Germany
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1099 Collections and/or Records:
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Official: War and Air: correspondence, much on the Russian campaign., 01 Apr 1919 - 30 Apr 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/6
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: General Sir Ian Hamilton refuting press allegations; Walter Roch on the Dardanelles [Turkey] Inquiry; Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig [Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in France and Flanders] (2); General Sir Henry Wilson [Chief of Imperial General Staff] on matters discussed at the Paris [France] Peace Conference (7); 1st Lord Milner [Secretary of State for the Colonies]; Colonel James Blair [Chief, British Military Mission in Siberia]; 1st Lord Haldane...
Dates:
01 Apr 1919 - 30 Apr 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War and Air: intelligence reports, including material from the K K Series and others., 27 Dec 1920-5 Jan 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/74
Scope and Contents
Includes secret intelligence reports and intercepted documents from and about the Soviet Union, Greece, India and Japan on various subjects including: Soviet and Bolshevik issues such as Anglo-Russian trade, Soviet government telegrams to the Daily Herald, orders to Soviet troops and dissatisfaction in the Red Army, and the anti-Bolshevik (White Russian) movement; Sylvia Pankhurst and Communist publications; security of cyphers; affairs in Turkey including the anti-American movement and...
Dates:
27 Dec 1920-5 Jan 1921
Conditions Governing Access:
Opened on instructions from the Cabinet Office, June 2013.
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Official: War and Air: WSC's minutes., 15 Jan 1919 - 27 Mar 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/15A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes carbon copies of minutes (some annotated in reply) from WSC to various individuals including: Secretary [War Office, Sir Reginald Brade]; Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Henry Wilson]; Air Secretary [Jack Scott]; Major-General John Seely [later 1st Lord Mottistone, Under-Secretary of State for Air]; Chief of the Air Staff [Major-General Frederick Sykes, until February 1919; Major-General Sir Hugh Trenchard, from February 1919]; Director of Military Intelligence...
Dates:
15 Jan 1919 - 27 Mar 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War and Air: WSC's minutes., 01 Apr 1919 - 28 Jun 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/16A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes carbon copies of minutes (some annotated in reply) from WSC to various individuals including: Deputy Chief of Imperial General Staff [Major-General Charles Harington]; Director of Military Intelligence [Major-General William Thwaites]; Deputy Director of Military Operations and Military Intelligence [Colonel George Cockerill]; Master-General of the Ordnance [Lieutenant-General Sir William Furse]; Quartermaster-General [Lieutenant-General Travers Clarke]; Secretary [War Office, Sir...
Dates:
01 Apr 1919 - 28 Jun 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War and Air: WSC's minutes., 19 Jun 1919 - 31 Aug 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/17A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes carbon copies of minutes (some annotated in reply) from WSC to various individuals including: Air Secretary [Jack Scott]; Secretary [War Office, Sir Reginald Brade]; Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Henry Wilson]; Chief of the Air Staff [Major-General Sir Hugh Trenchard]; Adjutant-General [Lieutenant-General Sir George Macdonogh]; Under-Secretary of State for War [1st Lord Peel]; Deputy Chief of Imperial General Staff [Major-General Charles Harington]; Director of...
Dates:
19 Jun 1919 - 31 Aug 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War and Air: WSC's minutes., 01 Sep 1919 - 31 Dec 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 16/18A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes carbon copies of minutes and telegrams (some annotated in reply) from WSC to various individuals including: Air Secretary [Jack Scott]; Chief of the Air Staff [Major-General Sir Hugh Trenchard]; Quartermaster-General [Lieutenant-General Travers Clarke]; Adjutant-General [Lieutenant-General Sir George Macdonogh]; Major-General Sir John Asser [General Officer Commanding British Troops, France and Flanders]; Military Secretary [Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Davies]; Sir Archibald...
Dates:
01 Sep 1919 - 31 Dec 1919
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: "Argonaut" - record of proceedings., 29 Jan 1945 - 12 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/15
Scope and Contents
Chiefs of Staff Committee minutes and memoranda of the proceedings of the conferences at Malta and Yalta [Soviet Union] on subjects including: the U-boat threat during 1945; co-ordination of Anglo-American and Soviet air operations in Eastern Germany; Mediterranean strategy; the South East Asia Command; a review of merchant shipping; fuel supplies; zones of occupation in Germany; strategy in North West Europe; German bomb and rocket attacks; Pacific operations; prisoners of war;...
Dates:
29 Jan 1945 - 12 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Chiefs of Staff Committee: weekly resumes., 30 May 1940 - 01 Aug 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/5
Scope and Contents
Printed reviews of the naval, military and air situation, including: the evacuation of Dunkirk [France]; minelaying and minesweeping; Scandinavia; Italy; the Balkans; air defence; air attacks on Germany and Britain; losses of shipping; the Western Front; the Mediterranean; the North Sea; enemy naval intelligence; the French fleet; Africa; the German and Italian Air Forces.
Dates:
30 May 1940 - 01 Aug 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Chiefs of Staff Committee: weekly resumes., 01 Aug 1940 - 03 Oct 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/6
Scope and Contents
Printed reviews of the naval, military and air situation, including: home waters; the Mediterranean; attacks on shipping; enemy shipping; minelaying; minesweeping; Germany; the Middle East; Africa; air defence; air attacks on Germany and Italy; enemy intelligence; the Balkans; home security; economic warfare; Italy; the North Sea; the United States; the Soviet Union.
Dates:
01 Aug 1940 - 03 Oct 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Chiefs of Staff Committee: weekly resumes., 03 Oct 1940 - 14 Nov 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/7
Scope and Contents
Printed reviews of the naval, military and air situation, including: home waters; the Mediterranean; Africa; shipping losses; enemy intelligence; enemy shipping; minelaying and minesweeping; the Soviet fleet; Italy; the Balkans; the North Sea; air intelligence; home security; the Middle East; enemy air attacks; Germany; air operations.
Dates:
03 Oct 1940 - 14 Nov 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Chiefs of Staff Committee: weekly resumes., 14 Nov 1940 - 26 Dec 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/8
Scope and Contents
Printed reviews of the naval, military and air situation, including: home waters; the Mediterranean; enemy intelligence; shipping losses; enemy shipping; minelaying and minesweeping; Germany; the Balkans; the Middle East; air attacks on enemy territory; air attacks on Britain; Italy; Africa; air intelligence; home security.
Dates:
14 Nov 1940 - 26 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 08 Aug 1917 - 14 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/14A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Sir Charles Gordon on manufacture of machinery in the United States; Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] on press reaction in the Netherlands (20); Charles Bayley [British Consul to the United States] on [Ignace] Paderewski and Poland's attitude towards the war; Sir George Buchanan, [British Ambassador to Russia] (9); Sir Cecil Spring-Rice [British...
Dates:
08 Aug 1917 - 14 Aug 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 15 Aug 1917 - 17 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/15A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Archibald Madden [British consul at Bilbao, Spain]; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice [British Ambassador to the United States] on subjects including the SS Inland (4); Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] on the press (23); [Esme] Howard [British Minister in Sweden] on Swedish exports (4); Charles Bayley [British Consul to the United States] on trade; Sir...
Dates:
15 Aug 1917 - 17 Aug 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables, 17 Aug 1917 - 20 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/16
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Dayrell Crackanthorpe on subjects including a loan to Greece from the United States (6); Sir Horace Rumbold [British Minister in Switzerland]; Hugh Gurney; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice [British Ambassador to the United States] on subjects including a loan to Denmark and the conference of neutral powers (7); Sir Mansfeldt Findlay [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Norway] on supplies to Germany (11); Sir...
Dates:
17 Aug 1917 - 20 Aug 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 21 Aug 1917 - 23 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/17
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Dayrell Crackanthorpe (4); Sir Horace Rumbold [British Minister in Switzerland] (6); Beilby Alston [British Charge d'Affaires in Peking, later Beijing, China] (2); Hugh Gurney on subjects including food growing in Denmark (4); Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] on affairs in Germany and the press (15); Sir Cecil Spring-Rice [British Ambassador to the...
Dates:
21 Aug 1917 - 23 Aug 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 25 Aug 1917 - 27 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/18
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: [1st] Lord Bertie [British Ambassador to France] (9); Sir Mansfeldt Findlay [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Norway] (9); [Esme] Howard [British Minister in Sweden] on subjects including Russian oil (4); Charles Bayley [British Consul to the United States]; Dayrell Crackanthorpe on dealings with the Greek government (9); Hugh Gurney; Sir George Barclay [British Minister in Romania]; Sir Rennell Rodd...
Dates:
25 Aug 1917 - 27 Aug 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 28 Aug 1917 - 31 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/19
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] with details of items in the press (16); Sir Reginald Wingate [High Commissioner of Egypt] (3); Sir Arthur Hardinge [British Ambassador to Spain]; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice [British Ambassador to the United States] on subjects including Dutch ships and supplies from the United States (13); [Esme] Howard [British Minister...
Dates:
28 Aug 1917 - 31 Aug 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 03 Sep 1917 - 05 Sep 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/20
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] with details of the press (15); Sir Cecil Spring-Rice [British Ambassador to the United States] (4); Sir George Buchanan [British Ambassador to Russia] on dealings with the Russian government (3); Hugh Gurney (4); [Herbert] Cummins [British representative to Mexico] (2); Dayrell Crackanthorpe on dealings with the...
Dates:
03 Sep 1917 - 05 Sep 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 06 Sep 1917 - 12 Sep 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/21
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: [Esme] Howard [British Minister in Sweden] on dealings between Sweden and Argentina (13); Sir Mansfeldt Findlay [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Norway] (5); Sir Francis Stronge [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Chile]; [1st] Lord Bertie [British Ambassador to France] (13); Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] with...
Dates:
06 Sep 1917 - 12 Sep 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 12 Sep 1917 - 14 Sep 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/22
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: [Esme] Howard [British Minister in Sweden] on subjects including the transmission of German telegrams (9); [1st] Lord Bertie [British Ambassador to France] on the composition of the French ministry (9); Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] on subjects including the press and the possibility of peace negotiations with Germany (15); Sir Lancelot Carnegie...
Dates:
12 Sep 1917 - 14 Sep 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 15 Sep 1917 - 16 Sep 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/23
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Sir Rennell Rodd [later 1st Lord Rennell, British Ambassador to Italy]; Sir Horace Rumbold [British Minister in Switzerland] (3); [Esme] Howard [British Minister in Sweden] on subjects including the Swedish press and Great Britain's mistrust of the Swedish navy (14); Hugh Gurney; Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] on subjects including the press (22);...
Dates:
15 Sep 1917 - 16 Sep 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office cables., 02 Oct 1917 - 05 Oct 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/26
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of telegrams from Foreign Office representatives including: Sir Walter Townley [Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of the Netherlands] on subjects including items in the press and Germany's violation of Dutch air space (21); [Herbert] Cummins [British representative to Mexico] (4); Sir George Buchanan [British Ambassador to Russia] on subjects including the council led by [Alexander] Kerensky (2); [1st] Lord Bertie [British Ambassador to France]...
Dates:
02 Oct 1917 - 05 Oct 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office prints, 03 Jun 1918 - 23 Dec 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/55
Scope and Contents
Includes printed copies of correspondence and papers from various representatives of the British government on the effects of war in various parts of the world including: [17th] Lord Derby [earlier Edward Stanley, British Ambassador to France] (5); Sir Horace Rumbold [British Minister in Switzerland] (5); [3rd] Lord Granville [earlier Granville Gower, British Minister in Greece at Athens] (2); Sir Rennell Rodd [later 1st Lord Rennell, British Ambassador to Italy] (5); Sir Arthur Hardinge...
Dates:
03 Jun 1918 - 23 Dec 1918
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office reports on the economic situation in Germany and Austria-Hungary., 23 Jul 1917 - 22 Nov 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/13
Scope and Contents
Includes three reports from [William] Max-Muller addressed to [1st] Lord Hardinge of Penshurst [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs] including details of the food supply, labour difficulties and trade and industry in Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Dates:
23 Jul 1917 - 22 Nov 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: War Cabinet: Foreign Office reports on the economic situation in Germany and Austria-Hungary., 26 Jan 1918 - 26 Oct 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 27/56
Scope and Contents
Includes printed reports from [William] Max-Muller and Michael Sadler addressed to [1st] Lord Hardinge of Penshurst [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs] including details of the food supply, labour difficulties and trade and industry in Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Dates:
26 Jan 1918 - 26 Oct 1918
Conditions Governing Access:
Open