| Description | File relates to an Exchange Control application by Sir Winston Churchill to facilitate his purchase and ongoing financing of a residential property in the South of France. The application, made through his bank, Lloyds Bank, was approved by the Treasury (6 Mar 1956); a letter related to a separate, rejected Exchange Control application made by Sir Thomas Harrison Hughes to facilitate the purchase of a house in the South of France - the letter includes the fact that Sir Harrison was aware that others, including Churchill, had made successful applications. |