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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/27B/62-65

Scope and Contents

Letter from [WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty] to Vice- Admiral Sir John Jellicoe [Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet] on the risk to the Fleet from German submarines in the North Sea, and the need to secure the safety of the Fleet during the "long and indefinite period of waiting for a general action". WSC also comments on the chances of German invasion, and protecting the Fleet's anchorage. [Carbon copy].

Dates

  • Creation: 08 Oct 1914

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown copyright

Extent

4 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

Published: Winston S Churchill : Companion Volume III, Part 1, pp.180-182

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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