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(Untitled), 05 May 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/74/119-121

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India: undertakes to keep Wavell more fully informed of the whole picture and states that Lieutenant-General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to WSC] has responsibility for this; comments on "Operation Ironclad" [codename for operation against Diego Suarez, Madagascar]; comments on naval strength in the Indian Ocean; comments on the effect of damage to HMS King George V and the presence of the German battleship Tirpitz in Trondheim [Norway]; comments on the easing of the situation in Malta.

Dates

  • Creation: 05 May 1942

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Open

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Former / Other Reference

T 687/2

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Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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