This is a photograph of Churchill's reception on the USS Randolph
On Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 6:46:08 AM PDT, Director, Churchill
Archives Centre <[email protected]> wrote:
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Mendel and Mr Santos, My excellent colleague Heidi Egginton has found the
following in the papers here at the Churchill Archives Centre. Do contact her
if you wish to purchase a copy:Dear Allen, Yes! There is a great typescript
(dictated but signed) letter from WSC to CSC from La Pausa dated 22 October
1958 (CSCT 2/46/9-11), in which he mentions the ‘possibility of going to lunch
next Sunday’ on the USS Randolph. It does appear to have beenthe first time
Churchill travelled in a helicopter. “We are examining the possibility of
going to lunch next Sunday upon the Randolph, an American aircraft carrier.
They have the idea that they can pick us up in one of their special helicopters
and drop us on the ship itself. We have invitedthe Captain and his wife to
lunch on Friday to look into the possibilities. I have never been in a
helicopter, and would like to make a voyage which would certainly save a great
deal of toil.” I also checked the Emery Reves book, but unfortunately there is
a gap in their correspondence between August and 20 November 1958. I also had a
very quick look through the France Visits correspondence files in CHUR 1, but
couldn’t see anything immediatelyobvious relating to the aircraft carrier lunch
plans. Presumably there will also be correspondence in those files generally
about Churchill’s October 1958 trip to Nice and La Pausa. Best wishes,Heidi
Heidi EggintonArchives AssistantChurchill Archives CentreChurchill
CollegeCambridge CB3 0DS01223 [email protected] Director
Churchill Archives Centre
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