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Public and Political: General: Personal Office: Correspondence E - K., 30 Jun 1939 - 21 Dec 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/365

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Maxine Elliott on subjects including the campaign for WSC's inclusion in the War Cabinet and her health (3); Daisy Fellowes on subjects including information about living conditions in Germany and British propaganda (2); Felix Frankfurter; Admiral Sir Sydney Fremantle; Major-General Bernard Freyberg, General Officer Commanding, Salisbury Plain Area [Wiltshire] on being fit for military service and taking command as [General Officer Commanding, New Zealand Forces] (3); General Alphonse Georges on WSC's visit to the Rhine Front (3); Professor Andrew Gibb; Sir Archibald Sinclair [later 1st Lord Thurso]; Sir Ralph Glyn on WSC's broadcast (18 December); Admiral Sir William Goodenough on WSC's broadcast (18 December); Colonel Sir St John Gore; Robert Graves; Sir [William] Graham Greene; Lady Lilian Grenfell [earlier Lady Lilian Spencer-Churchill] on WSC's broadcast (12 November ["Ten Weeks of War"]; General Sir Ian Hamilton; Alan Herbert [A P Herbert]; Consuelo Balsan [earlier Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough]; F van der Hoeven (5); Robert Hudson on the shortcomings of the military supply system and the need to form a War Cabinet; Sir [Francis] Stanley Jackson; "Crinks", Harcourt Johnstone, on subjects including the political situation in France (4); Sir William Jowitt; Sir Roger Keyes; Margaret, Lady Kimberley on WSC's broadcast (1 October ["The first month of war"]); Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, on WSC's broadcast (1 October).Other subjects include: congratulations on WSC becoming First Lord of the Admiralty; offers of service and requests for help in gaining military commissions.Also includes: copy of a letter from WSC to General Maurice Gamelin on his plans to visit France and the need for close ties between the British and French military supplies; German ration tickets; scrap of metal from a Messerschmitt; paper by Sir Sydney Fremantle on solutions to the Anglo-Japanese Crisis; notes and copies of correspondence by WSC and Brendan Bracken [Parliamentary Private Secretary to WSC] and Eric Seal [Personal Private Secretary to WSC].

Dates

  • Creation: 30 Jun 1939 - 21 Dec 1939

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 bound file (103 folios))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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