Correspondence with Admiral Lord Charles W.D. Beresford, 1909.

(1) Letter from Admiral Lord Charles W.D. Beresford at 1 Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch, London, dated 4 June 1909. Enclosed is a typescript copy of Beresford’s letter to Herbert H. Asquith, Prime Minister, dated 2 April 1909, with details of the points to be examined in the Cabinet Committee of Naval Inquiry (with envelope).
(2) Typescript letter from Beresford, dated 10 July 1909, asking Noel to confirm general agreement with his views on battleship building and other policies to be stated in a forthcoming speech at the London Chamber of Commerce (with envelope). Also a draft for Noel's reply sent on 13 July 1909 and a newspaper cutting from the 1 July 1909 issue of ‘The Standard’ reporting on an earlier speech made by Beresford.

Record details

Item reference: NOE/53/23
Catalogue section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Extent: 9 sheets; 2 envelopes; 1 newspaper cutting
Date made: 1909
Creator: Beresford, Charles William de la Poer
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London