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Armed forces

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 982 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/42/143
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Telegram from Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on plans for the seaplane attack on German Zeppelin sheds. [Carbon].

Dates: 22 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/42/144
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Telegram from Admiralty to 'Commodore T' [Reginald Tyrwhitt, Commander of Destroyer Flotillas, First Fleet], on providing support for a seaplane attack on German Zeppelin sheds. [Carbon].

Dates: 22 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/41/155
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Major Eugene Gerrard, [Royal Naval Air Service], ordering him to concentrate his efforts on spotting the fall of shot for British naval guns at Antwerp [Belgium], to help knock out enemy siege artillery. Copied to Commander Charles Samson [Royal Naval Air Service]. [Carbon].

Dates: 01 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/223/6
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Telegram from WSC [Yalta, Soviet Union] to Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] marked "From: Argonaut" and "Jason 138" on aeroplanes for Polish crews.

Dates: 05 Feb 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/218/49
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Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC marked "Private, Personal and Top Secret" expressing his concern at reports that the Germans are to destroy all their aircraft; and hoping that "weapons and other forms of equipment" are preserved.

Dates: 09 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 29 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/8
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] (Offices of the War Cabinet, Great George Street) to WSC on training aircraft sent overseas. [Copy; given running number 263A].

Dates: 29 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [17] Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/19
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Minute [prepared by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to First Lord of the Admiralty [A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough] on measures against aircraft directing U-boats, suggesting setting up radar stations and disturbing communications. [Copy; given running number 256a].

Dates: [17] Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/22-23
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on measures against aircraft directing U-boats, suggesting setting up radar stations on vessels and land, and disturbing communications. [Copy; given running number 254].

Dates: 12 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1941 - 11 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/29-31
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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on rationing preserves, low flying attacks, searchlights on aircraft, and countering torpedoes. [Copies; given running numbers 249a, 250, 251, and 252].

Dates: 06 Mar 1941 - 11 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Mar 1941 - 06 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/32-33
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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on "Spitfire" losses, WSC broadcasting on the need for scientists for radar work, and differences in army figures between WSC and [Sir James] Grigg [Secretary of State for War]. [Copies; given running numbers 247a, 248, and 249].

Dates: 01 Mar 1941 - 06 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Feb 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/41
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Minute from "F.A.L." [F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] (Offices of the War Cabinet, Great George Street) to WSC on experiments with searchlights on aircraft. Typescript of annotation by WSC to "C.A.S." [Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal]: "Pray consider this". [annotated copy; given running number 245].

Dates: 26 Feb 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Feb 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/69
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Draft minute [prepared by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to the Minister of Aircraft Production [1st Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] on figures of hours worked, aircraft output, and numbers of workers. [annotated copy; given running number 229].

Dates: 10 Feb 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Feb 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/70
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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on providing [Harry] Hopkins [Special Advisor and Assistant to the President of the United States] with aircraft production figures and [Lindemann's] misgivings at the level of British production. [Copies; given running numbers 227 and 228].

Dates: 08 Feb 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Feb 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/75
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC attaching a draft note to the Minister of Aircraft Production [1st Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] on the War Cabinet receiving regular statistical reports on progress with aircraft production. [Copy; given running number 223(C)].

Dates: 05 Feb 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/80
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(Untitled), 29 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/84
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(Untitled), 20 Jan 1941 - 21 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/92
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Minute from "J.R.C." [John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC attaching a minute from "F.A.L." [F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on his suggested draft for a note WSC intends to send to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] about Air Ministry statistics [see CHAR 20/258A/93]. [Copy; given running number 213A].

Dates: 20 Jan 1941 - 21 Jan 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/93
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Draft minute [prepared by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] on the importance of accurate figures of the number of aircraft in the RAF and on the enquiry into the size of the German Air Force. [Copy].

Dates: 20 Jan 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 18 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/96
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on differences in figures of aircraft stock between "M.A.P." [Minister of Aircraft Production, 1st Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] and "C.A.S." [Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal]. [Copy; given running number 211].

Dates: 18 Jan 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jan 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258A/119-124
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on an interim report by Mr Justice [Sir John] Singleton into the German Air Force and means of estimating its strength. [Copy; given running number 197a].

Dates: 04 Jan 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open