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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1944 - 31 Oct 1944

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/153/4

Scope and Contents

Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, October 1944.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris [Commander in Chief Bomber Command]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the Chiefs of Staff.Subjects covered by the minutes include: the CDL tank; the military government of Germany in the period following the end of hostilities; France's role in Syria and Major General Sir Edward Spears' [First Minister to Republic of Syria and the Lebanon] position; Greek affairs; post-war reconstruction plans; "Dracula" [proposed Allied attack on the Rangoon area, Burma, later Myanmar] and operations against Japanese forces; the position of various European monarchs; Soviet aims in the Far East; recommendations for honours; reinforcements for the Canadian army; the military situation in Italy; honours; and fears about leaking information.

Dates

  • Creation: 01 Oct 1944 - 31 Oct 1944

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown

Extent

1 item(s) (1 26p)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

C 59/4 - C 64/4; D 246/4 - D 261/4; M 986/4 - M 1055/4; D(Tol) 1/4 - D(Tol) 5/4; M(Tol) 1/4 - M(Tol) 16/4; C(Tol) 1/4; DM 14/4

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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