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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | FCO 82/463 |
| Department/Office | Foreign Office |
| Title | Possible repercussions on UK_US relations of publication of book by Colin Simpson (UK journalist) 'The Lusitania' about sinking of that vessel and possible National Broadcasting Company (NBC) sponsored undersea investigation (1974) |
| Description | Mr Durnford-Slater who works for a company involved in undersea diving and submarine work was approached by NBC to do on their behalf an exploration by diver and submarine of the Lusitania. Durnford-Slater's company thought that the NBC was trying to prove a theory that the Lusitania was, in fact, not torpedoed by the Germans but by the British. |
| Date | 1974 |
| Collection | The Nixon Years, 1969-1974 |
| Region | North America, Europe |
| Countries | Germany, United Kingdom |
| Places | Asia; Britain; Germany; Ireland; Japan; United Kingdom; United States of America; Vietnam |
| Topics | Aid; British Embassy; Congress; Defence; Department of State; Japanese; Ministry of Defence; Oil |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
