(Untitled), 17 Feb 1945

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/199/4

Scope and Contents

Letter from Maharaja Sir Joodha Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana [Prime Minister of Nepal] to WSC expressing his unease at the possible effect of WSC's "diverse activities" and travelling on his health, especially in the light of the "mishap" which befell the plane carrying some British officials to the meeting with President Roosevelt and Marshal Stalin. States that WSC is the "very heart and soul of Britain", "the very essence of British war efforts" and that "we cannot afford to lose you at such a time". Comments that "advanced in age as you are it is advisable that every precaution should be taken for the preservation of your health." With postscript written upon hearing that WSC was once again in Athens [Greece] and expressing concern as "that was the place where three attempts had been made on Your Excellency's life". [Typescript copy].

Dates

Creation: 17 Feb 1945

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