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Literary: 'The Second World War': Volume 3 'The Grand Alliance': Chapter 6 'Decision to Aid Greece': Correspondence with Pug [1st Lord Ismay, earlier General Sir Hastings Ismay], 22-23 Apr 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/2/3/35

Scope and Contents

Comprising a letter from Ismay to WSC sending the first installment of his notes on the intervention in Greece [in 1941] (notes not present), with a copy of WSC's reply discussing the decision to intervene in Greece and the decision not to use the port of Benghazi as a main base which WSC had not agreed with.

Dates

  • Creation: 22-23 Apr 1948

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 folder(s) (2 items)

4 folio(s)

External Documents

Custodial History

These items are stamped with a “W.S.C.” stamp, so were part of the Churchill papers which were stamped by the Public Record Office in 1961-1964.

On cataloguing these items were attached to a piece of paper annotated “4/208" [CHUR 4/208].

Related Materials

Related to the Churchill Papers [from CHUR 4/208]. The notes referred to are likely CHUR 4/208/110-112.

Bibliography

An extract of the letter from WSC to Ismay (23 Apr) is published in 'Winston S. Churchill' volume VIII 'Never Despair' by Martin Gilbert, p.415 and both letters are published in full in 'The Churchill Documents' volume 22 'Leader of the Opposition August 1945 to October 1951' by Martin Gilbert and Larry P Arnn, pp.1025-1027.

Repository Details

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