JOHN XXIII Angelo Giuseppe RONCALLI, future (1881-1963) L. S., Paris, 11 January 1949, to General de Gaulle; 1 page in-4 dactyl. on a letterhead of the Apostolic Nunciature in France and the Vatican coat of arms; in French. Greetings: "The succession of years and events does nothing to detract from the calm and serene vision of your honourable person before my eyes and in my heart". He joins his wishes for the General and his family "to those that I entrust to the good Lord for the prosperity of France". At the top, an autograph note from General de Gaulle: "Moi. lui faire une réponse de totale indifférence et banalité. C.G."