Word: guillaumat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...deal arranged by E.R.A.P. Chief Pierre Guillaumat, 57, a longtime De Gaulle lieutenant, E.R.A.P. will search for new oil reserves over 85,000 sq. mi. of Iranian desert and offshore tracts in the Persian Gulf. The French twist is that E.R.A.P. will operate as a contractor to Iran rather than a concession-holding partner. Instead of splitting earnings with the host country on a 25-75 basis, as most major international oil companies do, France will turn over half the oil reserves it finds to Iran, in return for rights to pump out as much as 45% of the rest...
Along with Soustelle, De Gaulle sacked Communications Minister Bernard Cornut-Gentille, 50, also for "softness" toward the insurgents. Four other Cabinet ministers were reassigned, including Defense Minister Pierre Guillaumat, who was kicked upstairs to the job of Minister Delegate in charge of atomic energy. To replace Guillaumat, De Gaulle called from active duty with the paratroops in Algeria Reserve Lieut. Colonel Pierre Messmer, 43, a career colonial administrator. There was not a man left in the Cabinet with any political strength independent of De Gaulle...
Giving Ground. With that, things began to fall apart. Once again Debré offered to resign, urged De Gaulle to replace him as Premier with Soustelle, one of the leaders of the 1958 uprising in Algiers. Soustelle himself, War Minister Pierre Guillaumat, Veterans Minister Raymond Triboulet and Communications Minister Bernard Cornut-Gentille. all submitted their resignations later...