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(Untitled), 20 May 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/29/54-60

Scope and Contents

Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] and Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] on a possible meeting between himself and Grand-Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz [German Lord High Admiral], to discuss limiting naval armaments. Suggested topics for discussion include: WSC's proposal for a "Naval Holiday"; Tirpitz's most recent speech on Naval Estimates, on limiting ship size; reducing the concentration of fleets in home waters; abandoning secrecy in ship-building. [Carbon].

Dates

  • Creation: 20 May 1914

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown copyright

Extent

7 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

Published: Winston S Churchill : Companion Volume III Part 2, pp.1978-80

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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