When news reaches France of the publication…
September 1798 CE
Talleyrand is called to the Directory to account for his role in the affair.
He denies all association with the informal negotiators, and enlists the assistance of Gerry in exposing the agents whose names had been redacted, a charade Gerry agrees to participate in.
In exchange Talleyrand confirms privately to Gerry that the agents are in fact in his employ, and that he is, contrary to statements made to the Directory, interested in pursuing reconciliation.
President Adams will later write that Talleyrand's confession to Gerry is significant in his decision to continue efforts to maintain peace.
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