https://irving.video/videos/watch/c69c2554-e1da-4c8f-964a-9dee21b8a582 OverviewIrving presents a lecture on the historical methodology of archival research and the secret communications between Churchill and Roosevelt during World War II. He illustrates his approach to "real history" through examples drawn from British cabinet papers, Anthony Eden's personal diaries, and recently declassified Bletchley Park documents, emphasizing the importance of primary source examination and the challenges of accessing censored or suppressed historical records. Topics coveredMethodology of archival research and the distinction between "real history" and secondary accounts 00:00:00, Anthony Eden's redacted December 1942 memorandum regarding French generals and Admiral Darlan 00:01:04, Hitler's July 1940 meeting with Gauleiters Wagner and Buerkle and the deliberate suppression of records 00:02:01, Anthony Eden's personal diaries at the University of Birmingham and private attitudes toward Jewish children 00:04:01, Eden's diary entries concerning his son Nicholas, missing RAF pilot in Burma, 1944 00:05:02, Churchill's desk diaries and appointment calendars retained by his bodyguard Commander Thompson 00:06:06, The Bletchley Park code-breaking effort and post-war secrecy directives by the Combined Chiefs of Staff 00:07:00, Discovery of secret Churchill-Roosevelt correspondence in Class HW Bletchley Park files 00:11:00, Key momentsIrving describes finding documents marked "too secret to record" by Eden, then discovering the original crossed-out passages could still be read by holding them to the light, while the official cabinet version had the lines removed entirely 00:01:04, He recounts the anecdote of attempting to purchase Churchill's desk diaries at Sotheby's for half a million pounds, only to have the Churchill family claim them as stolen property and take them from him without refund 00:06:06, Irving reveals his discovery of messages signed "C" (Sir Stuart Menzies, head of the British Secret Service) to Churchill in the Bletchley Park archives, indicating a secret transatlantic intelligence link previously unknown to scholars 00:11:00, SourceThe video is a lecture recording, likely delivered at a historian conference or public speaking engagement in the early-to-mid 1990s, based on Irving's reference to recent acquisitions of declassified materials and his mention of the Churchill-Roosevelt correspondence publication by Warren F. Kimball. The audience appears to be composed of historians and interested members of the public, with attendees provided printed document samples in "yellow welcoming packages." The original publisher or broadcasting organization is not identified in the available metadata or transcript excerpt. About this archive: irving.video preserves the lectures, interviews, and TV appearances of historian David Irving. All videos are captioned, every transcript is searchable. Books at irvingbooks.com. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:05:03 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/c69c2554-e1da-4c8f-964a-9dee21b8a582 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.