| Churchill/SPRS 6 contains: |
| 1 |
Visit to United States |
| 2 |
Parliamentary papers and cuttings |
| 3 |
Fitzpatrick/Parker Case |
| 4 |
Abdication Crisis |
| 5 |
Maps of the German attack and breakthrough in Normandy [France] and Belgium |
| 6 |
Map of Asmara, Eritrea |
| 7 |
Free French schedule for "Operation Menace", the Anglo-French landings at Dakar [Senegal] |
| 8 |
Maps of Dakar defences for "Operation Menace", the Anglo-French landings in Senegal |
| 9 |
Political map of Africa |
| 10 |
Telegram from ELS to the War Office from Syria |
| 11 |
Free French memoranda on armistice terms and the future of Syria |
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The Papers of Sir Edward Spears
| Title |
Abdication Crisis |
| Reference |
SPRS 6/4 (former reference: SPRS 2/1) |
| Covering Dates |
1936–1937 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 file |
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| Content and context |
Includes copies of the Bill of Abdication, press cuttings, an issue of Cavalcade magazine on the crisis, printed Dominion debates and a memorandum by ELS on King Edward VIII [later Edward, Duke of Windsor] and Wallis Simpson [later Wallis, Duchess of Windsor]. |
| Index Terms |
| Abdication of Edward VIII |
| Monarchy |
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