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(Untitled), 01 Jun 1942 - 27 Jun 1942

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/67/5

Scope and Contents

Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, June 1942.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet].Subjects covered by the minutes include: discussion of proposed operations against Germany in northern Norway ("Jupiter"), Spitsbergen ("Jackpot") and France ("Imperator" and "Round-Up"); discussion of proposed operations against Japan; the position in Madagascar with the Vichy French; the level of man-power devoted to the war effort; 7th Lord Londonderry's [earlier Lord Castlereagh] memoirs; bomb production; the rationing of fuel; propaganda against Vichy France; naval action involving Malta.

Dates

  • Creation: 01 Jun 1942 - 27 Jun 1942

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown copyright

Extent

1 item(s) (1 24p)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Former / Other Reference

Original references: D 105/2 - D 123/2; M 217/2 - M 263/2; C 14/2 - C 17/2; S 7/2; D(A) 13

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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