Pressure exerted by Germain Bazin on Vichy officials of the importance of the Louvre's exercise of the right of pre-emption on the confiscated Schloss collection

According to Jaujard, he was immediately informed by Mr. Huyghe and his assistant, Mr. Germain Bazin, about the discovery of the Schloss Collection at the Château de Chambon. Bazin reminded Lefranc and M. Darquier de Pellepoix of the importance for the Musées Nationaux to exercise their pre-emption rights on the Schloss Collection, just like they had in 1941 with the Maurice and Robert de Rothschild Collections. [Letter from Directeur des Musées Nationaux et de l’École du Louvre (J. Jaujard) to Ministre de l’éducation nationale (Abel Bonnard)]. Jaujard also informed Hautecoeur, secretary-General of the “Beaux-Arts” in Paris.