Note 10 — Chapter XLII
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M. Roustan’s confusion of mind and defects of memory contributed very greatly to his ultimate discomfiture. He denied that Musalli was appointed as Director of the Tunisian Foreign Office. I find, however, the following entry in the Official Calendar for 1882.
QUATRIÈME SECTION.
Affaires Etrangères.
Le Commandeur, M. Théodore Roustan, Ministre résident de France, délégué du Gouvernement Tunisien pour les affaires Etrangères.
Le Général Elias Musalli, Directeur et 1ier Interprète de S. A. le Bey, G.O.If., Commandeur de la Legion d’Honneur.
He also professed to know nothing of Musalli’s advancement in the Legion of Honour, although he had twice recommended him for promotion, and only five months before obtained him the rank of commander.