(Untitled), 02 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941
Scope and Contents
Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, December 1941 (some written while WSC was in the United States).Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; senior civil servants including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces [Lieutenant-General Bernard Paget]; Colonel Leslie Hollis [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet].Subjects covered by the minutes include: preparations for and reaction to Japanese aggression; the capture by the Germans of a British document on the Soviet Union; operations in north Africa; General Sir Alan Cunningham's removal from command of 8th Army; supplying the Soviet Union; matters concerning ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service] batteries; manpower issues for the services; rationing sweets and chocolate; Indian affairs; the formation of a Polish division; the formation of a naval force in the Indian Ocean; the work of the Regional Boards; honours.
Dates
- Creation: 02 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: Crown copyright
Extent
1 item(s) (1 19, [1]p)
Language of Materials
English
External Documents
Former / Other Reference
M 1075/1 - M 1112/1; D 307/1 - D 314/1; C 100/1 - C 104/1; M(A) 1 - M(A) 7; D(A) 1 - D(A) 3
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
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