"A total and unmitigated defeat", 05 Oct 1938
Scope and Contents
Notes for WSC's speech on the Munich [Germany] agreement, the acceptance of the German military occupation of the Sudetenland [Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic and Slovakia], the "abandonment & ruin" of [Czechoslovakia], Germany's strength in Eastern and Central Europe, its impact on Britain and France, and WSC's efforts to secure defences.Typescript speaking notes laid out in "psalm" form to aid delivery with handwritten annotations and amendments by WSC in red and black ink. Two press cuttings (from which WSC quotes) are pasted into the notes.
Dates
- Creation: 05 Oct 1938
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: WSC
Extent
26 folio(s)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
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Repository Details
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