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Letter from [Lord] Rothermere [earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] (Ritz Hotel, London) to WSC, 13 Jan 1916

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/1/2/6/1

Scope and Contents

On subjects including Rothermere's belief that WSC was politically "unscathed" from the Dardanelles campaign and comments in newspapers; proposed articles by WSC [for newspapers]; the belief of Rothermere's brother, Alfred [Lord Northcliffe], that the position of the Government was improved by the Conscription Bill and that the next crisis would be caused by finance or air raids; and that Rothermere was keeping an eye on the press for WSC.

Dates

  • Creation: 13 Jan 1916

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s)

External Documents

Former/Other Reference

WCHL 14/2/57

Custodial History

This item is not stamped with a “Chartwell Trust” or “W.S.C.” stamp, so was not part of the Chartwell or Churchill papers which were stamped by the Public Record Office in 1961-1964.

Bibliography

This letter is published in 'The Churchill Documents' volume 7 'The Escaped Scapegoat, May 1915-December 1916' by Martin Gilbert, p.1370.

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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