Sans lieu d'édition

Complete and unpublished manuscript of 74 pages with additions, crossings out and autograph corrections by Jacques Benoist-Méchin of an article he intended for Paris Match, but which they decided not to publish. The text consists of four chapters: 'En survolant l'Arabie dans l'avion du Roi Saud [Flying over Arabia in the Saudi King’s jet]', 'Quand Damas en délire fête la résurrection de l'Empire de Saladin [When Damascus celebrates overjoyed the resurrection of Saladin’s Empire]', 'Face au bouillonnement des peuples, les monarchies hachémites montent la garde autour du paradis [Faced with the foment of the people, the Hashemite monarchies stand guard around paradise]' and 'Remous dans l'Empire du pétrole [Currents in the Oil Empire]'.
This autograph manuscript is accompanied by its complete mimeographed version which also has manuscript corrections by the author (Chapter 2 appearing twice).
Also included is the author’s correspondence with Paris March and manuscript and mimeographed notes of expenses due or discharged in connection with this report by Jacques Benoist-Méchin.
A significant ensemble.

First edition. Foxing.