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(Untitled), 13 Jul 1913

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/21/13-14

Scope and Contents

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on oil supply, urging him not to quarrel with Henri Deterding [Director, Shell Oil Company], "The greatest man I have met", suggesting that WSC make a contract with him for the use of his fleet of 64 oil tankers in case of war. Fisher also comments on a conversation with Sir Marcus Samuel [later 1st Lord Bearsted] about attacks on WSC by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. [Carbon copy; see CHAR 13/21/67 for original].

Dates

  • Creation: 13 Jul 1913

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Copyright: Lord Fisher

Extent

2 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

Published: Winston S Churchill : Companion Volume II, Part 3, p. 1948-49

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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