François de Vial

François de Vial (October 4, 1904 – May 16, 1984) was a diplomat and a Minister Plenipotentiary of France.

[1] Born at Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, he was the son of general Félix de Vial [fr].

He attended the Lycée Saint-Joseph de Tivoli [fr] from 1910 to 1918.

He was one of the group, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty and a French diplomat[9] François de Vial[10] who both helped conceal[11] some 4,000 escapees, both Allied soldiers and Jews,[12] from the Nazis; 3,925 survived the war.

United Kingdom: Sir Perceval d'Arcy Osborne 12th Duke of Leeds, KCMG (1936–1947) Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiar United States: Myron Charles Taylor (1939-1950) "Peace Ambassador" and "personal envoy" Myron Charles Taylor

Francois de Vial
François de Vial Prague 1933
The French Embassy to the Holy See before a state visit to Pope Pius XII
Le Prieuré Castle: his French residence
French embassy to the Holy See
French Patrotic day when in Firenze
François de Vial meeting with the Lord Mayor
1956 Rev le Craurer, Marchioness de Miramon, Madam de Vial, the French general consul of France François de Vial diplomatic dinner at Savoy hotel
Defense Lines South of Rome 1943