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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence, Meigher - Montgomery., Apr 1955 - Dec 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/529

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Arthur Meigher; Robert Menzies enclosing copies of his speeches on various subjects including Commonwealth affairs, international affairs (including the Cold War and the Suez canal) on allegations made by General Sir John Kennedy about Menzies' opinion of WSC (9); Drew Middleton, Chief London Correspondent of the New York Times, on subjects including WSC's signing a book (4); Anthony Moir [WSC's solicitor]; Princess Grace of Monaco [earlier Grace Kelly]; 1st Lord Monckton; Anthony Montague Browne, Private Secretary to WSC, on subjects including Sarah Churchill [earlier Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah Oliver, later Sarah, Lady Audley] and her acting career (4); [1st] Lord Montgomery on subjects including arrangements to spend Christmas with WSC, card games, his speech (on subjects including foreign policy and military forces, copy present) his disclosure of a conversation with WSC to the press, and on their friendship (17); and Colin Coote, Editor of the Daily Telegraph, on rumours about [1st Lord] Morrison's distribution of 'subversive pamphlets' during World War I.Also includes: copies of correspondence from WSC to the individuals mentioned above; notes and copies of correspondence from Anthony Montague Browne [Private Secretary to WSC], Catherine Snelling and Doreen Pugh [Secretaries to WSC]; and a newspaper cutting relating to General Sir John Kennedy's allegations about Menzies' opinion of WSC.

Dates

  • Creation: Apr 1955 - Dec 1964

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (194 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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