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(Untitled), 04 Jan 1915

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/46/7-8

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe] on the need to rest the fleets and flotillas to conserve strength, and stressing the great importance of capturing the island of Borkum [Germany] to provide an overseas base for British submarines. WSC also comments on using "priceless information" [intercepted and decoded German naval signals; these comments were deleted before the letter was sent]. [Hand-written copy, with typed transcript].

Dates

  • Creation: 04 Jan 1915

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 III, Part 1, pp.368-369

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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