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(Untitled), 17 Jun 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93B/189

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Letter from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander in Chief India] stating that he is pleased that he has accepted "this great task" [Viceroy of India] and that he has submitted his name to King George VI for a peerage which he was confident would be granted and that he would make a public announcement on the 19th June which would also include "that affecting General Auchinleck" [Wavell's replacement] Signed.

Dates

  • Creation: 17 Jun 1943

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English

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