Jean Berat

In the novel Murder in Mesopotamia, Jean Berat is the French consul in Baghdad. He dines with Dr Reilly and Captain Maitland, and tells them that Poirot has been working on a case involving the military in Syria, and will be passing through Hassanieh on his way to visit Baghdad, and afterwards returning through Syria to London. This gives Dr Reilly and Captain Maitland the idea of suggesting that Dr Leidner ask Poirot to investigate the murder of Louise Leidner.