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Sir Winston Churchill's letters to Lady Churchill, 1943-01, 1943-05, 1943-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 2/32

Scope and Contents

Subjects include: the Casablanca conference, January 1943; Churchill's good relationship with "the Don" [Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States]; the difficult relationship between General Charles de Gaulle [President of French Committee of National Liberation] and General Henri Giraud [commander of French Forces in North Africa]; a visit from Randolph Churchill; the good atmosphere between the British and American commanders; the Washington Conference, May 1943; the success of Churchill's address to Congress; Churchill's fears for the Anglo-American relationship once Roosevelt had stepped down; [Anna] Eleanor Roosevelt's lack of discretion; Churchill's high opinion of General George C Marshall [American Chief of Staff]; flying on to Algiers, May 1943, and Churchill's new York transport aircraft ['Ascalon']; expected trouble from de Gaulle, and Churchill's pleasure in seeing General Alphonse Georges and Randolph in Algiers; the Cairo Conference, November 1943; Churchill's good impression of Madame Chiang Kai-shek; an account by 2nd Lord Jellicoe of the Allied defeat at Leros; the debate on Defence Regulation 18B [the Emergency Internment of Aliens and Political Dissenters] and the problems of Herbert Morrison [Home Secretary] over the arrest of Sir Oswald Mosley [founder of the British Union of Fascists]; the state of public opinion over the war in the Mediterranean; Churchill's arrival at Teheran [Iran], November 1943.

Also includes a copy of a letter from Churchill to Madame Chiang Kai-shek on giving her a gift of a cat trinket, and a telegram from Clementine on Churchill losing his voice at Teheran.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943-01
  • Creation: 1943-05
  • Creation: 1943-11

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

WSC/C/43

Finding aid date

2004-03-31 11:31:47.623000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
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