(Untitled), 26 May 1942 - 31 May 1942
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] and WSC on the difficulty of the Duke of Windsor [Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas, earlier King Edward VIII and Edward, Prince of Wales] becoming Governor of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe]; includes note from "C R A" [Clement Attlee, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs], suggesting Geoffrey Shakespeare [Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Dominions Office] for the [?] Governorship of West Africa, Sir John Wakehurst [Governor of New South Wales, Australia] for Southern Rhodesia and Charles Ammon for New South Wales; also includes covering note from John Martin to Colin Thornley [Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies]. [See also CHAR 20/63/49-61].
Dates
- Creation: 26 May 1942 - 31 May 1942
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Former / Other Reference
Original references: T 781/2, T 757/2
Repository Details
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