He was a British Chargé d'affaires, and subsequently Ambassador to Poland until 1939. Despite being pro-Polish, he nevertheless urged Poland to negotiate moderation with Germany. During the Czechoslovak Crisis, he briefed Viscount Halifax on 10 September 1938 by pointing out that "the Poles, especially the ruling classes, do not feel the same horror of Nazism as is felt in democratic countries... among the peasants there is a dislike of Jews which counterbalances the disgust with which other countries regard the manifestations of German anti-Semitism" and that there was a great dislike by Poland towards the Czechs. He made it clear to London, which was then in negotiations with the Soviet Union for a defensive alliance, that Russia was "violently disliked and distrusted in Poland" and that any kind of transit on land or by air to Czecho-Slovakia over Polish territory would be resisted by force of arms.[3]
In March the following year, he gave his support to the Anglo-Polish defensive guarantee, which ultimately drew England into the war. He became ambassador to the Polish government-in-exile until 1941.[4] and was also ambassador to Switzerland and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[5][6]
^Documents on British Foreign Policy 1919-1939 edited by Professor E.L.Woodward, M.A.,F.B.A., Rohan Butler, M.A., and Margaret Lambert, PhD., HMSO, London, 1949, Third Series, vol.ii, p.287-8.
^Mullock-Morgans, Robert; Hughes-Mullock, Robert (17 November 2010). "The Irish Bomfords 1617 to the Present". Retrieved 26 October 2012.
^"Rode Hill Private Residents", in Kelly's Directory for Somerset 1939 (1939), p. 372, col. 3
Bibliographyedit
The Story of Mulock: The Pedigree of the Mulock Family of Ireland by Sir Edmund Thomas Bewley (Ponsonby & Gibbs, 1905)
By Virtue & Faith: A History of the Mulock & Mullock Families by Robert Hughes-Mullock FRAS (2012)
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howard, william, kennard, gcmg, march, 1878, november, 1955, british, diplomat, sirgcmg, cvoborn, 1878, march, 1878brightondied12, november, 1955, 1955, aged, nationalitybritishoccupationbritish, diplomat, contents, early, life, poland, somerset, references, b. Sir Howard William Kennard GCMG CVO 23 March 1878 12 November 1955 was a British diplomat SirHoward William KennardGCMG CVOBorn 1878 03 23 23 March 1878BrightonDied12 November 1955 1955 11 12 aged 77 NationalityBritishOccupationBritish diplomat Contents 1 Early life 2 In Poland 3 Somerset 4 References 5 BibliographyEarly life editKennard was born on 23 March 1878 in Brighton the son of Arthur Challis Kennard and Anne Homan Mulock and educated at Wixenford School 1 and Eton College 2 In Poland editHe was a British Charge d affaires and subsequently Ambassador to Poland until 1939 Despite being pro Polish he nevertheless urged Poland to negotiate moderation with Germany During the Czechoslovak Crisis he briefed Viscount Halifax on 10 September 1938 by pointing out that the Poles especially the ruling classes do not feel the same horror of Nazism as is felt in democratic countries among the peasants there is a dislike of Jews which counterbalances the disgust with which other countries regard the manifestations of German anti Semitism and that there was a great dislike by Poland towards the Czechs He made it clear to London which was then in negotiations with the Soviet Union for a defensive alliance that Russia was violently disliked and distrusted in Poland and that any kind of transit on land or by air to Czecho Slovakia over Polish territory would be resisted by force of arms 3 In March the following year he gave his support to the Anglo Polish defensive guarantee which ultimately drew England into the war He became ambassador to the Polish government in exile until 1941 4 and was also ambassador to Switzerland and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 5 6 Somerset editIn 1939 Kennard was listed as occupying Langham House Rode Hill Somerset 7 Diplomatic postsPreceded bySir Alban Young Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes1925 1929 Succeeded byNeville Meyrick HendersonPreceded byClaud Russell Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation1931 1935 Succeeded byGeorge WarnerPreceded byWilliam Erskine Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland1937 1941 Succeeded bySir Cecil DormerReferences edit Howard William Kennard 1878 1955 in Frank C Roberts ed Obituaries from the Times 1951 p 410 Bewley 1905 pp 25 26 Documents on British Foreign Policy 1919 1939 edited by Professor E L Woodward M A F B A Rohan Butler M A and Margaret Lambert PhD HMSO London 1949 Third Series vol ii p 287 8 Mullock Morgans Robert Hughes Mullock Robert 17 November 2010 The Irish Bomfords 1617 to the Present Retrieved 26 October 2012 No 33735 The London Gazette 14 July 1931 p 4626 No 33054 The London Gazette 5 June 1925 p 3788 Rode Hill Private Residents in Kelly s Directory for Somerset 1939 1939 p 372 col 3Bibliography editThe Story of Mulock The Pedigree of the Mulock Family of Ireland by Sir Edmund Thomas Bewley Ponsonby amp Gibbs 1905 By Virtue amp Faith A History of the Mulock amp Mullock Families by Robert Hughes Mullock FRAS 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard William Kennard amp oldid 1184350270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
