Churchill (Winston Spencer) Draft of the typed letter Churchill sent to Neville Chamberlain after his resignation from the Government in September 1940, reading "I have for some time past feared that would you would be forced to relinquish the struggle you have made to carry on in spite of physical stresses under the hard conditions of the times. I and all your colleagues have admired your unshaken nerve and persevering will. The help you have given me since you ceased to be my chief tided us through what may well prove to be the turning point of the war, You did all you could for peace; you did all you could for victory. If you now tell me you must fall out of the line, I cannot resist your claim. The loss of your services makes it necessary for us to reform our ranks, and fill the gap as best as we can. We have been associated, as our fathers were before us, in the ups and downs of politics, now together, now apart, but I look back upon this stern year of comradeship with feelings of the deepest respect and regard for you", two pages page, with corrections and additions in Churchill's hand, 4to, the first page affixed to a blue-lined page with handwritten caption dating the later 30 September 1940, the reverse of the page featuring the pencil text of a telegram sent by General Wavell to General Wilson after the Italian invasion of British Somaliland in August 1940.