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(Untitled), Apr 1940-May 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 19/2C/233-237

Scope and Contents

Letters from [Sir Roger] Keyes to WSC and [Prime Minister] Neville Chamberlain on widespread dissatisfaction with the waging of the naval war, and the recent lack of success at Trondheim fjord and Steinkjer [Norway], mentions previous disasters in the World War I, and intrigue in the intervening years by [Admirals Sir Reginald] Bacon, [1st Lord] Jellicoe, [1st Lord] Beatty, [Sir Charles] Madden and especially [Sir Dudley] Pound [1st Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff].

Dates

  • Creation: Apr 1940-May 1940

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Language of Materials

English

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Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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