Translations:CP 05413/14/en

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  1. Proust (who had been discharged from the army in 1911 on the grounds of chronic ill health) had hoped that Pozzi, senior physician in the Paris Military Government and an old friend of his father's, would provide him with an attestation that would exempt him from appearing before the Conseil de révision. But when he had gone to consult him shortly before 24 October 1914, Pozzi had refused (see CP 02830; Kolb, XIV, no. 176). Dr Pozzi's change of heart may be explained by the fact that he had just learned that Proust had obtained certificates from two of his colleagues, including Dr Faisans, an eminent specialist in respiratory diseases (see CP 05412). A discreet intervention by Robert Proust with his mentor and friend cannot be excluded either. [FL]