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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/11

Scope and Contents

Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, November 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann] and Desmond Morton [Prime Minister's Personal Assistants]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Chief Whip [James Stuart].Subjects covered by the minutes include: military co-operation with the Soviet Union; HMS Prince of Wales; the strength of home forces; manpower issues; the military situation in the Soviet Union; military production matters; British bombing raids; the U-boat war; policy in the event of an invasion of Britain; internment issues; changes in the army command structure; policy towards Japan; operations in north Africa.

Dates

  • 01 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown copyright

Extent

1 item(s) (1 26p)

Language of Materials

English