...then Aldborough in 1754. Although widely acknowledged as a formidable Commons performer, Pitt lacked a large personal following and George II still treated him with suspicion. He was not promoted...
...will undoubtedly be maintained by our successors over the next hundred years.’ Patrick Salmon making his speech The full story of how the Foreign Office has used and promoted history,...
...of the ablest British diplomats of his generation with a great future. Mission to Russia Kitchener’s mission was aimed at bolstering the Russian war effort and ensuring better coordination between...
...well as British intelligence, betraying many agents who were later executed, including a network in East Germany, as well as informing the Soviet authorities of the existence of the Anglo-American...
...his plane to be painted red. From that point on, his fame in Germany, and notoriety amongst the French and British, only increased. The British formed, what he referred to...
...expanded into new areas of work, the biggest relating to the economic blockade of Germany. This developed in February 1916 into the Ministry of Blockade, nominally under the control of...
...nuclear test ban and initiating disarmament talks, plus increasing the pressure on the West over the status of Berlin and a divided Germany, kept the US Government headed by President...
...of the review also reveal the importance of the relationship between No. 10 and the British intelligence community. Brook’s review resulted from long-term concerns about intelligence, and were sparked by...