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(Untitled), 01 Aug 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/9B/177

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Telegram from 11th Lord Lothian [British Ambassador to the United States, earlier Philip Kerr] to Foreign Office on unfavourable United States newspaper reports that the ship of the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII and Edward, Prince of Wales] will be accompanied by a convoy in breach of United States neutrality; Lothian will maintain that "I have no precise knowledge about His Royal Highness's plans or arrangements". [Copy].

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  • Creation: 01 Aug 1940

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English

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