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DE GAULLE, Charles (1890-1970), General, President of France. Typewritten letter signed ("C. de Gaulle") to Juan Antonio Rios, President of Chile, Paris, 27 November 1945. 1½ pages, 4to, envelope WITH LARGE SEAL OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS in red wax, an indistinct impression, in a fine giltwood frame.
A letter of accreditation for the new French Ambassador to Chile, Robert de Dampierre. De Gaulle was President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic for two years following the Second World War. The letter is countersigned by Foreign Minister Georges Bidault, one of the principal opponents of de Gaulle's Algerian policy during his second period in office.
A letter of accreditation for the new French Ambassador to Chile, Robert de Dampierre. De Gaulle was President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic for two years following the Second World War. The letter is countersigned by Foreign Minister Georges Bidault, one of the principal opponents of de Gaulle's Algerian policy during his second period in office.