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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1112 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 06 Jun 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/243/114
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Parliamentary question from WSC to the Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald, asking if the Air Defence Research Committee had been appointed, and how many meetings it had held [carbon].

Dates: 06 Jun 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Jul 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/244/9-11
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Letter from Desmond Morton, Early Lands, Crookham Hill, Kent, to WSC, commenting on article in "L'Illustration" on air strength, particularly the confusion due to the lack of a universally accepted yard stick by which air strengths could be measured, and the difficulty of measuring German first line air strength.

Dates: 08 Jul 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Aug 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/244/23-24
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Sir Samuel Hoare [later Lord Templewood], Foreign Office, thanks for letter of 27 Aug on Imperial Defences, [CHAR 2/236]. Commenting on fleet dispositions in the Mediterranean, and stating that it would be quite wrong for isolated capital ships to be near Italian waters "I do hope the Admiralty will not despise the Italians and believe they will never dare to put to and face us. Mussolini's Italy may be quite different to that of the Great War". Also commenting on possible...
Dates: 29 Aug 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Sep 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/244/37-39
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Letter from Desmond Morton, (Earlylands, Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent) to WSC, on relative air strength of Britain and Germany, stating that the number of military aircraft in the possession of the German Air Ministry and available for home defence in Britain were about the same, but that all of the German aircraft were new.

Dates: 30 Sep 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/244/53-59
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Letter from Sir Henry Strakosch, Princes House, Gresham Street, London EC2) to WSC, enclosing paper on German Rearmament, stating that he had no objection to the paper being sent to the Chatham House Information Department, but wished to remain anonymous. Asking WSC to say that it was "carefully compiled by a person in whom he had confidence".

Dates: 01 Nov 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Nov 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/244/60-65
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Letter from Desmond Morton (21 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1) to Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC, enclosing letter from Dr N Kunnert of Breslau, Germany, suggesting that WSC misunderstood the situation in Germany. Arguing that a strong Germany would make for the peace of Europe, and that Britain and Germany should be allied to maintain world peace, Stating that WSC and Britain did not understand the grave menace to Germany from Jews and Communists.

Dates: 04 Nov 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1935

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/244/67-68
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Letter from Desmond Morton, Committee of Imperial Defence to WSC, commenting on Sir Henry Strakosch's memorandum on German rearmament.

Dates: 07 Nov 1935
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Apr] 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/253/35-36
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Imperial Policy Group - Statement on Foreign Policy, particularly on the future of the Low Countries and the re-militarisation of the Rhine Zone [printed].

Dates: [Apr] 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Apr 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/253/37-38
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Letter from WSC to Alfred Wise MP, on statement on Foreign Policy by the Imperial Policy Group. Commenting that at that time Britain, France and Belgium commanded superior forces on the Western Front, but that by 1938 Germany would have 80 or 90 Divisions, far more than the Allies. Suggesting that Britain should bring in all of the other countries against German aggression before the end of the year, and that it might be possible to come to terms with Germany without a war.

Dates: 09 Apr 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Apr 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/253/39-40
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Letter from Lord Halsbury, Paris, to WSC, on Anglo-French relations. Commenting that many in France felt that Britain would never help France, no matter what happened, and that Anthony Eden (later Lord Avon) at the Foreign Office was regareded as am insult to any nation to whom he had been sent.

Dates: 09 Apr 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Apr 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/253/43-44
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Statement by WSC, on the death of German Ambassador to Britain, Baron Hoesch, sent to the Press Association [carbon].

Dates: 10 Apr 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Apr 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/253/157-160
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Letter from Katherine, Duchess of Atholl MP to WSC, thanks for returning her copy of the English translation of "Mein Kampf", asking for the return of the German original text, and book "Nazism: an assault on Civilisation". Commenting on meeting with the Belgian Ambassador to France, who thought that Germany would dominate Europe in about two years. Asking for meeting to discuss the international situation.

Dates: 29 Apr 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/252/25
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Letter from Harold Laski, London School of Economics to WSC, sending copy of book "The Yellow Spot - The Extermination of the Jews in Germany", in the hope that it would "awaken our people to the menace of the new Germany". Asking if WSC would be prepared to say a few words about it that could be used for publication.

Dates: 11 Mar 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/252/29
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Letter from Louis Raemaekers, Brussels, Belgium to WSC, on declaration in the "Hitler - Hugenberg" speeches that "Pacifism and Blasphemy" had to be stamped out of the German nation".

Dates: 12 Mar 1933
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [Mar] 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/252/48
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Letter from Paul Maze, Chinatown St., London SW1 to WSC, offering sympathy on him not being appointed Minister of Defence. Commenting that the public were beginning to realise that WSC was right. "Hitler will come to heel if he knows that all countries are against him".

Dates: [Mar] 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Apr 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/253/22-25
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Letter from Arthur Grenfell, Chesham Place, London SW1 to WSC, congratulations on speech. Praising him for bringing up the question of the return of the Mandated territories, and commenting that the replies of the Prime Minister [Stanley Baldwin] and Neville Chamberlain were far from satisfactory. Commenting on the situation in Tanganyika [later Tanzania], and other former German possessions in Africa.

Dates: 08 Apr 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Aug 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/257/47
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Letter from WSC to Major-General Sir Hugh Tudor, thanks for letter on the European political situation. Commenting that a strong and growing section of Conservative opinion agreed with Tudor that Britain should form a strong Western Alliance with France and Germany, leaving Germany free to deal with the Soviet Union [carbon].

Dates: 16 Aug 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Aug 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/257/67-68
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Letter from Katherine, Duchess of Atholl, Eastwold, Dunkeld to WSC, on serious blindness in the City of London regarding Germany. Suggesting that WSC should give a speech there.

Dates: 17 Aug 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Aug 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/257/121
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Picture postcard from Ava Wigram (later Ava Anderson and Lady Waverley), Frankfurt, Germany to WSC, showing the autobahns. Commenting that these roads were everywhere in Germany, and were ideal for troop movements.

Dates: 31 Aug 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Sep 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/258/15-16
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Letter from Ava Wigram (later Ava Anderson and Lady Waverley), Pantiles, Seaford to WSC, hoping to meet during his visit to Paris. Also commenting on recent holiday in Germany.

Dates: 08 Sep 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jul 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/256/21
Scope and Contents Letter from Katharine, Duchess of Atholl, Elm Park Gardens, London SW10 to WSC, sending extract from article by Douglas Jerrold in the "English Review". Commenting on recent visit to France, where most people seemed to think that unless Britain was prepared to help Czechosovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia] with military action it would be difficult to ensure peace. Stating that they were more worried about Czechoslovakia than Austria as they thought that Hitler would deal with...
Dates: 06 Jul 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Jul 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/256/77-78
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Andre Corbin, French Ambassador to Britain, commenting that the great bulk of the Conservative Party were "inclined to cheer the so-called Spamnish rebels". That if France sent military support to the present Spanish Government, and the Germans and Italians supported the other side the dominent forces in Britain would be pleased with Germany and Italy and estranged from France. Stating that he was sure that absolutely rigid neutrality was the only correct and safe...
Dates: 31 Jul 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Aug 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/257/5
Scope and Contents Letter from Major-General Sir Hugh Tudor, St John's Newfoundland, Canada to WSC, on the European situation. Commenting that Britain should make a strong western pact with France and Germany, and allow Germany to "settle" the Soviet Union and Bolshevism "in her own way". Stating that Germany would eventually be stronger after defeating Russia, and it would take years before her to be in a position to make war again. "Russia deserves what is coming to her as she will never stop undermining...
Dates: 04 Aug 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Aug 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/257/27
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Letter from WSC to Anthony Eden, (later Lord Avon), on the Spanish Civil War. Commenting on the importance of France remaining strictly neutral even if Germany and Italy continued to support the rebels and the Soviet Union to send money to the Government. Stating that if the French Government took sides against the rebels it would be a "god send to the Germans and the pro-Germans" [carbon].

Dates: 07 Aug 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Oct 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/259/71-75
Scope and Contents Letter from Desmond Morton, Crockham Hill, Kent to WSC, stating that the Civil Service proposed to give him a permanent post after 17 years "temporary Service", so that he could eventually draw a pension, and that he had named WSC as a referee. Also commenting on the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, reporting that the opinion of the Carlton Club was that SB was not going until "Death or the Coronation". Also that there was "trouble brewing aboun Anthony Eden (later Lord Avon), Foreign...
Dates: 16 Oct 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open