Arthur Henderson As Foreign Secretary

Part I of Essay
Arthur Henderson's period as Foreign Secretary was the high point of his career, and also probably the most satisfying part of his life. During this period he went from strength to strength at home and abroad. Henderson did not look the part of a diplomat, he had no fore ....

Part II of Essay
.... the Foreign Office." With the help of those around him, in particular Hugh Dalton (his Under-Secretary), he set about his task. "Dalton had athletic mental quality, and an unusual quickness of uptake; a powerful speaker, with a capacity for eloquence when eloquence was in place, he has a trained mind, a genial approach, and an easy command of Latin languages." Henderson understood that there could be too much continuity within foreign policy, on many matters his point of view was very different to that of the previous Government, for exampl ....