Letters to Pamela McKenna, 1914-01 - 1914-12
Scope and Contents
Letters from Fisher on subjects including: John Seely [Secretary of State for War, later 1st Lord Mottistone] "blacking the King's boots" by adding King George V's view to what the Cabinet had already agreed; wishing that David Lloyd George [Chancellor of the Exchequer] would remove duty from tea, sugar and tobacco; numbers of Germans living in Britain; the unaltered war arrangements at the Admiralty since McKenna left; the popularity of the Government; Sir George Armstrong's appointment as Chief Naval Censor; German submarine torpedoes being much more powerful than British torpedoes; the military control of the German Fleet; Fisher's return to the Admiralty as 1st Sea Lord; altering navigation lights and buoys to control neutral trade and confuse German pilots; the likely chances of a raid on the north-east coast; Fisher's satisfaction at having sent HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible in time to join Vice-Admiral Sir (Frederick) Doveton Sturdee's squadron in the Falklands.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-01 - 1914-12
Creator
- From the Series: Fisher, John Arbuthnot, 1841 - 1920 (1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, Admiral of the Fleet) (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 12:27:53.083000+00:00
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Repository Details
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