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(Untitled), 19 Apr 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/22A/43-45

Scope and Contents

Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Vice-Admiral Lewis Bayly [Commander, 3rd Battle Squadron], on his paper on East Coast defence, "Time Table of a Nightmare". WSC particularly mentions Bayly's view that it would be a disadvantage to land near a big town, and his reasons for discounting a landing in the vicinity of Dundee [Angus, Scotland]; WSC gives his reasons why an attack on Dundee would be possible. [Carbon copy].

Dates

  • Creation: 19 Apr 1913

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown copyright

Extent

3 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

Published: Winston S Churchill : Companion Volume II, Part 3, pp.1728-29

Subject

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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