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Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)

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  • Existence: 1874 - 1965

Found in 160 Collections and/or Records:

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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 21 "Our Soviet Ally"., Nov 1948 - Dec 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/223
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 21 entitled "Our Soviet Ally". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, CSC, Sir Edward Marsh, ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke], [1st Lord] Ismay, and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall. Also includes a letter from Pownall.

Dates: Nov 1948 - Dec 1949
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 22 "An African Pause. Defence of Tobruk [Libya]"., Apr 1948 - Dec 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/224A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 22 entitled "An African Pause. Defence of Tobruk" (provisionally entitled either "A Costly Interlude" or "An African Interlude"). Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, CSC, [George] Gordon Allen, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke], [1st Lord] Ismay and Sir Edward Marsh.Also includes sections of Chapter 23 "My...
Dates: Apr 1948 - Dec 1949
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 30 "Operation 'Crusader': Ashore, Aloft and Afloat"., Nov 1941 - Dec 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/231A-C
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 30 "Operation 'Crusader': Ashore, Aloft and Afloat" (provisionally entitled "Crusader", "Challenge in the Mediterranean" and "The Mediterranean- the lowest ebb in our fortunes". [Crusader was the codename for the British North African operation]. Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook,...
Dates: Nov 1941 - Dec 1949
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 31 "Japan."., Apr 1941 - Dec 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/232A-C
Scope and Contents Includes typescript, manuscript and galley proofs of Chapter 31 "Japan". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, [1st Lord] Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh, Randolph Churchill, G F Hudson and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke.Some source material is also present in the file including: correspondence from Allen (2), Deakin (2), Hudson and Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord...
Dates: Apr 1941 - Dec 1949
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", Chapter 32 "Pearl Harbour!"., Dec 1941 - Oct 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/233A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript, manuscript and galley proofs of Chapter 32 entitled "Pearl Harbour!" (provisionally entitled "The sinking of the 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse'" and "After Pearl Harbour"). Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, [1st Lord] Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke.Some source material is also present in the file including:...
Dates: Dec 1941 - Oct 1949
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", miscellaneous., May 1948 - Mar 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/251A-D
Scope and Contents Includes research notes and correspondence on suggested amendments, corrections and facts for Volume 3 of "The Second World War". Correspondents include: Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall on subjects including official telegrams and operations in East Africa (15); Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] (5); [George] Gordon Allen (9); [Sir Claude Auchinleck] objecting to WSC's portrayal of events at Tobruk [Libya]; William Deakin (3); Denis Kelly (9); Nina...
Dates: May 1948 - Mar 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", various material., Jul 1939 - Sep 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/248
Scope and Contents Includes source material for Volume 3 of "The Second World War" including: correspondence from [George] Gordon Allen, William Deakin, Ian Montgomery [Private Secretary to Secretary of the Treasury], Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Alfred Bavin of the Cabinet Office, and "Pug" [1st Lord Ismay]; notes and transcripts of telegrams on the occupation of France, Operation "Menace" [the code name for the Anglo Free French mission to Dakar, Senegal] and the passage of French cruisers through...
Dates: Jul 1939 - Sep 1949
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Appendices., Oct 1947 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/297A-F
Scope and Contents Include typescript and galley proofs of the appendices to Volume 4 including: Appendix A "List of abbreviations"; Appendix B "List of codenames"; Appendix C "Prime Minister's Personal Minutes, January 1942-May 1943"; Appendix D "Singapore defences, memorandum by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall"; Appendix E "Monthly total of shipping losses for 1942, British Allied and neutral"; Appendix F "Promises about post-war conditions. The Beveridge Report" (on the report by William Beveridge);...
Dates: Oct 1947 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 3 "Penalties in Malaya [later Malaysia]"., Nov 1941 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/255A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 3 "Penalties in Malaya" [provisionally entitled "Shock at Singapore" and "Retreat in Malaya"] and of Appendix 5 (a memorandum on Singapore defences by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall). Annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Edward Marsh and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal...
Dates: Nov 1941 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 6 "The fall of Singapore."., Jan 1942 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/258
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 6 "The fall of Singapore" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, ?General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material including: 3 notes by Pownall on the defence of Singapore and on defence policy with maps; outline notes for the chapter by William Deakin and WSC, galley...
Dates: Jan 1942 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 9 "The invasion of Burma"., Feb 1949 - Aug 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/261
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 9 "The invasion of Burma" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], 1st Lord Wavell and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall. Also includes some source material including: notes from Deakin; notes...
Dates: Feb 1949 - Aug 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 10 "Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] and the Bay of Bengal."., Aug 1949 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/262
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 10 "Ceylon and the Bay of Bengal " (provisionally entitled "Japanese raid on the Bay of Bengal") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan...
Dates: Aug 1949 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 13 "Madagascar"., 1942 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/265
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 13 "Madagascar" (provisionally entitled "The Bay of Bengal. Madagascar") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material...
Dates: 1942 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 14 "American naval victories. The Coral Sea and Midway Island."., Mar 1949 - Aug 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/266
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 14 "American naval victories. The Coral Sea and Midway Island." (provisionally entitled "The Pacific Theatre") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes source material...
Dates: Mar 1949 - Aug 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 21 "Rommel Attacks."., Aug 1950 - Oct 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/273
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 21 "Rommel attacks" [on Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's offensive in Libya and Egypt] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes a note from Pownall.

Dates: Aug 1950 - Oct 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 23 "The vote of Censure."., Sep 1950 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/275
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 23 "The vote of censure" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.

Dates: Sep 1950 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 26 "My Journey to Cairo [Egypt]. Changes in Command."., Aug 1942 - Oct 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/278A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 26 "My Journey to Cairo. Changes in Command" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material including: copies of telegrams from WSC on subjects...
Dates: Aug 1942 - Oct 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 33 "The Battle of [El] Alamein [Egypt]."., Jan 1942 - Dec 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/284
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 33 "The battle of Alamein" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present in the file including: 4 notes from Pownall on the battle of El Alamein with hand drawn maps of the battle and of Singapore and the Malay peninsula and outline notes...
Dates: Jan 1942 - Dec 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 34 "The Torch is lit."., Dec 1949 - Dec 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/285A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 34 "The Torch is lit" ['Torch' was the codename of the Allied invasion of North West Africa] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], 1st Lord Ismay and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material...
Dates: Dec 1949 - Dec 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The hinge of fate", Chapter 39 "Adana and Tripoli"., Feb 1949 - Jun 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/289
Scope and Contents Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 39 "Adana and Tripoli" [on the Adana meeting between WSC and Sukru Saracoglu, the Turkish Prime Minister in Turkey and on the occupation of Tripoli, Libya] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Lieutenant-General Sir...
Dates: Feb 1949 - Jun 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4, "The Hinge of Fate": Chapter 42 "Victory at Tunis."., Jan 1943 - Dec 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/292
Scope and Contents Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 42 "Victory at Tunis [Tunisia]" (provisionally entitled "Alexander's victory at Tunis" on the successes of General Harold Alexander, then Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre) annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the...
Dates: Jan 1943 - Dec 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 43 "My Third Visit to Washington [United States]."., Aug 1948 - Nov 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/293
Scope and Contents Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 43 "My third visit to Washington" (provisionally entitled "My Third Visit to the White House") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present in the file...
Dates: Aug 1948 - Nov 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 45 "Italy the Goal"., May 1943 - Dec 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/295
Scope and Contents Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 45 "Italy the goal" (provisionally entitled "Decisions in North Africa") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present in the file including: notes from...
Dates: May 1943 - Dec 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter entitled "Second Russian Winter"., Feb 1949 - Sep 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/296
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Typescript and galley proofs of a chapter entitled "Second Russian Winter" (not used) annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, and "N S" ["Jo" Sturdee, later Lady Onslow].

Dates: Feb 1949 - Sep 1950
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Miscellanea., Jun 1942 - Jan 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/300A-D
Scope and Contents Includes notes and correspondence from individuals including: Charles Wood (5); Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall on various subjects including the Japanese assault on the Philippines and on tanks (20); Renee Harmer of Time Life International (3); Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook], Secretary to the Cabinet on the publication of official documents and suggesting amendments to the text (7); William Deakin (23); 1st Lord Ismay with notes on the text (8); George Mallaby, Under...
Dates: Jun 1942 - Jan 1952
Conditions Governing Access: Open