I have a few good tidings to share with you.
The copy editor has reached the end of my book bless her. Now it is up to me to finalise the text and decide on the final chapter headings since we have created an additional two chapters as Chapter 2 was too long.
Then all I have left to do is complete the Index, Glossary of acronyms and References.( No pressure!)
I visited the Public Records Office now referred to as the National Archives last week and finally saw files and papers written by Arthur Llewelyn at Bomber Command, one of which was originally closed until 2029 but thankfully was opened in 2010. It was chillingly matter-of-fact to read about Arthur's recommendations for adaptions to the THOR nuclear missile and also veiled references to training over terrain like Canada which has similarities to Russia for practising radar photography before the Russian over flights. Also tantalising to find some inserted notes to indicate that the files have been temporarily removed - signed by Arthur!
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| Report of USA trip in 1959 |
Hurray!
Yes, finally, Tony Benn rang me last Sunday to say he had read through Chapter 5 on the Mintech years and he had no objections. He said it all rang very true! He remembered the occasions very well. He also said that Arthur made a major contribution to the development and use of computers. "We travelled to
Moscow together to talk to the Russians and he
made a significant impact there too."
I can sense now it will be a question of knowing when to stop checking.....
Back soon, Miranda
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