(Untitled), 14 Dec 1942

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/85/13-14

Scope and Contents

Telegram from Field Marshal sir John Dill [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] to WSC marked "personal" reporting private remarks made by General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] regarding the possibility of undertaking a modified "Round-Up" [Codename for the invasion of France] before the summer, and opposing the idea of a high-power British and American conference in London [United Kingdom] at this time.

Dates

Creation: 14 Dec 1942

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