Jacques Leprette Papers, 1913–2004

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Pages of a diary kept by Jacques Leprette during his posting as head of the political division of the French military government. These pages detail a visit to the Spandau prison, where convicted Nazi war criminals, including Rudolf Hess, were incarcerated. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 11, Folder 4

Map detailing strike locations throughout East Germany, in response to the workers’ uprising in Berlin of June 17, 1953. Leprette observed the uprising from his post in the French occupied zone of Berlin. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 59, Folder 7

The first page of a report, presumably authored by Leprette, addressed to French foreign minister Georges Bidault, reporting on the workers’ uprising in East Berlin, which began June 17, 1953. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 59, Folder 10

American-produced newspaper, reports on the workers’ uprising in East Berlin, June 1953. This is one of several different newspapers reporting those events that Leprette kept with his papers. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 59, Folder 5-6

Handwritten notes by Leprette reporting on events he observed in Berlin on June 17, 1953, including interruptions in train service as a result of the strikes. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 59, Folder 9

Jacques Leprette in a diplomatic meeting in New York, around 1978, during his tenure as French ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 205, Folder 21

Issue of Tour d’Horizon, a review of the German press issued by the French military government in Berlin, that describes the workers’ uprising of June 1953. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 59, Folder 8

Ambassador Jacques Leprette (1920–2004) Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 205, Folder 32

Letter to Jacques Leprette, who was then serving at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., from U.S. Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey, April 1967, acknowledging gratitude for assistance during a recent state visit to France. In addition, Humphrey expresses regret over an anti-French demonstration in Boston during the same week. Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 22, Folder 4

Ambassador Jacques Leprette (1920–2004) Jacques Leprette Papers, Box 205, Folder 32