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Keyes correspondence, 1939-12 - 1943-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BOWR 1/2

Scope and Contents

Letters from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes to Bower on subjects including: concerns expressed by Winston Churchill [First Lord of the Admiralty] about the lack of co-operation between the different Air Forces, Churchill's view on the Admiralty's use of aircraft and a memorandum on the subject by Bower; inaccurate broadcasts; Keyes's attempts to advise Churchill on getting what the Navy required; keeping the Fleet Air Arm free of interference from the RAF.

Also includes a letter from Elsie Jackson, in Albania, on the mutual assistance treaty between Albania and Italy, and the state of Albania.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-12 - 1943-12

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2003-03-10 12:10:02+00:00

Geographic

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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