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Lansdowne Letter
1917 letter calling for Britain to negotiate peace with Germany in World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The "Lansdowne Letter" called for Britain to negotiate a peace with Germany during the First World War. It was published by a London newspaper and written by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, a former foreign secretary and war minister. Lansdowne came under withering criticism, with few supporters, and the government rejected the proposal.
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