GAULLE Charles de. L. A. S. "Ton Papa", 24 October 1950, to his son, Lieutenant Philippe de Gaulle; 3 pages in-8 headed Le Général de Gaulle. 24 October. "The meeting at the Vélodrome d'Hiver was very good. Not everything is over with these people and, consequently, for these people. The Indochina affair has had an impact, not so much because of Indochina itself, which basically interests relatively few people, but because of the incapacity and weakness that have come to light. If you get the chance, drop me a line sometime and tell me what you think about the following points: 1°. What should be the composition of the naval and air-naval force that we need? (At the Vél' d'Hiv. I spoke of 350,000 tons, but without going into detail, of course). 2°. What would be the naval and air-naval bases where we could concentrate our preparation efforts. 3°. What combined operations (land, sea, air) should be planned and prepared for initially in the event of a conflict? LNC, II, p. 991.