Letter

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Letter from L.S. [Leo] Amery to Auchinleck, congratulating him on his new appointment; expressing his opinion that no man could efficiently combine the preparation and conduct of operations in South-East Asia with the duties of Commander-in-Chief, India, and that it should not be a disappointment to him that he himself will not have operational control of the war in South-East Asia; and stating his conviction that the new Viceroy [Archibald Wavell] will give him support and confidence. Typescript, signed.