Papers relating to German ship building in the run up to the First World War, 1910-07 - 1910-08
Scope and Contents
Includes: Cabinet memorandum by Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] on German naval spending; collected references in the German Parliament and official press to British proposals on arms limitation, with reports of speeches by Grand-Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz [Head of the German Admiralty] on the German battleship programme and also alleged cases of acceleration in the programme; translations of German articles and speeches on naval spending and the building programme; Admiralty Intelligence Department figures for new German battleships, comparative spending and German dock capacity; notes on the German fleet laws; report by Herbert Heath, Naval Attaché, Berlin, summarising naval affairs in Germany.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-07 - 1910-08
Creator
- From the Fonds: McKenna, Reginald, 1863 - 1943 (politician) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2005-11-21 15:16:26.543000+00:00
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Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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