"... Depuis longtemps fidèle lecteur de l'Action Française, je serais très désireux que votre journal parle d'un ouvrage Français, écrit par un Français...".."

Autograph letter dated and signed by Guy Des Cars (38 lines in black ink from the Hotel Le Gray d'Albion in Cannes) to Léon Daudet concerning the publication of his first work "L'officier sans nom".
Traces of folding inherent to postal delivery, two annotations in blue and red pencil probably in Léon Daudet's hand.
Guy Des Cars asks Léon Daudet, journalist for the monarchist and Vichy daily Action Française, to write an article reviewing his first work "L'officier sans nom": "... peut-être le premier paru en zone libre sur la guerre..." ["... perhaps the first published in the free zone about the war..."]
In order to encourage the writing of the much-hoped-for review, Guy Des Cars enumerates and brandishes his patriotic credentials by evoking his war record and displaying his nationalism: "... Depuis longtemps fidèle lecteur de l'Action Française, je serais très désireux que votre journal parle d'un ouvrage Français, écrit par un Français..." ["... A long-time faithful reader of Action Française, I would be very eager for your newspaper to speak of a French work, written by a Frenchman..."]
On the advice of Jean Ajalbert and Francis Carco, Guy Des Cars takes the liberty of soliciting this helping hand from the influential political journalist, his article to coincide with the distribution of the work: "... à ce moment mon livre sera en vente un peu partout..." ["... at that time my book will be on sale almost everywhere..."]
The father of "L'officier sans nom" hopes that Léon Daudet will not hold his impertinent request too much against him and that he will receive it favorably: "... j'ose espérer que mon premier "enfant" ne vous décevra pas trop..." ["... I dare hope that my first 'child' will not disappoint you too much..."]