Armed forces
Found in 991 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 25 May 1940-27 May 1940
Letter from Sir Walter Windham to WSC offering his services to go to the United States and Canada to conduct a press campaign to gain more aeroplanes for the war effort; with [carbon of] a reply from "A B" [Anthony Bevir, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] that the letter will be forwarded to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso].
(Untitled), May 1940
Letter from "E M W" [Edith Watson, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to [Frank] Wood [Assistant Principal] (Air Ministry) forwarding a letter from Sir Walter Windham [not included in file] enclosing a device to damage aeroplanes on take-off. [carbon; with registry slip].
(Untitled), 17 May 1940 - 31 May 1940
(Untitled), 17 May 1940 - 27 May 1940
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1940 - 30 Sep 1940
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1940 - 30 Nov 1940
(Untitled), 01 Dec 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
(Untitled), 05 Sep 1940
(Untitled), 19 Sep 1940
(Untitled), 29 Jan 1942
Telegram from Field-Marshal Sir John Dill [Head of British Joint Staff Mission to Washington, United States] to WSC, informing him that the Combined Chiefs of Staff have considered the telegram of 23 January from John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia] to WSC and are to draft a telegram to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Supreme Commander, South West Pacific] regarding the importance of air power in Australia.
(Untitled), 30 Jan 1942
Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] informing him of the danger of the withdrawal of the fighter squadrons of the American Volunteer Group from Rangoon [Burma, later Myanmar] by Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek [Chinese nationalist leader] prior to the arrival of Hurricanes.
(Untitled), 30 Jan 1942
Telegram from the Government of New Zealand to WSC requesting fighter aircraft to meet the likely Japanese attack from 1 division, 2 aircraft carriers and other naval units and to protect the main ports of Auckland and Wellington; provision is being made for a network of RDF [radar] air warning stations, the development of an air observer corps, and of new aerodromes with runways suitable for heavy United States bombers.
(Untitled), 01 Feb 1942
(Untitled), 02 Feb 1942
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Supreme Commander, South West Pacific] asking him to explain his decision to order Hurricanes from Singapore to Palembang [Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, later Indonesia].
(Untitled), 04 Feb 1942
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Supreme Commander, South West Pacific] regarding the fighter defence of Singapore: feels it is a disadvantage that the fighter force should have to waste time flying between Sumatra [Dutch East Indies, later Indonesia] and Singapore; hopes to send 90 more Hurricanes before the end of February.
(Untitled), 04 Feb 1942
(Untitled), 11 Feb 1942
Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt]: states that the Air Ministry would like to announce Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse as Commander- in-Chief of ABDA [Australian, British, Dutch and Australasian] Air Forces; informs that Air Marshal Arthur Harris is to be withdrawn from the Combined Staffs Committee and replaced by Air Marshal Douglas Evill; comments on the situation in Singapore.
(Untitled), 15 Feb 1942
(Untitled), 19 Feb 1942
Telegram from the Government of New Zealand to WSC regarding the provision of fighter aircraft for New Zealand: asks WSC to help arrange the diversion of two United States pursuit squadrons; comments on the need for fighter aircraft.
(Untitled), 19 Feb 1942
Telegram from the Government of New Zealand to WSC listing specific resources required by air force, army and navy in order to defend New Zealand against a Japanese invasion force.
(Untitled), 22 Feb 1942
(Untitled), [23] Feb 1942
Telegram from Harry Hopkins [Special adviser and assistant to the President of the United States] to WSC regarding the continued flight of American heavy bombers across Africa to the Far East.