MICHELIN ANDRÉ (1853-1931) French Industrialist. Together with his brother Edouard they founded in 1888 the Michelin Tyre Company - Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin - in Clermont-Ferrand. In 1900, André Michelin published the first worldwide known Michelin Guide, the purpose of which was to promote tourism by car, supporting his tyre manufacturing operation. Rare T.L.S., `André Michelin´, in dark pencil, one page, 4to, Paris, 20th February 1929, to General Gouraud, on his printed stationery in red ink, in French. Michelin states `J´ai été très touché de la peine que vous avez prise en m´envoyant votre aimable lettre de Lucknow et je vous en remercie vivement. Je prends la liberté de vous adresser inclus copie d´une lettre que je viens de recevoir de Monsieur Fayolle, Secrétaire Général de la "Région Economique de l´Est", car la question me paraît d´importance et je ne doute pas qu´ elle ne soit l´objetde toute votre attention´ (Translation: I was very touched by the trouble you took in sending me your kind letter from Lucknow and I thank you most sincerely. I am taking the liberty of sending you, enclosing a copy of a letter I have just received from Mr. Fayolle, Secretary General of the "Eastern Economic Region," as the matter seems to me of importance and I have no doubt that it will receive your full attention.") Small tears to the fold to the edges, and creasing mostly to edges and upper left corner. G

General Henri Gouraud (1867-1946) French army General. Gouraud played a central role in the colonization of French Africa and the Levant. An important figure in the aftermath of the Ottoman Empire.