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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/41/152

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe] on Cabinet pressure to institute a mining campaign in the narrow seas between the Straits of Dover and the Netherlands, in order to provide a barrier against submarines, to strangle ship movement from Rotterdam, and to help protect Antwerp [Belgium]. [Carbon].

Dates

  • Creation: 01 Oct 1914

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown copyright

Extent

1 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

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Repository Details

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