Thanks for your note. I was the Captain's driver on the USS Randolph. I had the pleasure of driving Capt. & Mrs. Strean to La Pausa for lunch with Mr. Churchill. Later, I assisted Mr. Churchill into our helicopter at the Nice Airport.
On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 3:20 AM Director, Churchill Archives Centre < director.archi...@chu.cam.ac.uk> wrote: > Dear Gary, > > > > Great to see these images. Thanks for sharing. > > > > Allen > > > > *Director* > *Churchill Archives Centre* > *Churchill College* > *Registered Charity: 1137476* > *(0)1223 336175* > > > *Churchill College takes its responsibilities to protect your data > seriously. The College’s data protection privacy statements are available > online at > https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official-documents/data-protection-statements/ > <https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official-documents/data-protection-statements/>* > > *This email (together with any files transmitted with it) is intended only > for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain > information which is confidential and/or legally privileged. If you have > received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email (or > telephone) and delete the original message.* > > > > > > > > *From:* churchillchat@googlegroups.com [mailto: > churchillchat@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Gary Santos > *Sent:* 21 November 2018 20:28 > *To:* ChurchillChat > *Subject:* [ChurchillChat] Re: USS Randolph > > > > > > On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 9:46:05 AM UTC-4, Director, Churchill > Archives Centre wrote: > > Dear Mr 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 been the 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 invited the 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 immediately obvious 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 Egginton* > > *Archives Assistant* > > *Churchill Archives Centre* > > *Churchill College* > > *Cambridge CB3 0DS* > > *01223 336087* > > *archi...@chu.cam.ac.uk* > > > > > > > > *Director* > *Churchill Archives Centre* > *Churchill College* > *Registered Charity: 1137476* > *(0)1223 336175* > > > *Churchill College takes its responsibilities to protect your data > seriously. The College’s data protection privacy statements are available > online at * > *https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official-documents/data-protection-statements/* > <https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/official-documents/data-protection-statements/> > > *This email (together with any files transmitted with it) is intended only > for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain > information which is confidential and/or legally privileged. If you have > received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email (or > telephone) and delete the original message.* > > > > > > > > Hello, I appreciate all the info on the subject of Churchill visiting > Randolph. I was at the National Archives earlier in the month researching > Randolph. I came across these 2 photos of the Prime Minister on the ship. > > Sincerely, > > Gary Santos > > ussrandolpcv15.com > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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