Culture Minister Rachida Dati presents a series of writings by General de Gaulle - letters to his closest friends and family, notebooks, drafts of his "Mémoires de guerre" - pre-empted by the State at an auction in December. "General de Gaulle is France's identity and heritage (...) and it is important that the public authorities take action to ensure that these archives remain part of France's heritage", said the Minister. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES