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7 lug 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
13 giu 2024 · Description. Also known as. English. Christopher Soames. British politician (1920–1987) Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames. Lord Soames.
Sir Christopher Soames, Vice-President of the European Commission with special responsibility for External Relations from January 1973 to January 1977.
10 ott 1996 · Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman star in two six-part BBC radio crime dramas, created by Christopher Lee. In these compelling murder mysteries, MI6 officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames become involved in a pair of complex cases which take them to the very top of the political and religious spheres.
