27 JULY 1944, page 10

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To him, therefore, fell the task of dissolving the deadlock which had arisen between Algiers, Washington and London. He was fortunate in finding in Mr. Eden a man who shared his......

Marginal Comment

By HAROLD NICOLSON I 4 AST week upon this page I discussed the murder of Georges Mandel. Certain further reports, which seem to be not without authenticity, have now been......

It Would Be Difficult To Conceive Of Two More Contrasting

per- sonalities. Mandel, the man of the people, was a conservative ; Vienot, a man of aristocratic traditions and appearance, was an extreme Socialist. Mandel was violent,......

Pierre Vienot Was Not An Old Man ; He Was

only forty-seven years of age. In the last war he volunteered as. a lad of eighteen, was severely wounded and was decorated with the Legion of Honour. Thereafter he accompanied......

It Is A Solace For Those Who During The Last

months have watched with anxiety the strain to which Pierre Vie not's frail health Wit exposed to realise that the pattern of his life achieved so perfect I conclusion. His......