But if President Nicolas Sarkozy’s team in the Élysée Palace had had its way, Noyer would have immediately informed the government of Société Générale’s troubles. Had that happened, there would have been an unacceptable risk that the news would leak to speculators before Société Générale had a chance to liquidate the extraordinary large stock positions that Jérôme Kerviel had amassed, presumably without the bank’s knowledge.
Kdyby se však věci odehrály, jak by si byl představoval tým v Elysejském paláci vedený Nicolasem Sarkozym, Noyer by o potížích Société Générale okamžitě uvědomil vládu.