December 19, 1852.
The French Empire's ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Vallette, accepted the terms proposed by Jerome Bonaparte. He resigned that day and returned to Paris on the French Mediterranean Fleet to report on his duties, then traveled by train to Calais and by ship to serve as the British Envoy.
In the period after Vallette's departure and before Valerovsky's arrival, all affairs of the embassy were handled by the acting military officer.
Upon receiving the news that Vallette had returned to Paris to report on his duties, Jerome Bonaparte once again summoned Valerovsky, and also called for the Minister of the Navy Deco, the Minister of War Kuzan Montebon, and the Chief of Staff Marshal Saint Arno.
Valerovsky, Deco, Kuzan Montebon, and Marshal Saint Arno each entered a guest room in the Tuileries Palace one after the other, quietly awaiting the arrival of Jerome Bonaparte.
