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(Untitled), [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/431-439
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Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the necessity for keeping a large proportion of the Fleet ready for immediate service, stating plans to utilise the 7,000 active service ratings based on yachts, harbour tenders and in harbour establishments. [Carbon].

Dates: [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Jun [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/440
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], asking about the desirability of making a thorough overhaul of the mobilisation arrangements, and suggesting Admiral Sir Reginald Custance to conduct the enquiry; WSC also states his aim to obtain a mobilisation of the Royal Fleet Reserve in the following year. [Carbon].

Dates: 05 Jun [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/441-447
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], on the executive list of War Requirements for 1920, detailing the composition of the 1920 War Fleet. [Carbon; final folio of minute at CHAR 13/6B/452].

Dates: [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Sep [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/455
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Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on a proposal to create a further Admiral of the Fleet, setting out qualifications for the position: to have served as 1st Sea Lord for more than one year, to have commanded the Principal Fleet for more than 12 months or to have undertaken special war services. [Carbon].

Dates: 07 Sep [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/463-464
Scope and Contents Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary], refuting the theory of Sir [William] Edward Goschen [British Ambassador to Germany] that the concentration of the British Fleet was a strategic mistake and pointing out the numerical superiority of Britain to Germany in Home Waters, despite the absence of the Fleet sent to the Mediterranean, because of the incomplete state of the German Fleet. WSC also praises the work of Captain Hugh Watson, [Naval...
Dates: 21 Oct [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/465
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Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the freedom of German warships to use Norwegian ports, requesting the Foreign Office to write to the Norwegian Government, asking for the same rights to be extended to the British Navy. [Carbon].

Dates: [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 May [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/466-468
Scope and Contents Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the Secretary, Admiralty [Sir (William) Graham Greene], the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], the Chief of Staff [Sir Henry Jackson] and the Director of the Intelligence Division [Captain (William) Reginald Hall], on the likelihood that German land pressure on the Netherlands would be irresistible in a war, and that the country would be "compelled to go with Germany openly or covertly". WSC states that...
Dates: 19 May [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Apr 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/11
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Minute from Prince Louis of Battenberg [2nd Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] to WSC, on terms of reference for and the composition of a committee to consider the best types of vessel to be created to cope with the "adequate discharge of multifarious duties which fall to HM Ships on foreign stations".

Dates: 24 Apr 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Apr 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/16
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Controller of the Navy, asking for details of expenditure on submarines in 1912-13. [Hand-written, initialled by WSC, with note of estimated expenditure].

Dates: 25 Apr 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Apr 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/17-18
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Minute from Prince Louis of Battenberg [2nd Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the "Super Active" class of cruiser, commenting on the number of guns and crew on each cruiser.

Dates: 26 Apr 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 May 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/31
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Letter from "H of C" [1st Lord Haldane, Secretary of State for War] to WSC on naval policy in the Mediterranean, and its effect on the Foreign Office and War Office.

Dates: 05 May 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 May 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/40-42
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Letter from Sir [William] Graham Greene, [Secretary, Admiralty], to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the administration of the Controller's Department.

Dates: 11 May 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 May 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/50-51
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Minute from Prince Louis of Battenberg [2nd Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] (Admiralty), to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the forthcoming naval manoeuvres to be umpired by Admiral Sir William May; also on the advantages of the new fast battleships.

Dates: 21 May 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 May 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/58-60
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Memorandum by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], (Admiralty yacht [HMS Enchantress], Naples [Italy]), on the forthcoming naval manoeuvres, investigating the problem of intercepting the German Fleet before it could cover a landing of troops on the east coast.

Dates: 25 May 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Jun 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/89-91
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Letter from Admiral Sir [Archibald] Berkeley Milne [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean], (HMS Good Hope, Mediterranean Station, Malta), to WSC, on naval policy in the Mediterranean, and particularly the need to reduce the naval establishment in the area.

Dates: 24 Jun 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jun 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/96
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Letter from 1st Lord Crewe [Secretary of State for India, earlier 2nd Lord Houghton], (? Crewe House [London]), to WSC, on countering Parliamentary Questions in the House of Lords to be put forward by 2nd Lord Selborne [earlier Lord Wolmer] on naval subjects, including the disposition of the Fleet, and on the advantages of making a statement on the building programmes of other European Powers.

Dates: 30 Jun 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Jul 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/103-104
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Minute from Prince Louis of Battenberg [2nd Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], to WSC, on the current lack of ships available in the Mediterranean.

Dates: 13 Jul 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jul 1912 - 27 Jul 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/112-121
Scope and Contents Letter from Admiral Sir [Archibald] Berkeley Milne [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean], (HMS Good Hope, Mediterranean Station, Alexandria [Egypt]), to WSC, on destroyer forces in the Mediterranean and keeping up the defences of Malta; includes note by Gerald Steel [Assistant Private Secretary to WSC] forwarding the letter to the 1st Sea Lord [Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman] and 2nd Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven]. [Hand-written, with typescript copy, with...
Dates: 14 Jul 1912 - 27 Jul 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jul 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/130-131
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Letter from 1st Lord Roberts, (Englemere, Ascot, Berkshire), to WSC, objecting to the policy of withdrawing ships from the Mediterranean to strengthen the Home Fleet.

Dates: 10 Jul 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 10 Jul 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/132
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Minute from Prince Louis of Battenberg [2nd Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] to WSC, on the policy of withdrawing ships from the Mediterranean to strengthen the Home Fleet.

Dates: 10 Jul 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 12 Jul 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/133
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Letter from WSC, (Admiralty), to 1st Lord Roberts, defending the policy of withdrawing ships from the Mediterranean to strengthen the Home Fleet. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 12 Jul 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Aug 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/10/3
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Letter from Captain Hugh Watson, [Naval Attache, Berlin, Germany] (British Embassy, Berlin), to Edward Marsh [Secretary to WSC], on the German reaction to British supplementary naval estimates.

Dates: 03 Aug 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Aug 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/10/11-13
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 1st Sea Lord [Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman], on mobilisation plans, particularly the desirability of accelerating the formation of the 6th Battle Squadron and increasing battleship strength in the 2nd Fleet. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 08 Aug 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [18] [Aug] 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/10/24-32
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Memorandum by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the changes in the new Table of Admiralty business, which was to divide and re-organise the work of the Controller's Department, and relieve the 3rd Sea Lord of day to day administrative duties, leaving him free to concentrate on ship design and clearing delays in shipbuilding. [Hand-written draft, initialled by WSC].

Dates: [18] [Aug] 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Aug 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/10/33-39
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Notes by WSC on the reports of the Finance Committee into the Naval Estimates; includes minute by WSC to the 4th Sea Lord [Captain William Pakenham], Director of Stores and Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty [Sir Francis Hopwood, later 1st Lord Southborough] asking about consumption of coal and oil. [Carbon].

Dates: 21 Aug 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open