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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 507 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 14 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/219/33
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Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" thanking him for his views on the future situation in Europe; agreeing that an early meeting [between Marshal Stalin and the two of them] is necessary; stating that he will make every effort to permit an early meeting; and congratulating WSC on his broadcast of 13 May.

Dates: 14 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 12 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/230/79
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Letter from [John Peck, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to [Alan] Hodge [Assistant Private Secretary to Minister of Information] (Ministry of Information) enclosing a press notice from WSC [thanking those who have sent him VE-Day messages, CHAR 20/230/80], asking for it to be broadcast on the Home and Overseas services of the BBC, and giving information on the countries which have sent a large number of messages. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 12 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/230/3
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Letter from "J H P" [John Peck, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to [Alan] Hodge [Assistant Private Secretary to Minister of Information] (Ministry of Information) enclosing a press notice from WSC [thanking those who have sent him VE-Day messages, CHAR 20/230/4], asking for it to be broadcast on the Home and Overseas services of the BBC, and giving information on the countries which have sent a large number of messages. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 12 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/135
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" suggesting arrangements for the broadcasting of messages from Stalin, President Harry Truman and WSC [to mark the link up of Soviet and Anglo-American forces in Germany]; stating that he thinks the warning [to the Germans on their treatment of Allied prisoners of war] should be signed by the three of them; and that he is looking forward to the meeting between their Foreign Secretaries at Washington [United States].

Dates: 15 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 16 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/136
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Telegram from WSC to Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador in the United States] and Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting they arrange with President Harry Truman for the recording of his speech [to be broadcast when Soviet and Anglo-American forces link up in Germany] and the signing of a joint warning [to the Germans over their treatment of Allied prisoners of war]. Carbon copy.

Dates: 16 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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War (2) Diary, 1940-02-12 - 1940-10-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/HMTN 1/4
Scope and Contents Subjects include Mary Agnes Hamilton's first day at the Ministry of Information and her transfer to the General Division to work on morale and propaganda leaflets; comments on colleagues including Hugh Macmillan, Lady Grigg, Sir Kenneth Clark, Duff Cooper, E. McKnight Kauffer, Sir John Reith, Graham Greene, and Frank Pick; the progress of the Women's Employment Federation in wartime and its relationship with the Ministry of Labour; her move into 35 Argyll Mansions; reflections on democracy...
Dates: 1940-02-12 - 1940-10-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Westward, look, the land is bright", 27 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/150B/124-142
Scope and Contents Speaking notes for WSC's broadcast (27 April, BBC) on the war situation including: public morale; his tours of bomb-damaged cities; General Sir Archibald Wavell's [Commander in Chief Middle East] successes in Libya; German successes in the Balkans and British support for Greece; admiration in the United States for Great Britain; praise for troops from Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC); condemnation of [Benito] Mussolini "This whipped jackal"; the Battle of the Atlantic and praise...
Dates: 27 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open