translate English to French: But the appointment of heads of post in 1927 and 1928 was certainly not his responsibility. Nor were all of the lower ranks filled by Skelton's method, even then.
Mais la nomination des chefs de missions en 1927 et 1928 ne lui incombait pas, et de nombreux postes subalternes n’étaient pas pourvus selon sa méthode, même à cette époque.