FUTURE BRITISH PM SUGGESTS TR TO TALK TO THE RUSSIANS
London, England (JFK+50) One hundred years ago, April 7, 1918, Minister of Munitions Winston Churchill* sent a secret message to the British War Cabinet calling for employing a representative to convince the Russians to re-enter World War I.
Mr. Churchill proposed that...
"a prominent and well-respected representative of the Allies...be...sent to Russia to negotiate...a plan to re-open the Eastern front."
Churchill even suggested former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt for the task.The future PM wanted the Allies to "offer support to the Bolsheviks...to overcome internal opposition" in order to get Russia back in the war.
As it turned out, the British War Cabinet did not accept Churchill's proposal.
*Winston Churchill (1874-1965) graduated from Royal Military College and after a short service in the military became First Lord of the Admiralty. WC served as British PM from 1940- 1955.
SOURCE
"Winston Churchill urges talks with Russia", April 7: On This Day in History, www.history.com/
London, England (JFK+50) One hundred years ago, April 7, 1918, Minister of Munitions Winston Churchill* sent a secret message to the British War Cabinet calling for employing a representative to convince the Russians to re-enter World War I.
Mr. Churchill proposed that...
"a prominent and well-respected representative of the Allies...be...sent to Russia to negotiate...a plan to re-open the Eastern front."
Churchill even suggested former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt for the task.The future PM wanted the Allies to "offer support to the Bolsheviks...to overcome internal opposition" in order to get Russia back in the war.
As it turned out, the British War Cabinet did not accept Churchill's proposal.
*Winston Churchill (1874-1965) graduated from Royal Military College and after a short service in the military became First Lord of the Admiralty. WC served as British PM from 1940- 1955.
SOURCE
"Winston Churchill urges talks with Russia", April 7: On This Day in History, www.history.com/
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