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(Untitled), 27 Dec 1941

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/47/93-96

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] asking him to spare United States tanks and aeroplanes from Acrobat [codename for the operation against Tripoli, Libya], to defend Malaya [later Malaysia] and Singapore; United States will send troops to Northern Ireland, bomb Germany from Britain, and support Gymnast [codename for the plans for the British occupation of North West Africa].

Dates

  • Creation: 27 Dec 1941

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Open

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Former / Other Reference

T 1071

Repository Details

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