"I have never been convicted either of fraud or of bouncing cheques or of corruption of a minor... I have no criminal record ...and no one can say otherwise."

Extract from Pierre Plantard’s letter dated 6 December 1983 to Jean-Luc Chaumeil, found in Philippe de Chèrisey’s document, Rennes-le-Château (L'Affaire Jean-Luc Chaumeil), deposited in the Bibliothèque Nationale in 1984 (MFILM EL 4- Z PIECE- 245).