Jacques Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin
Jacques Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin | |
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| Born | December 5, 1899 |
| Died | September 25, 1956 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Parent(s) | Georges Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin Renée Étienne |
Jacques Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin (1899-1956) was a French diplomat who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War.
Early life
[edit]Jacques Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin was born on December 5, 1899.[1] His father was Georges Tarbé de Saint-Hardouin and his mother, Renée Étienne.[1]
Career
[edit]- He was delegated to Wiesbaden for the Armistice Conference on June 22, 1940.
- Political assistant to General Maxime Weygand in Algiers, he prepared and took part in the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942.
- Secretary for External Affairs - equivalent to Minister of Foreign Affairs - in the French Civil and Military High Command, the provisional government headed by General Giraud in Algiers.
- Delegate to Turkey for the French Committee of National Liberation in 1943.
- Ambassador to Baden in 1945 and political advisor to General Kœnig.
- He served as a diplomat in Berlin in 1948.[2] He warned that the Soviet Union might try to expel Westerners from Berlin.[2]
- He served as the French Ambassador to Turkey from 1952 to 1955.
He was made Commander of the French Legion of Honor.
Death
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He died on September 25, 1956, in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.[1]
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