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The Foreign Office and the Departure of General De Gaulle, June 1945—January 1946

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

John Wilson Young
John Wilson Young
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St John's College, Cambridge
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The Historical Journal , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , March 1982 , pp. 209 - 216
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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References

1 See especially Barker, E., Churchill and Eden at war (London, 1978).Google Scholar

2 Duff Cooper to F.O., 4 June 1945; minute by Speaight, 5 June 1945, P.R.O., F.O. 37I/49075 Z 6688/14/17.

3 Harvey, John (ed.), The war diaries of Oliver Harvey (London, 1978), pp. 235–6.Google Scholar

4 Minute by Hoyer-Millar, 9 June 1945; Cadogan to Churchill, 18 June 1945, F.O. 371/49075 Z 7443/14/G17.

5 Gaulle, De, War memoirs (London, 1960), III, 192.Google Scholar

6 See, for example, the discussion on Bevin's arrival in power, F.O. 371/45581 E 6051/8/89.

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14 Minute by Harvey, 26 June 1945, F.O. 371/49068 Z 7882/13/G17.

15 Minute by Cadogan, 26 June 1945, Ibid.

16 Eden was ill for some time in June and Churchill handled foreign policy.

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21 F.O. 371/49069 Z 9595/13/17.

22 This is a striking commentary on how far Clay would go to secure centralized agencies. Bevin had no wish to clash with Russia on this yet but was prepared to consider tri-zonal arrangements if French policy went on. F.O. 371/46989 C 8565/5317/18.

23 F.O. 371/49077 Z 11226, Z 11779/14/17; 49078 Z 12111, Z 12387, Z 12870; 49079 Z 13850/14/17.

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