Sir Charles Arthur Evelyn Shuckburgh, GCMG, CB (26 May 1909 – 12 December 1994), better known as Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh, was a British diplomat. In the 1950s he was at the heart of affairs in London, as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, and from 1954 to 1956 as Assistant Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office in charge of Middle East affairs. In 1986 he published the diaries he wrote during the Suez Crisis, titled Descent to Suez.[1][2]
Shuckburgh returned to the Foreign Office in 1947. After heading up three successive regional departments, he was recommended in 1951 for the post of Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Ernest Bevin had retired in March of that year, to be succeeded by Herbert Morrison for a seven-month period, followed by Anthony Eden when the Conservative Party took power that autumn. In the succeeding three years Eden and Shuckburgh were involved in the post-war reorganisation of Western Europe which led up to the creation of the Common Market, in negotiations in Korea and Indochina, and in making an agreement with Egypt over the withdrawal of British forces from the Suez Canal Zone.[1]
After retiring in 1969, Shuckburgh returned to Britain and lived in the Chilterns. During the 1970s he chaired his local committee for the National Trust.[1] He also worked for the British Red Cross; he was Chairman of both its executive committee and its council.[4]
On 25 September 1937, Shuckburgh married Nancy Mildred Gladys Brett, daughter of The 3rd Viscount Esher. They had a daughter, Catherine (born 1939), and two sons, Julian John Evelyn (30 July 1940 - 23 September 2021) and Robin Anthony (born 1948).[5]
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Shuckburgh's papers, including personal diaries and letters, are held at the Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham).[6]
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^ abcdefRoderick Barclay (19 December 1994). "Obituaries: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh". The Independent.
^A & C Black (1994). "SHUCKBURGH, Sir (Charles Arthur) Evelyn". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
^ "Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh". thePeerage.com. 15 March 2010.
evelyn, shuckburgh, confused, with, evelyn, shirley, shuckburgh, charles, arthur, gcmg, 1909, december, 1994, better, known, british, diplomat, 1950s, heart, affairs, london, principal, private, secretary, foreign, secretary, anthony, eden, from, 1954, 1956, a. Not to be confused with Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh Sir Charles Arthur Evelyn Shuckburgh GCMG CB 26 May 1909 12 December 1994 better known as Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh was a British diplomat In the 1950s he was at the heart of affairs in London as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and from 1954 to 1956 as Assistant Under Secretary at the Foreign Office in charge of Middle East affairs In 1986 he published the diaries he wrote during the Suez Crisis titled Descent to Suez 1 2 Contents 1 Family and education 2 Professional career 3 Later life 4 Personal life 5 Archives 6 References 7 External linksFamily and education editHe was the son of Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh 3 an under secretary at the Colonial Office and was educated at Winchester and King s College Cambridge Professional career editShuckburgh entered the Diplomatic Service in 1933 spending his early years in Egypt Canada Argentina and Czechoslovakia In Egypt during the years preceding the Second World War he was for a time Private Secretary to Sir Miles Lampson the British Ambassador to Egypt He served as charge d affaires in Argentina in 1944 1 Shuckburgh returned to the Foreign Office in 1947 After heading up three successive regional departments he was recommended in 1951 for the post of Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin had retired in March of that year to be succeeded by Herbert Morrison for a seven month period followed by Anthony Eden when the Conservative Party took power that autumn In the succeeding three years Eden and Shuckburgh were involved in the post war reorganisation of Western Europe which led up to the creation of the Common Market in negotiations in Korea and Indochina and in making an agreement with Egypt over the withdrawal of British forces from the Suez Canal Zone 1 After a period at the Imperial Defence College Shuckburgh served at the headquarters of NATO in Paris in 1958 as Assistant Secretary General He was British Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council from 1962 to 1966 He spoke Italian fluently and his final posting was as Ambassador to Italy from 1966 to 1969 1 Later life editAfter retiring in 1969 Shuckburgh returned to Britain and lived in the Chilterns During the 1970s he chaired his local committee for the National Trust 1 He also worked for the British Red Cross he was Chairman of both its executive committee and its council 4 Shuckburgh died on 12 December 1994 in Watlington Oxfordshire 1 Personal life editOn 25 September 1937 Shuckburgh married Nancy Mildred Gladys Brett daughter of The 3rd Viscount Esher They had a daughter Catherine born 1939 and two sons Julian John Evelyn 30 July 1940 23 September 2021 and Robin Anthony born 1948 5 Archives editShuckburgh s papers including personal diaries and letters are held at the Cadbury Research Library University of Birmingham 6 References edit a b c d e f Roderick Barclay 19 December 1994 Obituaries Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh The Independent A amp C Black 1994 SHUCKBURGH Sir Charles Arthur Evelyn Who Was Who online edition Oxford University Press Retrieved 2 May 2012 Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh thePeerage com 15 March 2010 Chairmen of the Standing Commission Evelyn Shuckburgh 1977 81 International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Archived from the original on 21 November 2004 Retrieved 22 October 2011 Sir Charles Arthur Evelyn Shuckburgh thePeerage com 15 March 2010 UoB Calmview5 Search results calmview bham ac uk Retrieved 1 March 2021 External links editPhoto of Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh Diplomatic posts Preceded bySir Roderick Barclay Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary1951 1954 Succeeded bySir Anthony Rumbold Preceded bySir Paul Mason British Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council1962 1966 Succeeded bySir Bernard Burrows Preceded bySir John Guthrie Ward British Ambassador to Italy1966 1969 Succeeded bySir Patrick Hancock Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evelyn Shuckburgh amp oldid 1190915008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
