Rare WWII Paris Union Interalliée Officers Club Membership Card

to Major General F. N. Mason MacFarlane, Head of the British Expeditionary Force 

A striking original 1940 WWII Paris Union Interalliée identity / membership card, 

signed by the President of the Union, Prince Charles-Louis de Beauvau-Craon. 

With the dramatic printed 1940 date, red diagonal design, handwritten military rank and the prestigious 33 Faubourg Saint-Honoré address, it has significant visual and historical appeal, including:

• World War II militaria
• 1940 French / Paris wartime history
• Named military identity card
• Union Interalliée / Allied officer history
• Autograph and signature collecting
• French ephemera
• Parisian high-society history
• Cabinet of curiosities display
• Decorative red-and-black wartime card design

The Significance of the Union Interalliée

The Cercle de l’Union Interalliée was a high-status Paris institution created around Allied military and diplomatic networks.

Founded in 1917, during the First World War, as a prestigious meeting place for Allied officers, political figures and senior personalities from the Allied nations. Its own history describes it as created to welcome officers and political leaders of the Entente powers, at the moment when American entry into the Great War made Allied cooperation even more important. 

The club was based at 33 rue / Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, the same prestigious address printed on this card. Modern records still identify the Union Interalliée at that address.

Its importance is strengthened by its association with Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the celebrated Allied commander of the First World 

Condition

Original used card with age-related wear. 7.5 x 10 cm.

Visible condition points include:

• Edge and corner wear
• Minor creasing / handling marks
• General age use
• Strong printed and handwritten detail remains clear, although the signature Beauvau-Craon is rather worn.

Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description.