Clement Attlee

Clement Attlee     (Lawyer, Soldier, Politician)
Born	Clement Richard Attlee 1883-01-03 Putney, Surrey, United Kingdom
Died	1967-10-08 (Age 84) Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Haileybury and Imperial Service College, University College (Oxford)
Children	• Lady Janet Shipton Lady Felicity Harwood • Martin Attlee • 2nd Earl Attlee • Lady Alison Davis
Spouse	Violet Millar
Member of	Fabian Society
Party	Labour
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom In office 26 July 1945 - 26 October 1951 Employer UK Deputy Herbert Morrison Preceded by Winston Churchill Succeeded by Winston Churchill  Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom In office 19 February 1942 - 23 May 1945  UK/Leader of the Opposition  In office 26 October 1951 - 25 November 1955 Preceded by Winston Churchill  UK/Leader of the Opposition  In office 25 October 1935 - 11 May 1940  Leader of the Labour Party In office 25 October 1935 - 25 November 1955 Deputy Herbert Morrison  Deputy Leader of the Labour Party In office 25 October 1932 - 25 October 1935 Boss George Lansbury  Lord President of the Council In office 24 September 1943 - 23 May 1945  Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs In office 15 February 1942 - 24 September 1943  Lord Privy Seal  In office 11 May 1940 - 15 February 1942  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  In office 23 May 1930 - 13 March 1931 Succeeded by Arthur Ponsonsby  Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West In office 23 February 1950 - 26 December 1955  Member of Parliament for Limehouse In office 15 November 1922 - 23 February 1950  UK Postmaster General In office 13 March 1931 - 25 August 1931  Postmaster General  In office 13 March 1931 - 25 August 1931  Under-Secretary of State for War In office 23 January 1924 - 4 November 1924

Clement Attlee was a British politician and statesman in the 20th century.

He was the longest-ever serving Leader of the Labour Party, and UK/Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951.

Operation Embarrass

Full article: Operation Embarrass

In late 1946 when Clement Attlee's government asked MI6 for “proposals for action to deter ships masters and crews from engaging in illegal Jewish immigration and traffic.” Stewart Menzies, the chief of the SIS, suggested carrying out false flag bomb attacks against Jewish refugees, which were indeed carried out in 1947 and 1948 as Operation Embarrass.

 

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