"On m'a volé et détruit toutes les lettres que m'avait adressées l'auteur de Mont de Piété..."

Manuscript note by Philippe Soupault, 24 lines in mauve ink on a sheet, headed with this inscription: "Note p.57", concerning André Breton and the numerous letters he received.
The co-author, with André Breton, of the surrealist manifesto "Les champs magnétiques" shows little kindness toward those who seized upon and hastened to publish part of his deceased friend's correspondence: "At the end of his life, Breton agreed to let M. Sanouillet, who published a university thesis 'Dada à Paris' (a questionable thesis illustrated with numerous errors), publish the letters he had addressed to Tzara and Picabia, enthusiastic letters which may surprise admirers of the correspondents." even betraying the wishes of the pope of surrealism: "Breton demanded that his correspondence, very voluminous, should only be consulted and published fifty years after his death."
Philippe Soupault, faithful to the author of Nadja, will not be confronted with this situation: "As for myself, I think this requirement will have no consequences since all the letters the author of Mont de Piété had addressed to me were stolen and destroyed."
Interesting recollections from the last living historical surrealist, often harsh toward his former or new companions.