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Arthur Christopher John Soames, preferred name Christopher, was born on 12 October 1920 and died on 16 September 1987. He once commented that he had been born in the aftermath of one world war and lived through a second while his son had never heard a shot fired in anger. This, he explained, was why he was a fervent Europeanist.
Thatcher had come to trust Carrington’s judgement, and both had formed immense personal liking and respect for the other.16 The Prime Minister did not take much persuading, judging by her extremely affectionate personal telephone call to Christopher and Mary Soames on Christmas Day 1979.17 This helped to protect both Soames and Carrington from Tory right-wing criticisms of his handling of ...
and Christopher Soames, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the party in the House of Lords. Of these possible appointments, Soames’ trump card was his ‘great diplomatic experience’.11 He had served as British Ambassador in Paris, where he had earned the well-deserved reputation of being able to get on well with difficult characters
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. Equal attention should be directed to assessing the contribution of ‘the man on the spot’ in the final unravelling of empire. Old fashioned diplomacy and diplomats should not be airbrushed from ...
7 de jul. de 2015 · Arthur Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, (1920-1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1979-80).He served the Government of Harold Macmillan as Secretary of State for War and as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and also served as British Ambassador to France (1968-72) and European Commissioner for Trade and External ...
1 de out. de 2012 · Soames reported to London: ‘the French government are not telling the truth and they know it’. He was also informed by foreign minister Michel Debré that no talks between the two countries were now possible. Crispin Tickell, who served in the British embassy in Paris during the Soames affair, has recalled: ‘The mood in London at the time ...
Biographie. Christopher Soames naît à Penn, dans le Buckinghamshire, benjamin d'une fratrie de trois enfants et unique fils d'Arthur Granville Soames et de son épouse Hope Mary Woodbyne. Il est élève à Eton puis à l' Académie royale militaire de Sandhurst 1. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il combat au Proche-Orient, en Italie et en ...
