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The Foreign Office and the Departure of General De Gaulle, June 1945—January 1946
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2009
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1 See especially Barker, E., Churchill and Eden at war (London, 1978).Google Scholar
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22 This is a striking commentary on how far Clay would go to secure centralized agencies. Bevin had no wish to clash with Russia on this yet but was prepared to consider tri-zonal arrangements if French policy went on. F.O. 371/46989 C 8565/5317/18.
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