Gervais person

“Gervais, the Russian diplomat charged with converting the subsidy into cash...…”

“Gervais, the Russian diplomat charged with converting the subsidy into cash, initially turned to Hope & Co., seeking an advance on the first seven months’ payments...…”

“But the Hope director Labouchère hesitated and the Rothschilds—represented ably by Salomon and James—snapped up the business.…”

“But the Hope director Labouchère hesitated and the Rothschilds—represented ably by Salomon and James—snapped up the business.…”

“Thus, to ensure that Gervais acquired a personal interest in doing business with Rothschilds... he and other Russian officials were discreetly plied with money in the form of commissions and interest-free loans.…”

““Now the Russian knows Salomon and Salomon knows the Russian.”…”

“The subsidy payments to Gervais generated a succession of profits from exchange rate differences.…”

“Even Herries and Gervais on occasion complained about what was going on, while the Prussian government managed to pass at least some of the costs occasioned by the unexpected fall of the pound in August back on to the Rothschilds.…”

“James was convinced that they would go higher, having received information (from Gervais) that interest payments would soon be resumed.…”

“Another amenable official was, as before, the Russian Gervais, who received a generous cut (2 per cent) of the subsidy business he sent the Rothschilds’ way.…”

““The main thing,” reported James from Paris, “is that Gervais, thank God, had been made Commissar in Chief for everything. Yesterday he said to me: ‘Rothschild, we must make money!’ ”…”