Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
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Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 1265 Collections and/or Records:
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Literary: accounts paid., 23 Jan 1937 - 24 Feb 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/562
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Includes invoices and correspondence from: the District Messenger and Theatre Ticket Company Limited (17); the London Library (4); the Edenbridge Motor Company (14); Thornton Butterworth Limited (7); St Peter's Secretarial College (7); Hotel Ritz, Paris [France] (5); Cap Martin Hotel [France] (6); Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen and Ridley Pakenham-Walsh [WSC's literary assistants]; Imperial Airways Limited (7); Post Office Telephones (7).Also includes: a monthly statement of expenses for...
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23 Jan 1937 - 24 Feb 1938
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant" (and "Great Contemporaries"): letters of congratulations and thanks for complimentary copies., 06 Jan 1938 - 01 Jan 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/599
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Correspondents include (many commenting on contemporary foreign affairs and praising the foresight of WSC's speeches): Representatives of George G Harrap and Company on sending out the copies (2); Clement Attlee; Sybil, Lady Cholmondeley; "Robin" [Lord Castlereagh, later 8th Lord Londonderry]; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood; Sir Arthur Cory-Wright; Sir Emsley Carr [Chairman and Editor of the News of the World]; 1st Lord Craigavon [earlier James Craig]; [David] Percy Davies [Deputy Editor and...
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06 Jan 1938 - 01 Jan 1939
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant": correspondence., 03 Apr 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/598
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company, including George Harrap, on details of publishing in the United Kingdom and abroad, and correction costs (20); Randolph Churchill on collating speeches for the book.Also includes: copy and draft letters from WSC to Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence] stating his intention of publishing statements made when he accompanied the deputation to Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister] and Sir Thomas...
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03 Apr 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant": correspondence., 23 Jan 1939 - 29 May 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/627
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Correspondents include: Morgan Price on WSC signing a copy of the book; representatives of George G Harrap and Company including Walter Harrap on unsold and stock copies of "Arms and the Covenant", producing a cheaper version, and its adoption by the Right Book Club (5).
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23 Jan 1939 - 29 May 1939
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From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Literary: Articles., Feb 1935 - Nov 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/518A-B
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Proofs, press cuttings and publications of the following articles by WSC: "This Man's Gamble May Change Your Whole Life" on Franklin Roosevelt and his unemployment policy, and the difference between trade unions in Britain and the United States; "If Roosevelt Fails" on Franklin Roosevelt's economic policy and the risks of tearing down capitalism; "Lawrence of Arabia", an obituary for T E Lawrence; "Earl Jellicoe", an obituary for 1st Lord Jellicoe; "The Truth About Hitler" on the...
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Feb 1935 - Nov 1935
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Literary: articles., Jan 1936 - Sep 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/540
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "I Was Astonished by Morocco" following WSC's visit to Morocco; "Why Not a Channel Tunnel" on the trade and military advantages of a tunnel; "St Helena" on Napoleon at St Helena and a new play on the subject; "International Affairs" on the need to defend democracy; "Radio, Newsreel, or the Press" on the superiority of the press in supplying news and the need for a free press.Also includes: a letter from Adam Marshall...
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Jan 1936 - Sep 1936
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Literary: articles., Jan 1937 - Dec 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/563
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Is the Navy Obsolete?" on international reaction to the naval rebuilding programme; "The Ebbing Tide of Socialism" on the limited effects of Socialism in Britain; "Can Partition Bring Peace to Palestine?"; "Why I am Against Partition"; "Ten Million People are in Peril!" on the risk to Europe, especially Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia], from Germany; "My Prophecies for 1937" on the danger of war; "India"...
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Jan 1937 - Dec 1937
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/231
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on the following subjects: a review of the speeches of Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith]; the life of Lord Ypres [earlier Sir John French and Lord French] including a summary of his career and relationship to WSC; "Will the British Empire Last?" for "Answers" on the principle of self-government, the unifying effect of the British monarchy and the administration of India and Egypt; American industry and finance; "Socialist Quackery" for the Daily Mail...
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01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/232
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on the following subjects: "Mr Macdonald's Opportunity" on the visit of Ramsay Macdonald to the United States; "The Naval Argument" on British and American naval policy; "Prohibition" in the United States; "California"; "Wall Street" on the Wall Street crash; "The Battlefields" about Virginia; "Hollywood"; "Palestine and the Zionists" on violence in Palestine and the need for reconciliation between Jews and Arabs; "Why We Lost" on the defeat of the...
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01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/279A-B
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Correspondence, research notes and proofs of articles by WSC: "The United States of Europe" on European affairs and trade, the treaty of Versailles [France], the League of Nations, decisions made by [Aristide] Briand and the positions of the United States and Canada; "The Truth about the Dardanelles" including WSC's relationship with Lord Fisher at the Admiralty; "A Great Big Idea" on European affairs; "Why Pay More Taxes" including a statement by WSC on the Budget; "Mr Churchill advises...
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1930
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/280
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Proofs and newspaper cuttings of various articles by WSC for the Sunday Chronicle: "With The Grenadiers" on WSC's time on the Western Front with the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, meetings with [1st Lord Ypres, earlier] Sir John French and conditions in the trenches; an article about George Bernard Shaw in which WSC describes his relationship with Shaw and Shaw's career; "A Man's Hobbies" on WSC's pastimes including painting and "Men Who Change Their Minds" on politicians who alter their...
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1930
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/281
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Proofs, newspaper cuttings and research notes for various articles by WSC for the Daily Telegraph: "Fleets of Britain and America" on the naval building programmes of Great Britain and the United States; "Mr Churchill on the abuse of the dole" on WSC's opinions of the dole, the live register of unemployment and national insurance; a series of articles on "The Crucial Crises of the [First World] War" on the Battle of the Marne [France], Admiral [John] De Robeck and the minefields at the...
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1930
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/282A-B
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Proofs for various articles by WSC for the Strand Magazine: "[Georges] Clemenceau: the man and the tiger" including his relationship with [Field Marshal Ferdinand] Foch, French politics and World War I; "If I lived my life over again" on various decisions taken by WSC, gambling, his experiences during the Boer War and at the Admiralty and his attitude towards the Conservative Party; "People who have influenced or impressed me" on Lord Randolph Churchill, William Bourke Cockran, Sir Francis...
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1930
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/283
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Proofs and offprints of articles by WSC about World War I for Collier's Magazine and the Daily Telegraph including: "Panic in the East" on attacks on Germany by Russian forces; "[Field Marshal von] Ludendorff at Tannenberg" on the Battle of Tannenberg [Stebark, Poland]; "The man who saved Paris [France]" about General [Joseph] Gallieni; "The mystery of the Marne" on the Battle of the Marne [France]; "The mission of Colonel Hentsch" and "Ludendorff's last card".
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1930
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Literary: Articles., 1883 - 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/298
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Proofs and offprints of various articles written by WSC in 1931: "Philosophers and friends" on Lord Randolph Churchill, William Bourke Cockran, Sir Francis Mowatt , Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood], and David Lloyd George; "If I lived my life over again" on various decisions taken by WSC, gambling, his experiences during the Boer War and at the Admiralty and his attitude towards the Conservative Party; "How will it all end?" including observations on society; "Moses: the leader of a...
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1883 - 1931
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Literary: Articles., 1932
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/316
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Proofs and offprints of articles and short pieces by WSC including: a foreword to a book about Marthe Cnockaert-Roulers and the work of the secret service; "Prohibition"; "Britain must hear the truth" and "Tell England the truth" on the increasing military strengths of Germany and Japan, the likelihood of war in Europe and the importance of increasing the defences of the United Kingdom; an introduction to a reprinted edition of WSC's "The River War" on his experiences in the Sudan; and a...
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1932
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Literary: Articles., 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/338
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Proofs and cutting of various articles and short pieces by WSC: an introduction to a biography of 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] by 2nd Lord Birkenhead [earlier Frederick Smith]; "Great fighters in lost causes" on the careers of various historical figures; "Shakespeare's plays as short stories: Julius Caesar"; "Life - the greatest secret of all and how to tackle all its trials and problems"; "England. My England" in which WSC dwells on his pride in his country; "If I lived my life...
Dates:
1933
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Literary: Articles 1., Jan 1934 - Aug 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/498A-B
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "What Neville Ought to Do" on the April 1934 Budget; "Where are we heading?" on progress since 1915; "The Last Night of the Old World" on the beginning of the First World War; "Will the World swing back to Monarchies?" in support of monarchy; "Are Parliaments Obsolete?" in support of democracy and constitutional government; "My Fight for Lancashire" and "Our Last Chance" on the new Indian Parliament and the Lancashire...
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Jan 1934 - Aug 1934
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Literary: Articles 2., Feb 1934 - Aug 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/499
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "The Last Night of the Old World" on the beginning of the First World War; "The Dominance of Nationalism" on the power of nationalism; "Cavalcade 1909-1934" on changes since 1909; "Broadcasting as an Influence in Politics" on the use of radio in elections; an obituary for Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough; the foreword to the reprint of John Paget's "Examen"; the foreword to Paul Maze's "A Frenchman in Khaki".Also includes:...
Dates:
Feb 1934 - Aug 1934
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Literary: Articles: Amalgamated Press., Jan 1934 - Aug 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/501
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Proofs, press cuttings and correspondence on the following articles by WSC: "Do Bye-Elections Count?" discounting the East Fulham bye-election, stating the differences between bye-elections and general elections and discussing the divisions in the Conservative Party; "Defence not Defiance" on the current strength of the country; "How we made the Irish treaty" in defence of the Irish Settlement [1922] and WSC's meetings with Michael Collins; "Will the League survive?" on the crisis facing the...
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Jan 1934 - Aug 1934
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Daily Mail., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/300
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Includes proofs and cuttings of various articles: "Run down by a motor" on WSC's accident in New York [United States]; "The dole" on unemployment and Labour Party policy; "Nothing but humbug" on political affairs and the likelihood of a General Election; "India insistent" a review of a book by Sir Harcourt Butler on British policy and problems in India; "The two issues now before the nation" on the position of the British empire, fiscal policy and a meeting between Ramsay MacDonald and David...
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1931
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Daily Mail., 1932
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/317
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Proofs and newspaper cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "I was conscious through it all" and "My New York [United States] misadventure" on WSC's accident in which he was hit by a motor car; "The Academy reveals Britain's brave gaiety" on the Royal Academy exhibition (including a draft of the article by Edward Marsh); "My happy days in the Bahamas "; "Words on the Irish Treaty" on the announcement by [Eamon] De Valera of the abolition of the Oath of Allegiance; "Lord Oxford [and...
Dates:
1932
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Hearst Newspapers., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/303
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Includes proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on: the United States of Europe (including European affairs, trade, the Treaty of Versailles [France] and the positions of the United States and Canada); British industry; the Austro-German customs union; the fall of King Alfonso XIII and the monarchy in Spain; the League of Nations; "America Beware!" on economic affairs in the United States; the economic collapse of Europe; the likelihood of war in Europe and the forthcoming General Election. ...
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1931
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Strand Magazine., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/301
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Includes research notes, proofs and cuttings relating to various articles: notes by Professor F A Lindemann [later 1st Lord Cherwell] predicting scientific and technical advances over the following 50 years; "Humours of electioneering" on WSC's experience of local elections and the suffragettes; an article on King Alfonso XIII of Spain (including newspaper cuttings on the King's death); an article about Lord Balfour (including an obituary of Balfour); "Cartoons and Cartoonists" on WSC's...
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1931
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Literary: Articles by WSC for the Sunday Pictorial., 1931
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/302
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Includes proofs and cuttings of an article by WSC on the Budget prepared by Philip Snowden as Chancellor of the Exchequer and of a series of character sketches by WSC on Ramsay MacDonald, 1st Lord Brentford [earlier William Joynson-Hicks] entitled "The truth about 'Jix'", George Bernard Shaw and Nancy, Lady Astor (criticising their visit to the Soviet Union), H G Wells, J H Thomas (on his work with the railway workers trade unions), Arthur Henderson [later Lord Rowley] (entitled "Uncle...
Dates:
1931
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