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| + | '''Jean de la Garde''' is tentatively identified as a French diplomat, also spelled '''Jean Vyau de Lagarde'''. | ||
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| + | ==Overview== | ||
| + | Son of Henri and Marie-Calixte Vyau de Lagarde, Count Jean de Lagarde had a brilliant diplomatic career in the service of France. Successively posted in [[Warsaw]] then in [[Bucharest]] as secretary of the Legation, he participated in a "Balkans" network which passed, with the help of Colonel Neuhauser, political, military and economic information on [[Romania]], [[Hungary]] and [[Bulgaria]] to the Gaullist ([[Free French]]) intelligence branches in [[Istanbul]] and [[Beirut]]. The network also protected and aided the passage to Turkey of French prisoners of war who escaped from the [[German]] camps of annexed [[Poland]].<ref>https://books.openedition.org/psorbonne/43433?lang=en</ref> | ||
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| + | After the war he was in [[San Francisco]] and [[New York]] as consul general and finally in [[Mexico]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Senegal]] and [[Gambia]], then in [[India]] as an ambassador.<ref name=chateau>https://www.chateaudemoncley.fr/histoire/</ref> | ||
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| + | A convinced European, the Comte de Lagarde was an officer of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the National Order of Merit. | ||
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| + | His daughter, [[Marie-Calixte Vyau de Lagarde|Marie-Calixte]], married in [[1974]] [[Pierre Bordeaux Groult]], industrialist and founding president of the [[Action Committee for the European Union]] (''Comité d’action pour l’Union européenne'').<ref name=chateau/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 15 October 2024
 Jean de la Garde  (diplomat) | |
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| Born | 29 March 1908 |
| Died | 11 January 1984 (Age 75) |
| Nationality | French |
| Parents | • Henri Vyau de Lagarde • Marie-Calixte Vyau de Lagarde |
Jean de la Garde is tentatively identified as a French diplomat, also spelled Jean Vyau de Lagarde.
Overview
Son of Henri and Marie-Calixte Vyau de Lagarde, Count Jean de Lagarde had a brilliant diplomatic career in the service of France. Successively posted in Warsaw then in Bucharest as secretary of the Legation, he participated in a "Balkans" network which passed, with the help of Colonel Neuhauser, political, military and economic information on Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria to the Gaullist (Free French) intelligence branches in Istanbul and Beirut. The network also protected and aided the passage to Turkey of French prisoners of war who escaped from the German camps of annexed Poland.[1]
After the war he was in San Francisco and New York as consul general and finally in Mexico, Luxembourg, Senegal and Gambia, then in India as an ambassador.[2]
A convinced European, the Comte de Lagarde was an officer of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the National Order of Merit.
His daughter, Marie-Calixte, married in 1974 Pierre Bordeaux Groult, industrialist and founding president of the Action Committee for the European Union (Comité d’action pour l’Union européenne).[2]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1957 February | 15 February 1957 | 17 February 1957 | US St Simons Island Georgia (State) | The earliest ever Bilderberg in the year, number 5, was also first one outside Europe. |
