Lot includes ‘very unusual’ correspondence between celebrated general and American singer Josephine Baker
, including coded letters he wrote to his mother while he was a German prisoner in the first world war and messages from the American singer Josephine Baker, is to go on sale after its unexpected discovery earlier this year.
“It was a complete surprise. Only the Adm Philippe de Gaulle had access to the safe so when we opened it we really had no idea what we would find. It was a fabulous treasure trove. A history of the life of General de Gaulle, the saviour of “There is some very unusual correspondence with Josephine Baker … we also have these coded letters the general sent to his mother while he was a prisoner in the first world war. We are still trying to establish what code he used and what he said,” Aubert said. “They were able to communicate, but only de Gaulle and his mother knew the code.”
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