Letters and memorandums from 1930s, when Chatfield was First Sea Lord, mainly regarding the possibility of war with Italy and "the Mediterranean situation".
Letters and memorandums from 1930s, when Chatfield was First Sea Lord, mainly regarding the possibility of war with Italy and "the Mediterranean situation". Accompanied by a letter from Arthur Marder(1910-1980) of 17 Jul 1968 to Lillian, Lady Chatfield (1891?-1977), regarding the letters. Correspondence includes: letter from Chatfield to Sir Robert Vansittert (1881-1957), Permanent under-secretary in the Foreign Office, 21 January 1938; 2 letters from Chatfield to Sir William Wordsworth Fisher (1875-1937), Commander-in Chief Mediterranean Fleet dated 25 Aug 1935 and 19 Dec 1935; 2 memorandums to CNS on Admiralty headed paper, dated 17 Feb 1938 and 12 Mar 1936. Former has an added [later?] manuscript note "Admiral James to CNS". Latter is regarding article in the Times about Jutland. [7 items]
Record Details
| Item reference: | CHT/11/2; MSS/78/189 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1938-01-01 - 1968-12-31; 1938-1968 |
| Creator: | Chatfield, Alfred Ernle Montacute |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
-
-
- Letter of resignation sent to Lord Ernie Chatfield by Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord, following the Invergordon Mutiny, dated 21 August 1932. (Manuscript) (CHT/11/1)
- Letters and memorandums from 1930s, when Chatfield was First Sea Lord, mainly regarding the possibility of war with Italy and "the Mediterranean situation". (Manuscript) (CHT/11/2)
- Letter received by Chatfield from E.E. Bridges (?), Offices of the war Cabinet, 28 Nov 1941, regarding publication of Chatfield's autobiography. (Manuscript) (CHT/11/4)
- Miscellaneous correspondence and papers ca. 1930s, 1940s. (Manuscript) (CHT/11/5)
- Letters received by Chatfield from William Hadley (1866-1969), editor of the Sunday Times. (Manuscript) (CHT/11/6)
-
Hierarchy
Your Request
If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:
Email: library@rmg.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516 (during Library opening hours)
Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.