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Said Norman MacLeod, one time | Said Norman MacLeod, one time Private Secretary to the Civil Lord of the Admiralty: | ||
:Pretyman was not the most congenial of my chiefs, but he was certainly the ablest and it was sheer bad luck that he never reached Cabinet rank.< | :Pretyman was not the most congenial of my chiefs, but he was certainly the ablest and it was sheer bad luck that he never reached Cabinet rank.<ref>MacLeod. Letter to Marder, 26 March, 1966. p. 5.</ref> | ||
Pretyman was made Chairman of the [[Admiralty Reconstruction Committee]] by Sir Eric Geddes. | Pretyman was made Chairman of the [[Admiralty Reconstruction Committee]] by Sir Eric Geddes. | ||
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*"Mr. E. G. Pretyman" (Obituaries). ''The Times''. Friday, 27 November, 1931. Issue '''45991''', col E, pg. 14. | |||
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Revision as of 17:35, 13 November 2010
Said Norman MacLeod, one time Private Secretary to the Civil Lord of the Admiralty:
- Pretyman was not the most congenial of my chiefs, but he was certainly the ablest and it was sheer bad luck that he never reached Cabinet rank.[1]
Pretyman was made Chairman of the Admiralty Reconstruction Committee by Sir Eric Geddes.
Footnotes
- ↑ MacLeod. Letter to Marder, 26 March, 1966. p. 5.
Bibliography
- "Mr. E. G. Pretyman" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 27 November, 1931. Issue 45991, col E, pg. 14.
