Key Information
Reference code
ISMAY 1/6/13
Title
Text of speech by Ismay, Stratford upon Avon, Apr 1951, on the events of World War Two
Date(s)
- 1951 Apr 23 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Speech by Ismay at Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire (with no connection with the Festival of Britain) including an account of Cabinet meeting during which the British retreat at Dunkirk, France, 1941 and the decision to continue the fight against Germany in World War Two was discussed (2 copies). Typescript, 3pp