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LORD BEAVERBROOK. NOT A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN. “rugby, April 30 ; Replying to a question in tne Commons as to whether the Prime Minister’s attention had been calLd to Lord Beaverbrooks speech in the United States, in which he advocated the opening up of a “second f lC) n in Europe, if the statement wa made .with the A Minister s authority, Mr. Attlee said. Thu Prime' Minister’s authority was not required, since Lord Beaverbrook is as free to express his own opinions as any other person.” Asked to explain Lord Beaverbrook’s position, ’Mr. Attlee added: “Lord Beaverbrook is not holding a definite appointment. He is undertaking a special mission of an informal kind, and he is not in the same position as someone w'ho is in the direct employ of the Government.” ...
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Grey River Argus, 2 May 1942, Page 2
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