Evidence: | 'I have been reading Sir. Robert Vansittart's little book "Black Record". I have found it very interesting. He certainly has no use for the Germans, and I am wondering whether a place can be found for him at the Peace conference. He warns up that after defeat Germany will be full of self pity and will try to organize sympathy, and
says that as usual there will be fools among us willing to listen. Indeed as proof of this attitude I notice there has already been a protest against this book in Parliament, and a request for its banning. When this war is over the Battle of
Words will begin and the world be fill[ed] with the sound of clamouring tongues.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1941 and 31 Mar 1941 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | anon |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
Occupation: | unknown |
Religion: | unknown |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Robert Vansittart |
Title: | Black Record |
Genre: | Politics, Unknown |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 11154 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | File Report 619, March 1941, DIARY EXTRACTS ON THE END OF THE WAR, p. 2, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk
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Citation: | File Report 619, March 1941, DIARY EXTRACTS ON THE END OF THE WAR, p. 2, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk
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