Key Information
Reference code
O'CONNOR 4/2/42
Title
Copy letter from Leopold Amery to the CIGS, 1 Feb 1941, proposing an advance to Tripoli
Date(s)
- 1941 Feb 1 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Copy of letter from Leopold Amery, Secretary of State for India to Gen Sir John Dill, Chief of Imperial General Staff 1940-1941, suggesting an advance on Tripoli as the key to future operations in the Mediterranean and Balkans. With tribute to Amery taken from The Blast of War (MacMillan, London, 1967) by Harold MacMillan. 4pp