Royal Navy
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Cabinet Papers on naval and general First World War subjects, 1910-10 - 1915-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCKN 4/7
Scope and Contents
Includes: memorandum by the First Lord of the Admiralty [Winston Churchill] on the formation of a naval War Staff; diary of a visit to Berlin by 1st Lord Haldane [Secretary of State for War] and his discussions with the German Chancellor [Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg], Kaiser Wilhelm II, Grand-Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz [Head of the German Admiralty] and with J Cambon [? French Ambassador to Germany] on the balance of power in Europe, the increase in the British and German fleets,...
Dates:
1910-10 - 1915-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Cuttings, 1913-10-21 - 1915-10-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Press 21
Scope and Contents
Cuttings and cartoons of WSC suggesting 'naval holiday' for Britain and Germany; articles (some German and French) on relations between Britain, Germany and Austria-Hungary; photos of WSC inspecting seaplanes; cartoons and WSC’s speeches on Home Rule, Navy, Antwerp [Belgium], Dardanelles.
Dates:
1913-10-21 - 1915-10-30
Conditions Governing Access:
Available as digital surrogates only, to protect the fragile original.