France - Document - Notes de la séance secrète du 10 Juillet 1940 Sénat & Chambre des députés Reconstitution officiel - 1945

Exceptional dossier – Private session of July 10, 1940 – Senate & Chamber of Deputies – Official reconstruction (1945) – signed Emmanuel Robichon

Description :

Rare, coherent documentary collection relating to the private session of July 10, 1940, bringing together the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, a major historical moment marking the end of the Third Republic and the establishment of the Vichy regime.

Contents of the file :

- Typed transcription of the session
- Detailed explanatory note on the reconstruction based on the stenographic notes
- Several original handwritten pages describing the conditions of reconstruction
- Official administrative document dated December 6, 1945:
- “Fees for deciphering stenographic notes”
- nominative list with addresses (Paris, Le Vésinet, Montreuil, etc.)
- Total amount: 20,000 francs
- Presence of fiscal stamps
- Handwritten page signed by
(head of the internal personnel and equipment service of the Senate, former head of the stenographic service)

Remarkable element :

The handwritten document specifies :

“Eight copies of the private session of July 10, 1940 were made…
of which six typed copies in April 1945.”

This set very likely originates from this limited production, making it a rare testimony of the official post-war reconstruction work of the debates.

Historical interest :

- Document directly related to a key event in French political history
- Testimony to the administrative work of the Senate at the Liberation
- Structured and homogeneous set, typical of an internal file
- Presence of signatures and authentic accounting elements

Condition :

Good overall condition considering the age (1940–1945).
Normal wear, folds and light marks of use.
See photos for more details.

Provenance :

Former private collection (France).

Shipping :

Careful and protected shipment.

Note :

Item intended for collectors of history, administrative documents and World War II.

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Keywords :
WWII – Vichy – Senate – Chamber of Deputies – archives – old document – French history – 1940 – 1945