GAULLE Charles de. L. A. S., 12 October 1954, to his son Lieutenant Philippe de GAULLE (in Toulon); 4 pages in-8 headed Le Général de Gaulle. On the political situation and the progress of the Mémoires de guerre. "I think you have started your service aboard the Lafayette and I hope that people and things are giving you satisfaction. [...] Mum and I will go and see your installation. As for me, I'll have various things to say to you. I often think of little Charles as he studies. [...] The EDC [European Defence Community] has been prevented. But the regime and its policies were not strengthened as a result. Mendès-France, like his predecessors, cultivated compromise in order to stay in power. It seems to me, however, that a breath of fresh air, albeit extremely timid and slight, is sometimes beginning to ripple through the stagnant water that is our country. I am immersed in my 2nd volume of memoirs. The first will be published on 25 October. We'll see how it turns out. I'm talking, of course, about its effect on public opinion"... LNC, II, p. 1166.