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                <text>Lord Willoughby de Eresby's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1950-51].</text>
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            <text>&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;21st February, 1950.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sir,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;    The King having been pleased to approve that Lord Willoughby de Eresby be appointed Lord Great Chamberlain of England, I am desired by the Prime Minister to request that the necessary steps may be taken to give effect to His Majesty’s commands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;    I enclose herewith the documents in connexion with the appointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;I have the honour to be,&lt;br /&gt;Sir,&lt;br /&gt;Your obedient Servant,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;A. B.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Right Honourable&lt;br /&gt;The Secretary of State for the Home Department.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Anthony Bevin (Private Secretary to the Prime Minister)</text>
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              <text>Letter from  Anthony Bevin to the Secretary of State for the Home Department notifying him that King George VI had appointed Lord Willoughby de Eresby as Lord Great Chamberlain and asking him to take the steps necessary to give effect to his commands.</text>
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              <text>Although the letter says that documents connected to the appointment are attached, it's not clear which ones Bevin was referring to.</text>
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