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112 Eaton Square, S.W.1.—His view of the circumstances under which Churchill became Prime Minister has been corroborated by Brendan Bracken.
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112 Eaton Square, S.W.1.
12th October, 1948.
My dear Pethick,
I shall be interested to see your letter in The Spectator. Curiously enough I had information directly contrary to your conclusion only three days ago. Brendan Bracken told a friend of mine that on the evening of May 9th 1940 Attlee told him that he would be willing to serve under Halifax but not under Winston. Bracken vigorously argued about this and ended by shaking Attlee considerably. In any case the decision, if it had been subjected to a Parliamentary vote, would certainly have gone to Halifax as the overwhelming majority of the Conservatives would have preferred him, as a safer man. Don’t forget that up to the last Winston was widely distrusted on all sides.
Yours sincerely,
L S Amery
The Rt. Hon. Lord Pethick-Lawrence of Peaslake.
I fear the above is confidential so I cannot use it to reply to your letter!
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- Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett (1873-1955), politician and journalist (Subject)
- Bracken, Brendan Rendall (1901-1958), 1st Viscount Bracken, politician and publisher (Subject)
- Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley (1881-1959), 1st Earl of Halifax, politician and diplomat (Subject)
- Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965), knight, Prime Minister (Subject)
- Attlee, Clement Richard (1883-1967), 1st Earl Attlee, Prime Minister (Subject)
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This description was created by A. C. Green in 2020.