Letter from [Lord Fisher, earlier Sir John Fisher] (Admiralty, Whitehall) to WSC, 3 Jan 1915

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/1/2/7/1

Scope and Contents

Relaying [Fisher's proposed plan] to defeat Turkey in the Dardanelles and elsewhere, and criticising the delayed "futile bombardment of the Dardanelles" which he believed the War Council would decide on.

Dates

Creation: 3 Jan 1915

Creator

From the File: Fisher, John Arbuthnot, 1841 - 1920 (1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, Admiral of the Fleet) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s)

Additional Description

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.

Related Materials

Related to the Chartwell Papers, similar to CHAR 2/92 [likely from CHAR 13/56, this reference is given by Martin Gilbert in 'The Churchill Documents' volume 6].

Bibliography

An abridged version of this letter is published in 'Winston S. Churchill' volume III 'The Challenge of War' by Martin Gilbert, pp. 234-236. The full letter is published in 'The Churchill Documents' volume 'At the Admiralty July 1914-April 1915' by Martin Gilbert, pp. 367-368.