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WSC's notes on the Middle East and particularly Iraq, with a copy of a letter from WSC to Harold Macmillan [Prime Minister] (15 Jul 1958) stating that had spent time thinking what to say [about Iraq in the House of Commons] and had decided not to speak, but that he would support Macmillan, Jul 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/2/2/21/11-17

Scope and Contents

Includes handwritten notes and a typed note of the beginning of a speech by WSC for the House of Commons [not given].

Dates

  • Creation: Jul 1958

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

4 item(s)

Custodial History

On cataloguing this item was attached to a piece of paper annotated "2/129" [CHUR 2/129].

Related Materials

Related to the Churchill Papers [from CHUR 2/129].

Bibliography

Published in 'Winston S. Churchill' volume VIII 'Never Despair' by Martin Gilbert, pp.1271-1272.

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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