TARDIEU (André) French statesman (born in... - Lot 37 - Goxe - Belaisch - Hôtel des ventes d'Enghien

TARDIEU (André) French statesman (born in Paris in 1876 and died in Menton in 1945) Correspondence of 7 autograph letters signed, 5 typed letters signed to several recipients, among them Ivan Martin, for the most part. Paris, Menton and Chaumont (Loir et Cher), from 1931 to 1938. 17 p. of various sizes. [1931-1932] Period in which he obtained the portfolio of Agriculture. Letters of recommendation for articles and for various measures to be taken, in particular concerning the sending of "the agricultural note to the deputies and directors of the majority" that he was asked for "from various sides". He asks for "a dozen copies", and notes that "the wheat has remained yesterday at 151. That is not enough. It is necessary to straighten it out". He asks that two notes be reviewed or completed by Hellé, and specifies that "for the Colorado beetle" he had telegraphed Laval. Concerning, first of all, England, "it is necessary (I write to Rollin) [Louis Rollin, Minister of Commerce, at that time] to set up our plan of reprisals. We must also - and this may be urgent - think about the effect that the publication of the English decree will have on our populations. For this purpose, we must have a communiqué ready, drawn up with Rollin", then in a second plan, concerning Belfort, he declares that "the method of this house is imbecile. Ask them for a letter. That is all we can do. Don't let them evade it. And send it to Tomasini...". (Tardieu was also deputy since 1926, of the Territory of Belfort). To General Boichut, letter of December 19, 1931, concerning a proposal for a "rosette" on an exceptional basis in favor of the writer Georges Suarez. "His volumes of contemporary history, in particular his life of Clémenceau, are among those that have most rightly marked the last years...". It should be noted that Georges Suarez was sentenced to death in October 1944 and executed in November, for collaboration. To the Marchioness of Londonderry, [April 1932] concerning his acceptance of a dinner at her home, presence limited to this one evening, written in the form of a telegram. "Unfortunately forced to leave Monday evening due to obligation...". In the following years, his letters will be infinitely friendly, especially with his friend Ivan Martin. About his installation in Menton, where his books and furniture begin to arrive, "that is twenty tons. He invites his friend to come and enjoy a weekend, for the end of September [1937], "you can inaugurate our only guest room, which is modest but comfortable. Finally, he announces to him the completion of his second volume, of "La Révolution à refaire" work which will appear at Flammarion in 1937. In his letter of May 29, 1937, from Chaumont [sur Tharonne] he confirms his marriage to Mrs. Blanchard, which was celebrated on June 6, 1937. Attached is an interesting typed note with autograph annotations, relating to the participation for the election of the municipal councils of the suburbs, informing with precision the movements and variations of the various parties, as well as their number. "The communes won by the communists are Alfortville and Pierrefitte, by the socialist radicals Joinville le Pont, by the left-wing republicans Fontenay aux Roses etc...", Also attached is a letter addressed to him, signed by the deputy of Corsica, François Piétri, relating to the "Courtier" affair, of the inter-communal Syndicate of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises