JACQUES MASSU (1908-2002) 2 autograph letters signed, dated 1982 and 1990. 1 handwritten greetings card signed, 1974. In French.

1) Autograph letter signed and addressed to "Sir". No place, 8 July 1982 2 pages in8. Good condition 21,3 x 17 cm He shared "Pompidou's analysis and interpretation of 29 May 1968 in Baden". He had kept "a 14-year silence" that he would have liked to keep until his death, "knowing that the truth would be controversial". General de Gaulle had in no way asked him to remain silent. "In the interview he gave to Michel Droit a few days after 29 May, he did not hide the occasions when he felt like leaving. This comes as no surprise in such a "full and troubled life". 2) Autograph letter signed and addressed to "Sir". No place, 13 September 1990 2 pages in8. Good condition 21 x 17 cm In 1983, in "a little book, Baden 68" published by Plon, he recounted the General's totally unexpected visit to Baden on 29 May 1968. The General knew how he felt about the Algerian solution, having recalled him from Algiers following an interview he had made the mistake of giving to the German journalist Kemski (of the Sud-deutsche Zeitung). He had no doubt understood this and knew that he could count on his loyalty, "dating back to 1940", since he had refused "to take over the leadership of the rebellion in 1961 that Argoud wanted to entrust to [him]". He also knew that he was outspoken with him "which was perhaps not the case with his Parisian entourage in May 1968". 3) autograph greetings card signed Paris, 1974 1 p. in 12. Good condition 15,5 x 11,6 cm Greeting card for 1974 ‘... wishing... that your forecasts were too pessimistic’. Jacques Massu French soldier. Army general, veteran of the Second World War, Indochina and Algeria. A Companion of the Liberation, he met General de Gaulle several times during the war. He remained loyal and devoted to de Gaulle throughout his career, even though the Algerian War and the question of its settlement brought out certain disagreements between the two men.