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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 01 Sep 1939 - 28 Dec 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/362

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Major-General Sir Alfred Knox, comparing the invasion of Poland with the beginning of the First World War; Count Dino Grandi on Randolph Churchill's engagement; Rubeigh Minney, Editor of [the War Weekly], asking WSC to contribute a message (3); Nina, Duchess of Hamilton, on WSC's broadcast [? 1 October "The First Month of War"], the possible dangers of Communism after Nazism and the need for increased British propaganda; Ivan Soubbotitch [Soubotic], Yugoslav Minister in London, on Randolph Churchill's engagement; Cecil Thomas, Editor of the Daily Mirror, on an article [about Neville Chamberlain [Prime Minister] and WSC]; Cecil King, Director of the Daily Mirror; Leonard Crocombe, Editor of Tit-Bits; Sir Kingsley Wood on the contribution of the National Publicity Bureau to Conservative Party funds; Cecil Syers [Private Secretary to the Prime Minister]; Sir Douglas Hacking, Chairman of the Conservative Party, on the contribution of the National Publicity Bureau; Sir Stafford Cripps; Sir Donald Somervell; Sir Roger Keyes; "DD" [1st Lord Davies] on a speech by WSC.Other subjects include: the continuation of the Whitehall Letter, information sheet of the Anglo-Foreign Information Bureau, during the war, and censorship of the press; naturalization enquiries; invitations for WSC and requests for interviews.Also includes: letter from Sir Samuel Hoare [Lord Privy Seal, later 1st Lord Templewood] to Neville Chamberlain on Conservative Party organization during the war; copy of a message from Sir Kingsley Wood [Secretary of State for Air] for the War Weekly; issue of the Whitehall Letter on subjects including German weapons, Ireland's neutrality, the White Paper on India, wartime contraband control, German preparations against Romania, and the situation in the Balkans; copy of a letter from Chamberlain on the contribution of the National Publicity Bureau; card with photograph from the Royal Welch Infantry Brigade; notes and copies of correspondence by WSC and John Higham and Bernard Sendall [Admiralty Private Secretaries] and Mary Shearburn [later Mary Thompson], Kathleen Hill and Violet Pearman [Secretaries to WSC] to individuals listed above and also to others including Sir Edward Marsh.

Dates

  • Creation: 01 Sep 1939 - 28 Dec 1939

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 bound file (70 folios))

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Existence and Location of Copies

Folios 28-29: Copyright holder (Trinity Mirror for Cecil Thomas and Hugh Cudlipp) has withheld permission for online publication. Available at Churchill Archives Centre.

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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