Janus: The Papers of Reginald McKenna

Churchill/MCKN 3 contains:
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21	Correspondence with Winston Churchill
22	Miscellaneous correspondence
23	Memorandum on strength of German fleet
24	Index to Admiral Lord Charles Beresford's opinions
25	Lecture by Admiral Bacon
26	Newspaper cuttings and other printed items
27	Inquiry on Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
28	Letters to McKenna on his appointment to and his departure from the Admiralty
29	Secret reports by Commander Sir [Arthur] Trevor Dawson on German shipbuilding
30	Secret reports by Commander Sir [Arthur] Trevor Dawson on German shipbuilding
31	Papers relating to German ship building in the run up to the First World War
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The Papers of Reginald McKenna

Title	Correspondence with 1st Lord Knollys
Reference	MCKN 3/16
Covering Dates	Nov 1909-Jan 1910
Extent and Medium	1 file

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Correspondence with Knollys, Private Secretary to King Edward VII, on subjects including: the King's approval of McKenna's note in the Times on the resignation of Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [1st Sea Lord] but querying why he hadn't given a date; the resignation of Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton [later Sir Hedworth Meux]; protests on a speech by the King in which he regretted an action of the House of Lords; the improving prospects of the Government reaching a majority; naval appointments, particularly Vice-Admiral Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe for the Portsmouth command, whether Rear-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe should move to the Atlantic Fleet or remain Controller of the Navy and the wish of Prince Louis of Battenberg [later 1st Lord Milford Haven] to remain in the Atlantic Fleet, rather than going to the Mediterranean.

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