Joseph KESSEL (1898-1979). L.S., Paris April 8, 1968; 1 page in-4 dactyl, on his letterhead. To an aspiring academician, whom he assures of his support: "I am only passing through Paris, which deprives me of the pleasure I would have had to see you. I say see, not receive, because I am against the principle of "Visits". My support is entirely yours. I have been your faithful and admiring reader for many years. My only fear however is that I will not be in France on the day of the election. I have to go to Israel at the end of the month. Commitment made a long time in advance"... [It is the writer Pierre Emmanuel who will be elected on April 25, 1968].