Miscellaneous correspondence Related Material, 1908-04 - 1908-12
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Alfred Deakin [Prime Minister of Australia] on Britain's naval agreement with Australia and Australian naval policy (2); Vice-Admiral Georg von Muller [Chief of the German Naval Cabinet]; Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet (3); Canon Edward Lyttelton, advising on pamphlets against immorality in the Navy; James Garvin [Editor of the Observer] on a proposed article; Sir Charles Dilke on McKenna's appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty; James Thursfield on an allegation by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford that he had written a naval article for the Times, inspired by Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fisher [1st Sea Lord]; Margot Asquith [later Lady Oxford and Asquith]; 8th Lord Granard (2); Gertrude Tuckwell; Rear-Admiral Douglas Gamble on his terms for acting as Naval Adviser to the Turkish Government; Arthur Pollen on his gunnery system and relations with the Admiralty.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-04 - 1908-12
Creator
- From the Fonds: McKenna, Reginald, 1863 - 1943 (politician) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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
2005-09-28 11:52:32.670000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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