| Description | Letters from Abe [Bailey, Sir Abe (1864-1940) Knight South African Financier and Statesman], Rust-en-Vrede, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa to Neville Chamberlain.
The file contains the following items:
/15: Letter regarding Bailey's pessimistic view of the war; him being 'surprised and very full of misery at the behaviour of Gen[era]l Hertzog' [who advocated neutrality in the war]; anti-British, Republican and pro-Nazi movements in South Africa. 3 February.
/16: Letter regarding Bailey's happiness at the success of Smuts', whom Bailey considers 'the saviour of South Africa', in gaining power in South Africa; Bailey's conversation with Smuts; discussion of the war. 10 March. |