[CHURCHILL

(Sir Winston S., 1874-1965, Prime Minister)]

Original Unsigned Air Ministry Photo with the printed description on the verso

saying that the Prime Minister is well again.. after his recent attack of pneumonia. This picture taken at a Tunisian airfield before the Prime Minister left on the first stage of his journey to England shows:- Mrs Winston Churchill and Section Officer Sarah Oliver, the Prime Minister's daughter, were with him when he left North Africa for England... the photo also shows Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder and Lady Tedder, 8 x 6, Tunisia, stamped 20th January

Item Date: 1944

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In January 1943, Churchill met Roosevelt at the Casablanca Conference. It was attended by General Charles de Gaulle from the Free French Forces. Stalin had hoped to attend but declined because of Stalingrad. Although Churchill expressed doubts on the matter, the so-called Casablanca Declaration committed the Allies to securing unconditional surrender. From Morocco, Churchill went to Cairo, Adana, Cyprus, Cairo again and Algiers. He arrived home on 7th February having been out of the country for a month. He addressed the Commons on the 11th and became seriously ill with pneumonia the following day, necessitating more than a month of convalescence: he moved to Chequers. He returned to work in London on 15 March.[364]

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