Letters from Albert to Agnes, May - December 1943

Containers:

18.0031 - Box 1, Folder 004

Scope and content:

This folder contains letters written by Albert Garretson to his wife while in London. He describes bouts of homesickness, settling into the routine of his desk job, and living with Max Anderson. He is invited to participate in the Anglo-American Brains Trust, a civilian panel meant to promote friendship and understanding between the British and American armed forces. Albert is invited to be a substitute for Harvard historian Crane Britton when he is not able to attend. Other members include E.M. Llewellyn, Bertram Cruger, and Harry Brittain. He receives a cable from his wife announcing the birth of his son David. Max Anderson moves out of the flat and Alex Daspit takes his place. Fowler Hamilton arrives to rearrange the Board of Economic Warfare, now renamed the Economic Warfare Division. Albert witnesses a Communist rally in Trafalgar Square. Hamilton places him on a six-month deferment, during which he meets with the Brain Trust nearly weekly. The Foreign Economic Administration is established as a means of centralizing the American and British economic agencies. Beginning on October 10th, he is made the acting Chief of the General Intelligence Unit and his pay is increased from $4600 to $5600.

Language:

English

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