GAULLE Charles de. 2 L. A. S. (the 2nd "C."), 5 January and 3 February 1954, to his son Lieutenant Philippe de GAULLE (in Oran); 4 and 3 pages in-8 headed Le Général de Gaulle. Completion of the first volume of the Mémoires de guerre. 5 January. Wishes "for you, for your dear Henriette, for your three beautiful little boys. We haven't forgotten you and Henriette on your birthdays and wedding anniversaries". His nephew Olivier de Gaulle's wedding in Saint-Pierre-Manneville: "It was cold on the road and in church, but warm and friendly at home. [...] The young bride is very nice. There was a good part of the family on our side. The regime ended up electing as its president the man who best represents it [René Coty]: an unremarkable stranger who is reassuring for middle-class people who want to sleep"... 3 February. "From what you wrote to me, I know how hard you and your flotilla are working. If it should happen that you are designated to embark on an aircraft carrier, with Indochina as your destination, please let me know as soon as you have any idea. It seems to me that the seniority bonus awarded to former members of the Free French Forces should bring you closer - already! - to your 4th stripe. I'm finishing my first volume of Memoirs. It's been a huge job. It ends at Bir-Hakeim, in June 42. I haven't decided on the title yet. I need one, because it's a very characteristic phase compared to the next two: Algiers and Paris. For this first volume I'm thinking of L'Appel. The title Les tronçons du glaive is that of a novel by Paul Margueritte, which relates to 1870. I may have used the expression before. But I can't use the title. As for Au fond de l'abîme, it is indeed rather desperate: that was the state of mind of the French masses at the time. But it's true that it wasn't ours. LNC, II, p. 1138 and 1143.