Churchill, Sir Winston.

a typescript dinner menu from the return voyage from the meeting with Roosevelt at the Arcadia or First Washington Conference, also signed by Lord Beaverbrook, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, and three others, on British Airways headed card, RMA Berwick, "mid-Atlantic", 16 January 1942
[with:] a photograph of RMA Bristol signed by crew-members, 1944, framed and glazed, and photocopies of related documents

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropirate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

An unusual memento from Churchill's return to Britain following his first meeting with Roosevelt after the Americans entered the war. It was at the Arcadia conference that Churchill obtained Roosevelt's agreement that the Allies's principal focus should be the defeat of Nazi Germany, rather than Japan. The VIPs found various ways to entertain themselves during their trip home in the Berwick: the Chief of the Air Staff outwitted the First Sea Lord at card tricks, while the Prime Minister took the pilot's seat and controlled the plane for about twenty minutes, trying his hand at "a couple of gently banked turns".