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(Untitled), 24 Feb 1941 - 06 Mar 1941

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/30/52-58

Scope and Contents

Letter from [Alfred] Duff Cooper [Minister of Information, later 1st Lord Norwich] to WSC asking to ban propaganda broadcasts by Sir Robert Vansittart [Chief Diplomatic Adviser to Foreign Secretary] to the French people; annotated by WSC agreeing; with letter from Vansittart justifying his broadcasts as they were commissioned by Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] to appeal to French hatred of Germany; WSC concedes; also includes note by Martin Russell [Private Secretary to the Minister of Information].

Dates

  • Creation: 24 Feb 1941 - 06 Mar 1941

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Open

Language of Materials

English

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