A photograph familiar in British accounts shows Rear Admiral Harwood and Ambassador Millington-Drake together during the Admiral Graf Spee crisis. They are meeting and working out what to do about the German warship. Harwood brought the Royal Navy's operational perspective, while Millington-Drake supplied diplomatic contacts and knowledge of Uruguay. Their meeting connects action at sea with influence ashore during the River Plate crisis.
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Harwood and Millington-Drake discuss the Graf Spee crisis
Henry Harwood's naval command and Eugen Millington-Drake's diplomatic access come together in a meeting during the Admiral Graf Spee crisis.