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Desmond Morton
12016-10-02T16:56:15-07:00Mary Hellmer9543bbbc864f26c17be9a9d2ad5b4c1fb3a2b37898635plain2016-10-17T12:07:03-07:00Mary Hellmer9543bbbc864f26c17be9a9d2ad5b4c1fb3a2b378Desmond Morton (1891-1971) was an officer in the British army and Winston Churchill’s personal assistant beginning in 1940. He was a key figure in intelligence-gathering during the Second World War, and one of Churchill’s closest personal advisors. Morton acted as a liaison between the Free French in London and Churchill (NO CITATION).
12016-10-02T16:04:36-07:00Mary Hellmer9543bbbc864f26c17be9a9d2ad5b4c1fb3a2b378Historical FiguresMary Hellmer24Provides context about the people sending, receiving, and mentioned in these lettersplain2016-10-17T15:34:01-07:00Mary Hellmer9543bbbc864f26c17be9a9d2ad5b4c1fb3a2b378
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12016-10-02T16:04:36-07:00Mary Hellmer9543bbbc864f26c17be9a9d2ad5b4c1fb3a2b378Relevant Figures26Provides context about the people sending, receiving, and mentioned in these lettersplain2016-10-26T12:04:01-07:00Mary Hellmer9543bbbc864f26c17be9a9d2ad5b4c1fb3a2b378