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"My Political Life", volume IV: Leo Amery's wartime correspondence, 1941 - 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 8/5/48

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, on the Basic English Cabinet committee (includes notes on the committee and notes of evidence), and enclosing a letter from the Chief of Air Staff [Sir Charles Portal] on Amery's accusation that Britain was weak in transport aircraft; Sir Stephen Tallents, enclosing his article on English as a common language; General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of Imperial General Staff [later 1st Lord Alanbrooke] on Amery's view of Britain's weakness in transport aircraft (3); Clement Attlee on talks about air transport (2); Sir Charles Portal, Chief of Air Staff, on airborne forces; Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Chief of Imperial General Staff, on Amery's request for more airborne divisions for India.

Also includes: note by Amery on progress in his talks about Army air requirements; memorandum by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pownall, Vice-Chief of Imperial General Staff, on Amery's request for airborne divisions for India.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941 - 1943

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Box 809

Finding aid date

2015-02-17 16:52:53.990000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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