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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. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966.
Arthur Christopher John Soames, barone Soames di Fletching (Penn, 12 ottobre 1920 – Odiham, 16 settembre 1987) è stato un politico e diplomatico britannico, esponente del partito conservatore. È stato commissario europeo e governatore della Rhodesia Meridionale
23 giu 2021 · Nel 1975, Christopher Soames fu il primo commissario europeo a visitare la Cina. Dopo il riconoscimento di Pechino come unico rappresentante legittimo della RPC, vennero ufficialmente instaurate le relazioni diplomatiche sino-europee. Da quel momento, i rapporti si concretizzarono in una serie di visite diplomatiche e negoziati ...
... + Show all authors. Additional Info. Abstract. Full Text. Cited by. PDF/EPUB. Abstract. Choose. 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.
- Sue Onslow
- 2013
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
The opening of the Soames archives. Guide to the papers of Churchill's youngest daughter Mary Soames and her husband, the politician and diplomat Christopher Soames.
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.
