CHURCHILL Winston (1874-1965). L. S. with autograph note, Chartwell, Westerham (Kent), 22 August 1950, to General de Gaulle; 1 page and a quarter small in-4 addressed to him; in English. He cordially thanks his beloved de Gaulle for the very generous tribute he paid him in his Memoirs: "I must indeed most cordially thank you for the very generous tribute you have paid to me in your Memoirs". It is remarkable that, despite all the hard times they had to endure during the war, they both gained such an understanding of each other's position and retained everything that counts in basic goodwill. He often looks with pleasure at the Gallic cockerel that de Gaulle gave to his wife and recalls the historic events in which they were comrades in trying to serve their own country and the common cause of freedom and tradition that united them above all else. It is terrible to feel that everything they were able to achieve is now in the greatest peril... "It is remarkable that in spite of all the hard contretemps of War through which we lived we should both have gained so much understanding of each other's position and preserved everything that matters in fundamental goodwill. I often look with pleasure on the gallic cock which you presented to my wife and am reminded of the historic events in which we were comrades through trying to serve our own countries and the common cause of freedom and tradition which united us and stands above all. How terrible it is to feel that all that we were able to achieve is now plunged in the greatest peril I have ever known, and that is saying a good deal "...