November 24, 2009

24th November 2009 – 6.30-9.00pm

Location: Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms

Dr Christopher Baxter

Uninvited and Unwelcome Guests: Spies and British Diplomacy in Neutral Europe during the Second World War.

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Almost from its inception, SIS enjoyed a frequently problematic relationship with the diplomats of the Foreign Office. The Second World War brought even greater challenges with the need to reconcile operational intelligence requirements with the maintenance of diplomatic protocols. Dr Christopher Baxter is a Research Fellow in Intelligence History at Queen’s University Belfast.

The Churchill Lecture Series, which runs from September 2009 until April 2010, is presented by some of the world’s leading authorities on Churchill. They take place within the remarkable and historic setting of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Sponsored by Military History.

October 2009 marks the centenary of the modern British Intelligence Community and the founding of the Secret Intelligence Service (sometimes known as MI6) and the Security Service, MI5. This lecture series, presented by some of the leading historians in the field of intelligence and based in part upon closed records, offers a fascinating insight into the wartime contribution of SIS.

Adults £15, Seniors, Students and Friends of the Imperial War Museum £12 The price of your lecture ticket also allows you preferential access to the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Guests can enjoy the site before and after the lecture.

Doors open at 6.30 with the lectures beginning at 7.00pm. Doors remain open after the lectures until 9.00 pm.

Lectures are available to book by telephone on 020 7766 0155* Online booking available from 1st August.