Charles de GAULLE (1890–1970). P.S., December 17, 1952; half - Lot 469

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Charles de GAULLE (1890–1970). P.S., December 17, 1952; half - Lot 469
Charles de GAULLE (1890–1970). P.S., December 17, 1952; half-page typewritten document in quarto format, on his letterhead “Le Général de Gaulle.” Appointment of Miss Yvonne Salmon as “National Advisor to the Rassemblement du Peuple Français” [Yvonne Salmon (1885–1965) was one of the first to respond to the call of June 18. As head of the Alliance Française in London from 1920 to 1945, a translator of Thomas Hardy, and a lecturer at the University of Reading, she worked to support the Free French through lectures, first in England and then in Algiers, where she followed the general. In 1943, she published one of the first biographical works on General de Gaulle]… With a typewritten cover letter by Olivier Guichard, Deputy Chief of Staff to General de Gaulle. Included are 2 letters (drafts, the second signed) from Yvonne SALMON to General de Gaulle. – London, May 17, 1943 (on Alliance Française letterhead), regarding her efforts to raise awareness among Canadian troops in London—particularly French Canadians—about the plight of France...– Paris, August 28, 1945. Upon returning from a trip to England, she attests to how vividly De Gaulle is remembered among the workers at a tank factory…: “The English working class is very fond of you; they admire your ideas, your perseverance, and have confidence in you”… – Plus a letter from Claude Mauriac, the General’s private secretary, dated September 20, 1945, in response to the letter above.
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