The Soames-de Gaulle exchanges and Ambassador’s reaction The question of how, and by which both sides were asked for the famous Soames-de Gaulle interview, which will mark the start of the “Soames affair”, triggers discussions in London and Paris, but this is not in itself a fundamental issue since a meeting between the Head of State and a new ambassador was always rigorous, and for both sides, given the state of the relations, he had...