Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st19 February 1938
Eden offers Chamberlain his resignation, Chamberlain agrees to "sleep on the matter"
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Eden offers Chamberlain his resignation, Chamberlain agrees to "sleep on the matter"
Anthony Eden resigns as Foreign Secretary in a dispute with PM Neville Chamberlain, he says Chamberlain is appeasing Germany
Resigns over Chamberlains relations with Italy but generally critical of appeasement
Resigns from Chamberlain's government over policy toward Mussolini and appeasement
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