Jean-Pierre Bat: paleographer archivist, was responsible for the “Foccart collection” at the National Archives. This collection consists of Jacques Foccart’s personal archives and his service at the Elysée, the General Secretariat for African and Malagasy Affairs. The richness of this archival, heritage and historical ensemble makes it possible to clarify, and even to understand, many of the positions and decisions taken in relation to the African policy of General de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou.
