(Untitled), 21 May 1945

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/196/70

Scope and Contents

Letter from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Captain Oswald Birley informing him that the 5th Lord Clanwilliam has written to WSC about the possibility of him sitting for a portrait for the Carlton Club: states that Birley's portrait is the only priority and explains that he (Colville) has "rashly suggested" to Lord Clanwilliam that Birley might be prepared to do a replica for the Carlton Club [carbon] Annotated by Colville: "and you cannot say no!".

Dates

Creation: 21 May 1945

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