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(Untitled), 21 May 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/75/67

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in-Chief India] marked "most secret": states that Wavell can keep General Harold Alexander [General Officer Commanding, Burma, later Myanmar] while he writes his report; comments on losses of the United States and Japan in Coral Sea action; states that the Admiralty believe the main Japanese fleet to be at Truk and that Japanese operations against Midway Island are certain, against Aleutian Islands are very probable, and against Hawaii are probable; expresses his increased hopefulness about the position in India.

Dates

  • Creation: 21 May 1942

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Copyright: Crown Copyright

Extent

1 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Former / Other Reference

T 749/2

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