Cartoon by Lap on the meeting in Rambouillet between Ludwig Erhard and Charles de Gaulle (21 January 1965)

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‘Ah … I forgot to tell you that the château was haunted …’ On 21 January 1965, as talks are held between de Gaulle and Erhard at the Château de Rambouillet, French cartoonist Jacques Laplaine (Lap) paints an ironic picture of the meeting between the two leaders. The situation is critical, as General de Gaulle wants Federal Chancellor Ludwig Erhard to choose between the Old Continent — joining forces with France to create the core of an independent political Europe — and the United States. Moreover, the ghosts and memories of the past, recalling General de Gaulle’s friendship with former Chancellor Adenauer (on the right), are hovering nearby and haunting the occasion, making Ludwig Erhard (on the left) feel uneasy as the future of Franco-German relations is played out.

Source and copyright

Source: LAP (Jacques Laplaine). "Ah.j'avais oublié de vous dire que le château était hanté." dans Combat>/i> de la Résistance à la Révolution. Paris: Combat. 21.01.1965.

Copyright: (c) Le Canard Enchaîné / Lap

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Cartoon by Lap on the meeting in Rambouillet between Ludwig Erhard and Charles de Gaulle (21 January 1965)