Bidault

BIDAULT (Monsieur and Madame), brother and sister-in-law of Bidault, alias Gigonnet; father and mother of M. and Mme. Saillard, furniture-dealers under the Central Market pillars during the latter part of the eighteenth and perhaps the beginning of the nineteenth centuries.

Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 1 Anatole Cerfberr 1865

We must genuinely create Europe; it must become manifest to itself … Alas for Bidault, who thereby missed his chance of immortality, the memorandum did not reach him.

Europe Day Richard 2006

The curious thing was that M. Bidault, the Premier, was – at least, at first – not at all favourable to the Plan which, in early May, was suddenly sprung on him by his Foreign Minister, M. Schuman.

Europe Day Richard 2006

Fearing that Schuman was not interested, Monnet sent a copy of his memorandum to prime minister Georges Bidault, via his closest aide, again asking for it to passed on.

Europe Day Richard 2006

The Bidault government was defeated, and was followed by a short-lived (June 30–July 13) cabinet under Henri Queuille.

1950 2001

Bidault later wrote in his memoirs (published here in 1967) that what Dulles did in this conversation "was to ask me if we would like the US to give us two atomic bombs" to use at Dien Bien Phu.

Dulles and Eisenhower Beigel, E.J. 1982

Ambassador Dillon told the French that there had been a complete misunderstanding by Bidault, possibly based on language difficulties and Bidault's overwrought condition.

Dulles and Eisenhower Beigel, E.J. 1982

Whether or not Dulles really spoke of such a possible offer, as Bidault thought he did, the French minister rejected it.

Dulles and Eisenhower Beigel, E.J. 1982

Bidault said that employment of such weapons would put French troops in even greater danger than they were then, and declined the offer.

Dulles and Eisenhower Beigel, E.J. 1982

When asked later in the summer about his talk with Bidault, Dulles replied that it was incredible that he should have made an offer to let the French have such weapons since the law categorically forbad it.

Dulles and Eisenhower Beigel, E.J. 1982