RENAULT GILBERT: (1904-1984) Colonel Remy. French secret agent of World War II. T.L.S., Remy, one page, 4to, Villez-Champ-Dominel, 30^th January 1948, to Christian Melchior Bonnet, on the printed stationery of Le Moulin de Villez, in French. Remy confirms that he would be 'honore de voir reproduire dans "Historia" quelques pages tirees de mes bouquins' (Translation: 'honoured to see reproduced in “Historia” some pages taken from my books') although continues to remark 'Je vais malheureusement me trouver dans l'impossibilite de proceder moi-meme a un choix car je dois partir faire une tournee de conferences en France et en Belgique. Je me permets de vous conseiller de reproduire le chapitre 39 et dernier du volume No. I "Memoires d'un Agent Secret de la France Libre" qui constitute un tout en lui-meme' (Translation: 'I will unfortunately find myself unable to make a choice myself because I have to go on a lecture tour in France and Belgium. I allow myself to advise you to reproduce chapter 39 and last of volume No.1 “Memoirs of a Secret Agent of Free France” which constitutes a whole in itself') and concludes by writing 'Je suis tres heureux de savoir que mon papier pour les "Oeuvres Libre" a rencontre la sympathie de vos lecteurs. Des que j'aurai un moment, c'est avec joie que je vous en ferai un autre' (Translation: 'I am very happy to know that my paper for “Oeuvres Libre” met with the sympathy of your readers. As soon as I have a moment, it is with joy that I will make another one for you'). VG

Christian Melchior-Bonnet (1902-1995) French journalist, editor and author.