LAVAL PIERRE: (1883-1945) French Politician, Prime Minister of France 1931-32 & 1935-36. He further ...

LAVAL PIERRE: (1883-1945) French Politician, Prime Minister of France 1931-32 & 1935-36. He further ...
LAVAL PIERRE: (1883-1945) French Politician, Prime Minister of France 1931-32 & 1935-36. He further served in Vichy´s Regime following France´s defeat in 1940, and as Head of Government 1942-44. After the Liberation of France, Laval was arrested, accused of collaboration with the enemy in a trial full of faults, and executed by firing squad. Rare L.S., `Laval´, one page, 8vo, Paris, 18th March 1938, to Deputy Jean Fabry, former Minister of war, in French. On the Senate printed heading paper, Laval accepts becoming honorific member of the Committee `..which is intending to rise a memorial monument honouring Marshal Joffre..´ Autograph letters by Pierre Laval are rare and desirable. With blank integral leaf. Extremely small pinhole to the upper left corner, otherwise, VG £100-150