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Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia.
In the historiography of British imperialism, the role of the ‘man on the spot’ has been identified as an important impulse to the imperial project, and as a key instigator of decision making. Equa...
- Sue Onslow
- 2013
Guide to the papers of Churchill's youngest daughter Mary Soames and her husband, the politician and diplomat Christopher Soames.
A chapter from a book about the Paris Embassy, focusing on Christopher Soames, the British ambassador to France during the EEC negotiations. It examines his appointment, his mission, his style and his role in the Soames affair.
- Daniel Furby, N. Piers Ludlow
- 2013
Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966. He held several government posts and attained Cabinet rank.
23 de dez. de 2019 · At a time of extreme tension, the newly appointed governor-general Christopher Soames, supported by a small detachment of British troops, achieved the disarmament of the rival armies and...
Christopher Soames was a former Conservative minister and Churchill's son-in-law, appointed by Labour to improve Anglo–French relations and secure EEC membership. He faced the Soames affair, de Gaulle's fall and Pompidou's rise in his four years in Paris.
