▁P erman ent ▁Under - Secret ary ▁at ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Office ; ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁N ye , ▁V C IG S , ▁to ▁Mur m ansk ▁from ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁travel ▁by ▁train ▁to ▁Moscow ▁for ▁tal ks ▁with ▁St alin . ▁▁ ▁As ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁party ▁were ▁without ▁ ▁any ▁ci ph ering ▁ ▁staff , ▁it ▁fell ▁to ▁C unning h ame ▁Graham ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁that ▁the ▁UK ▁had ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁Japan . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁Flag - Capt ain ▁to ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Louis ▁‘ ’ T urt le ’ ’ ▁Hamilton ▁who ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁ho ist ▁his ▁flag ▁in ▁HMS ▁‘ ’ K ent ’ ’ . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Com mod ore ▁( 2 nd ▁Class ) ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Bar ra cks , ▁Ch ath am , ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁officers , ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁with ▁a ▁daily ▁turn over ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁Also ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁A ide - de - C amp ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁( his ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁Gro om - in - Wait ing ▁to ▁Edward ▁VII ▁and ▁an ▁E quer ry ▁to ▁George ▁V ) ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁C BE ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9