Key Information
Reference code
ISMAY 1/14/86
Title
Letter from Lord Mountbatten to Ismay, Dec 1958, about his visit to Pearl Harbor in Oct 1941
Date(s)
- 1958 Dec 31 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Letter from First Sea Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma to Ismay with message from Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma. With note by First Sea Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, on his visit to Pearl Harbour, USA Oct 1941 on his way to command HMS ILLUSTRIOUS when he gave his views on preparedness at Pearl Harbour. Manuscript and Typescript, 3pp