Markovic business

The Affaire Markovic is a political matter grafted on a fact various. October 1st, 1968, in the village of Élancourt (Yvelines), the body broken up of Stephan Markovic, old bodyguard of Alain Delon, is found in a discharge. The private correspondence of Markovic seems to imply Alain and Nathalie Delon and a Corsican gangster, member of the civic Service of action, François Marcantoni.

The instruction moves towards Alain Delon and François Marcantoni. Then an event does all to rock: an anonymous letter published in Le Figaro implies senior officials and former members of the government in doubtful evenings organized by Marcantoni. It is learned that a Yugoslavian named Akov , has revelations to make.

One is from now on far from the simple fact various, and the business becomes political. All-Paris does not speak any more that Business Markovic and the rumors develop, one speaks even about photographs, of the photographs of a particular kind on which, according to a rumor, Claude Pompidou appears, the wife of Georges Pompidou then former Prime Minister.

Georges Pompidou was persuaded of the implication of Louis Vallon, one of his toughest enemies and Rene Capitant, one of his oldest enemies, known with the cabinet of the de Gaulle General into 1944/45 in addition to some comparses. Those made use of SDECE (the ancestor of DGSE) within the framework of a plot aiming it, in particular its famous service 6. The goal was obvious: to break the presidential ambitions of Georges Pompidou.

The press of the time was not mistaken there. Pierre Viansson-Ponté wrote in Le Monde at this time: “ the enemy is there, near, tapi in the shade… ”. He meant by there that the plotters profited from the implicit support of circles close to the capacity. This business caused a rupture between de Gaulle and Pompidou. This one was considered then untied of any obedience with respect to its mentor. The support of the opinion, which saw in Pompidou a successor of the General, the absence of convincing facts, as well as the Référendum of April 29th, 1969, made fall through the conspiracy.

Become President of the Republic, Georges Pompidou will name Alexandre de Marenches with the head of SDECE in order to reform it deeply. Assisted Michel Roussin, his principal private secretary, Alexandre de Marenches will expel of them the turbulent “secret agents” and some elements, like Jean-Charles Marchiani.

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