GAULLE Charles de. 2 L. A. S. "C.", [Algiers], 14 and 24 June 1943, to his wife Yvonne de Gaulle (in Berkhamsted); 2 pages small in-4 and 2 pages in-8 headed Le Général de Gaulle. Letters from Algiers, mentioning his difficult relations with the Americans, particularly concerning General Giraud. 14 June. "My dear little wife, [...] A big battle here, as was to be expected. But we are making progress. Opinion is almost entirely favourable and, for the most part, enthusiastic. Fierce resistance from the Vichyists, the Giraudists and the 'old man' [General Georges?]. If things work out in the end (we'll see within a week) you'll have to come to Algiers. I'll give you all the information you need by telegraph. You have no idea of the atmosphere of lies, false news, etc. in which our good allies and their good friends here (the same ones who used to shoot at them) will have tried to drown me. You have to have your heart in your mouth and France before your eyes not to throw it all away. [...] Your poor husband C. " 24 June. "Here, as expected, I find myself face to face with America and America alone. Everything else is irrelevant. America is trying to impose the retention of Giraud, whom no Frenchman wants any more, neither here nor elsewhere. They want to prevent me from governing. Opinion continues to rise in our favour throughout North Africa. It remains to be seen whether the facts will eventually lead the government in Washington to change its policy. In the meantime, as you can see, all the reptiles in the pay of the State Department and poor Churchill are howling and drooling in the Anglo-Saxon press. It's all mean, it's all stupid, it's all this war. I believe that the ground I have chosen for the struggle and for French independence in the matter of military renovation is a good one. In any case, all the 'Gaullists', countless throughout the world, have understood very well what the game is and support me passionately"... LNC, II, p. 364 and 367.