Robert Anthony Eden Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Conference of Nyon

The Nyon powers sign decisions agreed at the conference, without Mussolini. Proposes submarine patrols to protect neutral vessels off Spain, France & Spain agree

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Neutrality

Proposes submarine patrols to protect neutral vessels off Spain, France & Spain agree

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Armament

Protests to Chamberlain about Halifax's visit to Germany

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Armament

Supports a "general settlement" with Germany including a disarmament & a Western pact

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Political Support at London

Supports a "general settlement" with Germany including a disarmament & a Western pact

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Treaty of Mediterranean

Makes a "gentlemen's agreement" with Ciano about the Mediterranean balance of power

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Austria Crisis Statement

Addresses the Commons as German pressure on Austria intensifies and Britain considers its response.

Austria Crisis Statement

Continues parliamentary exchanges on Austria during the final days of his tenure as Foreign Secretary.

Austria Crisis Statement

Responds to the Austrian crisis while his disagreement with Chamberlain over relations with Italy reaches a breaking point.

Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden

Eden offers Chamberlain his resignation, Chamberlain agrees to "sleep on the matter"

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden

Resigns over Chamberlains relations with Italy but generally critical of appeasement

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Resignation of Robert Anthony Eden

Resigns from Chamberlain's government over policy toward Mussolini and appeasement

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Foreign Affairs Debate after Leaving Office

Speaks from the back benches after leaving the Foreign Office and explains his concerns about the direction of British diplomacy.

Munich Debate

Takes part in the first Commons debate after Munich as a Conservative critic of Chamberlain's foreign policy.

Government Policy Debate

Criticises the strategic consequences of the Munich settlement during the extended Commons debate.

Treaty of Munich

Eden abstained in the Commons division rather than endorse the Munich settlement.

Munich Agreement

Abstains in the Commons on the Munich Agreement vote

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Treaty of Munich

Abstains in the Commons on the Munich Agreement vote

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1935-1938

Anti-Appeasement

Becomes a prominent Conservative critic of appeasement after leaving the Foreign Office

Role range: 1938-1939 – 1923-1957

Czechoslovakia Debate after Prague

Responds to the German occupation of Prague, which demonstrates the failure of Hitler's Munich commitments.

European Situation

Supports a firmer policy of resistance to further aggression after the collapse of the Munich settlement.

European Situation

Speaks for stronger European security commitments as Britain moves away from territorial appeasement.

International Situation

Presses for effective alliances and deterrence while the government negotiates security arrangements before the outbreak of war.

Dominions Secretary

Returns to government as Dominions Secretary at the outbreak of the Second World War

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

Secretary

Appointed Dominions Secretary

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

War Office

Churchill appoints Eden Secretary of State for War in the new coalition government

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1940

Local Defence Volunteers (LDV)

Calls for volunteers to form the LDV, within 24 hours 250,000 enrol

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Local Defence Volunteers

Broadcasts the appeal for volunteers to form the Local Defence Volunteers

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Supreme War Council

Participates in British deliberations on France and Italy.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Evacuation

Agrees that the BEF should evacuate after deciding "no further proportionate damage could be inflicted on the enemy"

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Dunkirk Evacuation

Works in Cabinet during the Dunkirk evacuation crisis

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary for War, May-December

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1940

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary for War, May-December

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Home Guard

The Local Defence Volunteers are renamed the Home Guard, risen to 1,250,000

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Home Guard

Renames the Local Defence Volunteers as the Home Guard

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940

Foreign Secretary

Returns to the Foreign Office as Churchill's Foreign Secretary

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister, 3rd term

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945

Atlantic Charter

Participates as Allied governments formally adhere to Atlantic Charter principles.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945

Atlantic Charter

Supports the Inter-Allied resolution adopting the charter's common principles.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945