Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
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Born | Hastings Lionel Ismay 21 June 1887 Mentioned in Despatches |
Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
Ismay was born in
On 1 August 1938, shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, Ismay became the Committee's Secretary and began planning for the impending war. In May 1940, when Winston Churchill became
After the end of the war, Ismay remained in the army for another year, and helped to reorganise the Ministry of Defence. He then retired from the military and served as Lord Mountbatten of Burma's Chief of Staff in India, helping to oversee its partition. From 1948 to 1951, he served as chairman of the council of the Festival of Britain, helping to organise and promote the event. Then, in 1951, when Churchill again became Prime Minister, he appointed Ismay Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.
Ismay accepted the position, but resigned after only six months to become the first Secretary General of NATO in 1952. While Secretary General, Ismay is also credited as having been the first person to say that the purpose of NATO was "to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down,"[2] a saying that has since become a common way to describe the dynamics of NATO.[3][4] He served in this role until 1957, and helped establish and define the position. After retiring from NATO, Ismay wrote his memoirs, The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay, served on a variety of corporate boards, and co-chaired the Ismay–Jacob Committee, which reorganised the Ministry of Defence once again. He died on 17 December 1965, at his home, Wormington Grange, Gloucestershire.
Early life
Ismay was born in
Ismay, however, "had a sneaking desire to be a cavalry soldier", and after doing poorly on his final examinations at Charterhouse, he was ineligible to attend Cambridge. As a result, he entered the
Indian Army
After completing the course at Sandhurst, Ismay was placed fourth overall in its examinations and was commissioned as a
In 1907, Ismay found a permanent position in the Indian cavalry, joining the
In 1910, after a reorganisation of the Indian Army, Ismay's regiment moved from Risalpur to
Somaliland
In early 1914, just before Ismay's appointment as adjutant was set to expire, he met C. A. L Howard, another British officer serving in India, who told him about an opportunity to serve with the King's African Rifles in British Somaliland. Ismay decided that this was "just the sort of job that [he] wanted," and applied immediately.[16] Due to his reputation "as a thorough and dependable officer of sound judgement," Ismay was appointed second in command of the Somaliland Camel Corps, a cavalry unit led by Thomas Cubitt.[17]
Ismay left India for Somaliland in late July 1914, and arrived on 9 August, shortly after the outbreak of the
In Somaliland, the Camel Corps and other British soldiers were ordered to subdue an uprising by
Despite limited British activity, a few operations combined with the effort of local forces led to "a drastic weakening" of Hassan's forces by 1918.
In October 1919, plans for Hoskins's operation were finally approved,
Ismay pursued Hassan for nearly two weeks, and managed to capture many members of his family and people close to him, including seven of his sons.
Interwar years
In April 1920, Ismay left Somaliland for England. While en route, he received word that he had been nominated for a place at the Indian Army's
Marriage and service in India
While on medical leave, Ismay met Laura Kathleen Clegg, with whom he quickly fell in love.[10] The two were engaged only three weeks after meeting.[46] After four months, however, Ismay was proclaimed fit for duty, despite his remaining eight months of leave, and ordered back to India, where he rejoined his old regiment. His time back in India was relatively quiet, as there was "no serious fighting" in the area of his regiment at the time. In February 1921, Ismay took the qualifying exam for the Staff College in Rawalpindi, and passed, earning himself a seat for the next year.[47][48]
In April, Ismay returned to London on leave, and married Clegg, with whom he eventually had three daughters.[10] Ismay remained in London until February 1922, when he entered the Staff College at Quetta.[49] Ismay excelled at the Staff College, and its commandant called him "one of the two best, if not the best, of the students who have passed through my hands."[10][50] In his final thesis at the Staff College, Ismay correctly predicted that the next European war would be a total war, but he incorrectly predicted that cavalry would continue to play a role in future warfare.[49]
After the Staff College, Ismay became Deputy Assistant
Service in England
In 1924,
As Assistant Secretary, Ismay directed several of the CID's subcommittees, including those for Censorship and War Emergency Legislation, Principal Supply Officers, and Co-ordination of Departmental Action.[58] As the Secretary of the Committee for the Co-ordination of Departmental Action, Ismay "was responsible for seeing that all plans and preparations made by Government Departments or sub-committees of the CID to meet the eventuality of war, were incorporated under appropriate headings in a document known as the War Book."[59] This task ended up consuming most of Ismay's time as Assistant Secretary, and gave him "exceptional insight into the ways of Whitehall."[10]
While serving as Assistant Secretary, Ismay made important friends and gained the backing of Hankey, by whom he was "greatly valued". Largely through Hankey's influence, Ismay was nominated as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the Civil Division,[60][61] an honour which he received in 1931.[62]
Lord Willingdon and the War Office
In December 1930, after five years, Ismay left his position at the CID.
In this role, Ismay served as the "unofficial link" between Willingdon and the Indian Army. He also led Willingdon's personal staff, and organised his many trips throughout India. Ismay was also responsible for Willingdon's safety, and took precautions after he was threatened by assassins.[66][67] In December 1932, Ismay was informed that his service with Willingdon was over and that he was expected to take up a position in the War Office during the next year.[68]
At the War Office, Ismay served as an intelligence officer with responsibility for the Middle East, Far East, the Americas, the
Committee of Imperial Defence
In 1936, Maurice Hankey became determined to "bring Ismay in as his deputy and eventual successor" at the CID.[71] Hoping that the appointment would "strengthen the organization of the CID" and enhance its influence, Hankey offered Ismay the position of Deputy Secretary.[72] Although the appointment meant that Ismay would probably never command troops again, he viewed it as an important opportunity and "accepted with scarcely a moment's hesitation." A week thereafter, Ismay received a letter offering him the command of a cavalry brigade in India, but declined, solidifying his choice to remain a staff officer.[73]
As Deputy Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, Ismay had broad responsibilities, and was "concerned with every aspect of planning and preparation for a war which seemed imminent."
In the end, Ismay was named only to the position of Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, effective 1 August 1938.
Second World War
With the outbreak of the Second World War, the CID was immediately absorbed into the War Cabinet as Ismay had planned.
Chiefs of Staff Committee
In April 1940, Winston Churchill took control of the Military Co-ordination Committee, charged with overseeing all of the military services. He selected Ismay as his chief staff officer, which also gave Ismay the additional responsibility of serving on the Chiefs of Staff Committee.[62] While serving under Churchill had been a life-long dream for Ismay, he was initially sceptical about the duties of his new position, which seemed unclear and poorly defined.[86]
On 10 May, after the beginning of the Battle of France, Chamberlain resigned, and Churchill became both Prime Minister and Minister of Defence.[87][88] Ismay, who later called Churchill "the greatest War Prime Minister in our history", was "thrilled" by this development, and continued to act as Churchill's chief staff officer and military adviser.[89] According to Churchill, the two developed a close "personal and official connection [that] was preserved unbroken and unweakened" throughout the war.[90]
As part of this relationship, not long after Churchill became Prime Minister, he arranged for Ismay to be appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in June 1940.[91] From the very moment he became Prime Minister, Churchill "relied heavily on General Pug Ismay," who provided a crucial bridge to the military establishment.[92] Ismay served as the "principal assistant to Mr. Churchill in his capacity as Minister of Defence", continued to serve as the Secretary of the Imperial Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee,[93] and became Deputy Secretary of the War Cabinet.[94]
Ismay was crucial to running the war effort, as he was able to effectively link the military and civilian leadership. Jock Colville, Churchill's private secretary, wrote that Ismay had the "tact, patience, and skill in promoting compromise" needed to keep the war running smoothly."[1] Ismay had the additional advantage of being admired by the Service Chiefs for his long and distinguished record as a soldier.[95]
In his role, Ismay handled "nearly all military messages" from Churchill to the Service Chiefs.[96] Ismay also gave Churchill advice on military matters, and often "begged him to be reasonable"[97] when he contemplated foolish actions, believing that Churchill's greatest fault was his "impetuous nature and impatience with opposition."[81] When the Chiefs of Staff found Churchill's demands unfeasible, Ismay took the role of "converting the Prime Minister" to their viewpoint.[98]
Allied conferences
As Churchill's chief military adviser, Ismay frequently attended wartime conferences and meetings of the
Ismay would continue to work closely with the Americans throughout the remainder of the war, and he accompanied Churchill on his 1942 trip to the United States.[93] Shortly after their return, US General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Britain to command the American forces. He established close relations with Ismay, who liked him greatly, and assisted him in co-ordinating with both British forces and the Cabinet.[101] Eisenhower thought highly of Ismay, remembering him for his "stalwart support", and noting, "He was one of those men whose great ability condemned him throughout the war to a staff position. Consequently his name may be forgotten; but the contributions he made to the winning of the war were equal to those of many whose names became household words."[102]
Not long after Eisenhower arrived, on 16 August 1942, Ismay was promoted to the rank of
1943 conferences
In January 1943, Ismay accompanied Churchill to the Casablanca Conference.[104] Ismay attended nearly all of the proceedings of the Conference, and helped work towards consensus where the Americans and British disagreed on issues.[105] Ismay was also appointed to the committee which wrote the formal report of the conference.[106] After the conference, Ismay visited the American headquarters in Algiers to meet with Eisenhower, and helped resolve some differences of opinion between Eisenhower and his British colleagues.[107][108]
After Casablanca, Ismay accompanied Churchill to the third Washington Conference in May 1943.[109] At the conference, Ismay first met the American Admiral William D. Leahy, who is often described as his American counterpart. The two developed a friendly relationship, and Leahy wrote in his memoirs: "General Sir Hastings Ismay became my favorite, perhaps because his position closely paralleled my own".[110]
After the Washington Conference came the
Shortly after returning from Quebec, Ismay participated in his next conference, travelling with Anthony Eden to the Moscow Conference in October and November, where he served as Eden's top military adviser.[114] At the conference, Ismay handled all of the Soviet questions about the planning for Operation Overlord,[115][116] and met Joseph Stalin personally for the first time.[117] After the conference, Ismay wrote that he "was optimistic about [sic] post-war relations with Russia", showing his belief that the meeting had gone well.[118]
Only four days after returning from the Moscow Conference, Ismay left England again for the
1944–1945
In the first several months of 1944, Ismay spent almost all of his time planning for the
On 20 May 1944, less than a month before the Normandy Landings were scheduled to take place, Ismay was promoted to the rank of full general.[126] After the successful D-Day landings, King George VI decided to visit the troops in Normandy, and selected Ismay to accompany him on the visit.[127] In September, Ismay accompanied Churchill to the Second Quebec Conference.[128] Ismay also accompanied Churchill on his visits to Moscow and Paris in late 1944.[129]
In February 1945, Ismay attended the Yalta Conference. He found the conference different from the previous ones where "the military element had been the prima donna, occupying the centre of the stage."[130] Instead, at Yalta, political issues took precedence, leaving Ismay and other military advisers "waiting for calls that never came".[130][131]
On
Post-war military service
After VE Day, Ismay accompanied Churchill to the Potsdam Conference. Like Yalta, the conference focussed primarily on political issues, so there was little for Ismay to do.[134][135] After Clement Attlee defeated Churchill in the 1945 election, becoming Prime Minister, Ismay kept his position, working with Attlee at the conference, but remained loyal to Churchill.[136] Ismay and Churchill remained friends for the remainder of their lives, and Ismay even helped Churchill write his memoirs, reviewing and commenting on each chapter of his manuscript.[137]
Shortly after the Potsdam Conference, the war in Asia ended on
Over the next year, Ismay worked largely on the issue of reform for the Ministry of Defence. From December 1945 to February 1946, Ismay worked with a small committee to draft the Statement Relating to Defence, which formed the basis of reforms implemented by Attlee later that year.[140] For his role, Ismay became known as the "'chief architect' of the post-war Ministry of Defence."[141]
During the year following the war, Ismay received many honours for his service. In August 1945, as part of
In November 1946, Ismay announced his intention to retire.[147] Attlee accepted his retirement, effective on 31 December 1946.[148] Immediately after retiring, in the 1947 New Year Honours, Ismay was created a baron[149] taking the title Baron Ismay, of Wormington in the County of Gloucester.[150] He accepted the barony and took his seat in the House of Lords in February.[151]
Partition of India
Shortly after Ismay's retirement,
When Ismay and Mountbatten arrived, they were committed to preserving a unified India, but Ismay soon realised "that the Moslem League would not agree to any plan which did not provide for the creation of Pakistan as an independent sovereign state."[156] In April, after several unsuccessful meetings with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mountbatten came to the same conclusion and began drawing up plans for the partition.[157]
Over the next month Mountbatten finalised his partition plan, and on 2 May 1947, he sent Ismay back to London to present it to the British government.[158] Ismay presented the plan to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, casting partition as a Hobson's choice.[159][160] Ismay stayed in England for the next month, and helped to alter the plan based on the cabinet's suggestions, before returning to India on 31 May.[161]
Once the partition plan had been accepted, Ismay worked on implementing the details. In particular, Ismay dealt with the issue of dividing the Indian Army. Based on his own experiences and love of the Indian Army, Ismay did his "utmost to persuade" the leaders of the new Indian and Pakistani states not to separate the army immediately. His efforts failed due to the opposition of Jinnah.[162]
Ismay also travelled to Kashmir to ask Hari Singh to hold an immediate referendum over whether his territory would join India or Pakistan. Once again, Ismay was unsuccessful and Singh "changed the subject" each time that Ismay tried to discuss the referendum.[163] Throughout the period immediately following independence, Ismay also tried to ensure that stories printed in the Indian and Pakistani press about the partition were accurate, but once again he was largely unsuccessful.[164]
The situation in India continued to deteriorate throughout the summer and autumn of 1947. Nevertheless, Ismay and Mountbatten had agreed that Ismay would remain in his position for only three to four months after partition. In December 1947, he left India to return to England.[165] Shortly after his return, Ismay served briefly on the British delegation to the United Nations to deal with the Kashmir issue. Ismay played only a limited role, as the Pakistanis suspected him of pro-Indian sympathies.[166][167]
Festival of Britain
Shortly after Ismay returned from the United Nations, Prime Minister Attlee asked him to become the Chairman of the Council of the Festival of Britain, scheduled to take place in 1951.[168][169] Ismay accepted the offer, and on 10 March 1948, he officially took the position of chairman.[170] The appointment was largely symbolic, and Ismay "was at least partly appointed to forestall potential criticism by his friend Winston Churchill." The Council, however, wielded "slight, but not insignificant influence" and Ismay took his duties seriously.[171]
Ismay helped to ensure that the festival would be truly national in character, rather than just confined to London. As such, in June 1949, he called together all of the mayors in Britain to discuss the festival; this was the first meeting of all British mayors since 1916.
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
In the 1951 general election held shortly after the conclusion of the Festival of Britain, Churchill's Conservative Party once again won a majority in Parliament, making Churchill Prime Minister for a second time. The day after the election, Churchill asked Ismay to become the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in his cabinet. Ismay "was overjoyed at the prospect of serving under Churchill again" and accepted the post immediately.[175] Although not a politician, Ismay was well-suited for the position because of his close relationships with the leaders of the commonwealth countries, largely the result of his work during the war.[176]
As a result of his military background and experience, Ismay became "more closely involved in defence matters than is usual for a Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations," and often served as de facto Minister of Defence and serving as temporary Minister of Defence until the permanent appointee,
Secretary General of NATO
At the Lisbon Conference, the members of NATO agreed to appoint a
Eden asked Ismay to accept the position, but his response "was an immediate and emphatic negative," as he saw NATO as an overly bureaucratic and inefficient organisation[183] and complained that the position of Secretary General was "divided and ill-defined."[182] Churchill then personally asked Ismay to accept the position, telling him that "NATO provided the best, if not the only, hope of peace in our time."[183] After further urging, Ismay reluctantly agreed to take the job. On 12 March 1952, the Atlantic Council officially passed a resolution appointing Ismay Secretary General,[184] and he started work on 24 March.[185]
Ismay's appointment to the position was well-received, enjoying the unanimous support of all the NATO members. The press and public also responded favourably. The Times wrote: "of all the candidates whose names have been mentioned, Lord Ismay would seem to have the strongest qualifications for the post."[184] The New York Times applauded his "vast experience in military planning, strategy, and administration,"[186] and The Washington Post wrote that Ismay would bring NATO "great authority, experience and energy and a personal charm that can dissolve difficulties."[187]
As the first Secretary General, Ismay was "assuming an entirely new role in the history of international organizations," and as such he helped to define the position itself.[188] While Ismay "deemed it wise not to step too boldly in a political role" in disputes among the members, he asserted himself strongly on issues relevant to the organisation of NATO.[189] From the very beginning of his time in office, Ismay worked to empower the permanent representatives to NATO, and emphasised that they had the same legal authority to make decisions as the NATO foreign ministers.[189]
Ismay was also a proponent of NATO expansion, saying that NATO "must grow until the whole free world gets under one umbrella."[190] However, before the Warsaw Pact was even put in place, he opposed the request to join NATO made by the USSR in 1954[191] [192] saying that "the Soviet request to join NATO is like an unrepentant burglar requesting to join the police force"[193] thus making apparent that NATO alliance ("the police force") was directed against the USSR. As stated in the official NATO website "the request tested the limits of NATO's willingness to admit new members".[194]
As Secretary General, Ismay also worked to encourage closer political co-ordination among the members of the alliance. During the Suez Crisis he offered his good offices to help resolve issues among members of the alliance.[195] Ismay also offered to help mediate disputes over Cyprus.[189]
In December 1956, Ismay decided to retire from NATO. He told the press that "he was not giving up his position for personal reasons, but because he felt it needed a fresh hand and a fresh brain."[196] Paul-Henri Spaak was immediately chosen as his successor, but Ismay remained in office until May 1957, when he left with "the affection and respect" of all the NATO members.[196] While Secretary General, Ismay is also credited as having been the first person to say that the purpose of NATO was "to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans down,"[2] a saying that has since become a common way to quickly describe the alliance.[3][4]
Retirement
Immediately after leaving NATO, Ismay was honoured by
He was appointed to boards of several corporations including the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.[198][199] Ismay also began writing his memoirs, The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay, which were published in 1960 by Viking Press. In his memoirs, Ismay focussed principally on his Second World War service, and as such, one reviewer called them "a most significant addition to the literature of the Second World War."[200]
In 1963, Ismay was again asked to assist in a review of the organisation of the British military along with Sir Ian Jacob.[201] Although Ismay was ill throughout most of the review and did relatively little of the work, "his influence was strong", and the final product of the review largely reflected his opinions.[202] In the end, the Ismay–Jacob Report recommended strengthening the central power of the Ministry of Defence substantially, and in 1964, Parliament implemented its recommendations.[203]
Ismay died on 17 December 1965 at his home Wormington Grange, Gloucestershire, at the age of 78. As he had no male heir, his title became extinct.[204]
In popular culture
- In the television drama Churchill and the Generals by Paul Hardwick.
- In Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy by Nigel Davenport.
- In the 2017 film Darkest Hour, by Richard Lumsden.
- In the 2017 film Viceroy's House by Michael Gambon.
Arms
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