René de Chambrun Papers

René de Chambrun Papers 

René de Chambrun Papers 

Depositions, correspondence, and printed matter, relating primarily to political conditions in France under the government of Marshal Philippe Petain and Premier Pierre Laval, 1940-1944. Translations of a portion of the documents are published in France during the German Occupation, 1940-1944 (Stanford, 1958). Comte Rene de Chambrun is Pierre Laval's son-in-law and has attempted together with his wife to clear Laval's name. The sections pertaining to the Jewish question are: Envelope #99: Monier, Georges, Deposition on Jewish policy of the Laval government, March l948; Envelope #ll9: Delpeyron, Alex, Deposition on Jewish policy of the Laval government, April l950; Envelope #l35: Antignac, Deposition on Jewish policy of the Laval government, September l945; Envelope #l84: Vallat, Xavier, Deposition on Jewish policy of the Laval government, November l947. Of particular interest on the question of Pierre Laval's policy toward Jews are the following letters: Envelope #357: Rene de Chambrun to Claude Levy, July 3l, l967; Envelope #358: Joseph Kessel to Rene de Chambrun, September l2 & l4, l967; Envelope #359: Jean Jardin to Madame Jose de Chambrun, August 22, l967; Envelope #360: Robert Weinstein to Rene de Chambrun, October l7, l967; Envelope #36l: J. Martin-Sane to Rene de Chambrun, August 3l, l967; Envelope #362: J. Monmarson to Rene de Chambrun, September l3, l967; Envelope #363: J. Medicin to Rene de Chambrun, November 6, l967; Envelope #364: Chaumail to Rene de Chambrun, September ll, l967; Envelope #365: Roger Deleplanque to Rene de Chambrun, September 23, l967; Envelope #366: A. Guenier to Rene de Chambrun, August l7, l967; Envelope #367: Mrs. E. Morin to Rene de Chambrun, January l8, l967; Envelope #368: G. Pilon to Rene de Chambrun, December 30, l967; Envelope #398: Harlan Thomas discussing Eichmann statement against Laval, n.d.; Envelope #399: Helmut Knochen, statement before military court in Paris on Laval's defense of the Jews, n.d.; Envelope #4l8: Philippe Erlanger, letter to Rene de Chambrun on Laval's defense of the Jews, n.d.; Envelope #422: Rene de Chambrun's article in Miroir de l'Histoire on how Pierre Laval defended the Jews during the occupation.