Key Information
Reference code
ISMAY 4/24/8
Title
Correspondence, May 1948, with and about Vice Admiral Sir Peveril William-Powlett
Date(s)
- 1948 May 11 - 25 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
5pp
Scope and content
Letter to Ismay from Adm Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, relating to correspondence with Adm Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett, Naval Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty regarding his next appointment; letter to Mountbatten from William-Powlett suggesting that an appointment in the West Indies may be detrimental to Mountbatten's career; letter from Mountbatten to William-Powlett relating to various options for his next appointment. Typescript, 5pp