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(Untitled), 11-27 Apr 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/393/98-101

Scope and Contents

Copy of a letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to the Editor of the Daily Herald [Percy Cudlipp] about a misrepresentation of WSC's speech in the House of Commons. She encloses a cutting and transcript of the extract from the Daily Herald and an extract from the Official Report of WSC's speech, explaining that WSC was not "'promising' to sink all German ships in the Skagerrak and Kattegat [between Norway and Denmark], but only to give the fullest liberty of action to our submarines employed there to sink ships 'as opportunity serves.'", and asks [Cudlipp ] to reply.Carbon typescript annotated "Copy sent to Press Section for information". Enclosures present.

Dates

  • Creation: 11-27 Apr 1940

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown

Extent

4 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Reply at CHAR 2/393/102.

Bibliography

The Churchill Documents, Vol XIV, pp 1146-7 (part)

Repository Details

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