MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number on - Lot 89

MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number one. 5 L.A.S. to Jeanne Schneider, Fresnes prison, March 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13, 77 . 9 pp. ½ in-folio On 7th, about her conditions of detention and her action "you have seen the negative result of our requests. The dialogue with the prison administration is still a dialogue of the deaf [] What they are looking for is violent revolt! the better to impose repression [] the [hunger] strike continues and will continue until the hospital []" he mentions articles to be published on Fleury etc.. On the 8th, "our strike continues as normal; it's painful to have to come to this, in the face of the administration's incomprehension []"; on the 10th, "you must have heard about the Nice escape. I'm laughing because he must not have been as well guarded as I was (sic) Yes, he had his hands free and not the anti-commandos [] With the connections he has, he's already far away "La mer" is big. [] About Raf being Alain Delon, whether he makes a proposal, we'll always see! but it would have to be huge for me to accept [] Otherwise our strike continues. I'm not drinking any more for the moment []"; on the 11th, he didn't receive a letter from Jeanne, but from "Badinter who made me furious [] I gave him the answer of the century because I don't like 'star jerks' []". He returned to the subject of the hunger strike by prisoners: "What's a prisoner's 'skin' worth? Nada"; "Staying several days without water gave me serious pain in my lower back. []"; on March 13, he was given the month of the trial "if it's really in May, I'm happy. Because the sooner I'm convicted, the sooner I'll leave Fresnes. []" he mentions Martine's trial and goes on to talk about the possible consequences of the trial for Jeanne.