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.