Various correspondence, 1945
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, Commander, 21st Army Group, on Churchill's visit to his HQ during the Battle of the Rhine, April 1945; Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen [British Ambassador to Belgium] on planning for Churchill's visit to Brussels, October 1945; Commander Stephen King-Hall, Chairman of the Hansard Society, telling Clementine about the work of the Society and also enclosing his memorandum "How to Save Democracy" on future British relations with the Soviet Union; Hana Benešová, thanking Clementine for her hospitality to herself and her husband [Eduard Benes, President of the Czechoslovak Republic]; Edwina, Lady Mountbatten with reports of her Red Cross and St John's Ambulance Brigade work in prisoner of war and civilian internee camps in South East Asia Command.
Also includes a note on a clock presented to Churchill by members of the Other Club.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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
Finding aid date
2004-04-07 12:01:58.907000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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Churchill College
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