Political correspondence, 1953-08 - 1957-08
Scope and Contents
Includes: letters from 5th Lord Salisbury [Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords, earlier Lord Cranborne] on young blood being needed in the Cabinet and his own decision to make way for a younger man, and the shortage of senior ministers in the House of Lords (2); correspondence with [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [Minister of Housing and Local Government, then Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Stockton] on giving Sir [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] a definite date for taking over from Churchill (1954), a memorandum by Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz] on the conflict between Israel and Egypt (1957), the American view of the conflict and the future of Anthony Eden; letter from Eden on his health and future following an operation (1957).
Dates
- Creation: 1953-08 - 1957-08
Creator
- From the Fonds: Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Closed for review.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Randolph Churchill, May 2010.
Finding aid date
2012-08-03 11:28:14.377000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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