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Found in 310 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 20 Oct 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54B/150-163
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to [Franklin Roosevelt] President of the United States, detailing secret military plans, reorganisation of command, and projected course of the war: Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to attack Cyrenaica [Libya], then advance on Tripoli; invasion of Norway has been planned as a cover; reports of German preparation for invasion of Britain over North Sea; seeks introduction of American troops to Northern Ireland; command. structure between the...
Dates: 20 Oct 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Nov 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54C/213-214
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Letter from WSC to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal [Chief of Air Staff] advising against removing Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder [Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, RAF, Middle East] from the Middle East or Air Marshal Sir [William] Sholto Douglas [Air Officer Commanding- in-Chief, Fighter Command] from Fighter Command; suggests Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Evill as Vice-Chief of Air Staff.

Dates: 14 Nov 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), Feb 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 19/6/2
Scope and Contents First Lord of the Admiralty's printed minutes, February 1940.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (sometimes annotated with additional printed information) to: the Sea Lords, particularly 1st [Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] and [3rd Sea Lord and] Controller [Rear-Admiral Bruce Fraser]; various naval directors; [Permanent] Secretary [Sir Archibald Carter]; Sir James Lithgow [Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs]; Deputy Chief of Naval Staff [Rear-Admiral Tom...
Dates: Feb 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Feb 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/1/45-50
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Copy of a letter from WSC to [Walter] Long [later Lord Long, First Lord of the Admiralty] marked "most secret" on subjects including: his intentions toward the Royal Air Force and the Army; the independence of the Air Force and Air Ministry; proposals to enhance the the character of the air force with unique ranks and titles; organisation of the Air Council and proposed appointments.Carbon typescript signed with initials.

Dates: 08 Feb 1919
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jul 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/2A/27-28
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Letter, annotated, from WSC to Sir Archibald Sinclair [Secretary of State for Air, later 1st Lord Thurso] on the removal from office of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding [Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command]. [Carbon].

Dates: 10 Jul 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Sep 1940 - 29 Sep 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/3/25-32
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Letter from Group Captain Charles Anderson to WSC enclosing a detailed paper on the training of RAF pilots, and a suggested system to reduce costs.

Dates: 28 Sep 1940 - 29 Sep 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/3/37
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Summary of night-time operations for RAF Station at Waddington [Yorkshire], naming officers involved. [Typescript].

Dates: 20 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), [21 Oct 1940]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/3/38
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Report of damage caused by bombing raid from RAF Waddington [Yorkshire] on Berlin [Germany].

Dates: [21 Oct 1940]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/3/39
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Letter from Group Captain Charles Anderson to WSC on bombing raid on Berlin [Germany].

Dates: 21 Oct 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jun 1940 - 01 Jul 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/4A/26-28
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Letters from 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Aircraft Production, earlier Max Aitken] to WSC tendering his resignation; with WSC's reply refusing to accept his resignation. [Carbon].

Dates: 30 Jun 1940 - 01 Jul 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Dec 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/4A/30-32
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Letter from 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Aircraft Production, earlier Max Aitken] to WSC on air policy, advising dispersal of production. [Copy].

Dates: 02 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Dec 1940 - 21 Dec 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/7/66-67
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Personal Minute M 427 from WSC to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal [Chief of Air Staff] asking him to take a few days rest as so much depends on him and overworking will not help [copy]; with reply from Portal thanking him for his concern.

Dates: 20 Dec 1940 - 21 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Sep 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 19/2A/40
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Letter from Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air, (Air Ministry) to WSC agreeing that Germany may try to attack the Air Force as an initial act, and explaining that steps had been taken to protect the aircraft industry.

Dates: 19 Sep 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 16 Sep 1939

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 19/2A/41-42
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Letter from Squadron Leader Charles Anderson (Royal Air Force Station, Catfoss, near Hull [Yorkshire]) to WSC, enclosing a memorandum on the unfitness for service of a number of aerodromes on the West Coast, rendering trained men such as himself unemployed during a time of shortage of men and machinery.

Dates: 16 Sep 1939
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 01 May 1945 - 31 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/5
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, May 1945. Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; "C" [Major General Sir Stewart Menzies, Head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service]....
Dates: 01 May 1945 - 31 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open, except for minutes M 497/5 and C 42/5, which are closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S23 of the Freedom of Information Act. Review 2032.
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(Untitled), 05 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/230/50
Scope and Contents Letter from [Stewart] Crawford [Private Secretary to Chief of Air Staff] (Air Ministry, King Charles Street, Whitehall) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] stating that the Chief of Air Staff [Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal] hopes that the various Air Force Commanders are remembered when WSC sends out congratulatory messages to the Anglo-American Forces in North-West Europe on VE Day and supplying notes and a table indicating the chain of command [CHAR 20/230/51]....
Dates: 05 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/93
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Draft minute [prepared by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] on the importance of accurate figures of the number of aircraft in the RAF and on the enquiry into the size of the German Air Force. [Copy].

Dates: 20 Jan 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229C/326
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Telegram from Tactical Air Force Main to the Air Ministry passing on a message from Air[-Vice] Marshal [Sir Arthur] Coningham [Commander 2nd Tactical Air Force] to WSC thanking him for his message, returning his compliments, and remembering "fallen comrades". [annotated by WSC: "Keep"].

Dates: 17 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229C/327
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Telegram from the Air Ministry to the 2nd Tactical Air Force passing on a message from WSC to Air[-Vice] Marshal [Sir Arthur] Coningham [Commander] paying tribute to the part played by the 2nd TAF in the defeat of Germany.

Dates: 17 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229C/328
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Telegram from HQ Bomber Command to the Air Ministry passing on a message from Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris [Commander in Chief Bomber Command] thanking WSC for his message on behalf of HM Government and praising his "unfailing encouragement", stating: "you were foremost of the pathfinders". [annotated by WSC's Private Office].

Dates: 16 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229C/329
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Telegram from the Air Ministry to Bomber Command passing on a message from WSC to [Commander in Chief] Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris praising the "decisive contribution" of Bomber Command in the victory over Germany.

Dates: 15 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/232/33
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Cabinet memorandum by Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir John Anderson, later 1st Lord Waverley] on man-power in the second half of 1945, including as an appendix a memorandum by the Minister of Labour and National Service [R A Butler].

Dates: 29 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/232/36
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War Cabinet memorandum by the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] marked "Top Secret" on RAF manpower requirements for June to December 1945.

Dates: 23 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open