(Untitled), 13 Apr 1945

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/199/96

Scope and Contents

Letter from King George VI (Buckingham Palace, [London]) to WSC expressing his sadness and shock at the sudden death of President Roosevelt and sending sympathy to WSC, "...to you who have known him for so long & so intimately during this war, the sudden loss to yourself personally of a colleague & helpmate in the framing of far reaching decisions both for the prosecution of the war & for the future peace of the world must be overwhelming".

Dates

Creation: 13 Apr 1945

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