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In January 1919 Churchill had just become Secretary of State for War and Air. This minute, to his Secretary at the War Office and the Chief of the Imperial General Staff, shows how far he was prepared to go to in supporting the White Russian armies against the Bolsheviks.

Minute by Churchill referring to the use of poison gas against the Bolsheviks, 25 January 1919.

Reference: Churchill Papers, CHAR 16/15A/46 25 January 1919
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