from General Georges, seriously wounded in the attack, thanking Louis Barthou after the assassination attempt (October 27, 1934). Plus various documents: l.a.s. from Louis Barthou (1922), newspapers...
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