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Public and Political: General: Gifts P-S., 01 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/525

Scope and Contents

Correspondents (on gifts to WSC) include P Pipinelis, Greek Legation to Poland, on gift of book; Lt-General M Kukiel, Polish Minister of Nationa Defence, on gift of book on Polish Armed Forces; W L Rubin, General Cigar Company, New York, on gift of cigars and humidor; King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, on gift of sword; Sir Leslie Scott (2), on gift of book "Letters to Malaya" by Martyn Skinner; Captain C Serreulles, on gift of book on England "Angleterre", clandestinely published in Paris, France; Lt-General Edward Smart, Australian Army Staff, London, on gift of book "Khaki and Green"; Captain A Douglas Wales Smith, on gift of photograph of portrait of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound (attached); Eugene Smith, Cincinnati Post, on gift of photograph of Lord Halifax; The Stanley Steel Company, Hamilton, Canada, on gift of new Canadian coins made from cold rolled steel (attached) File also includes notes and replies by WSC's Personal and Private Office staff including John Peck, Grace Hamblin, E M Watson, John Colville, Leslie Rowan, Commander Charles Thompson, Kathleen Hill, and George Harvie-Watt.

Dates

  • Creation: 01 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 bound file, 136 items)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Existence and Location of Copies

Folio 71: Copyright holder (King Ibn Saud) has withheld permission for online publication. Available at Churchill Archives Centre.

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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