Churchill (Winston Spencer)

Manuscript draft of a message dictated by Churchill and then personally corrected by him, expressing the War Cabinet's admiration "of the brilliant victory gained in the Mediterranean by the conduct and proficiency of the officers and men of our Fleet...We also express our gratitude to the squadrons of the R.A.F.", one page, oblong 8vo, affixed onto blue-lined notepaper caption "After the Battle of Matapan. Dictated by the PM and then corrected by him, 30th March 1941".