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MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy...

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MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number one. 2 L.A.S. to Jeanne Schneider, Santé prison, May 10 and 11, 76. 4 pp. in-8. Letters marked "F1" and "5". On May 10, he begins his letter with news of Fréda, who is working in an institution in Canada, and takes the liberty of adding, "She must have quite a job with all these young delinquents, especially the drug problem []" this time he is delighted to have a new companion, "with a different conversation from the stories of robberies etc. We played two games of chess. We played two games of chess [] at the moment I can't write, the ideas just won't come []"; on May 11, he talks about the management of his cases by a lawyer, then the relationship between his mother and daughter. He concludes with "an interview with the director [Hubert-Pierre] Bonaldi, he's quite a psychologist about me, because he's right on the level of human reaction, as well as secret thought!!! [] ".