France
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(Untitled), 17 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/27
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Extract from an article in the Sunday Pictorial commenting on the resignation of General "Sir Arthur" Spears [Major General Sir Edward Spears] from his job as "British Minister to Syria and Lebanon" [First Minister to the Republics of Syria and the Lebanon], and stating that, "In fact he is coming home because de Gaulle [General Charles de Gaulle, President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] has had enough of him". [Typescript].
Dates:
17 Dec 1944
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From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 28 Jan 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/30
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Letter from WSC to "Louis" [Major General Sir Edward Spears, Conservative MP for Carlisle, Cumberland] stating that it is not possible for him to "go into all these tangled matters in correspondence" but that he gathers Spears is "inclined to take a somewhat critical line against Government policy in Syria and the Lebanon" and that this does not seem correct while Spears is still in receipt of pay for deferred leave. "It is natural that if you attack the Government some of your Conservative...
Dates:
28 Jan 1945
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From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 01 Jan 1945 - 29 Jan 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/1
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Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, January 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; Colonel Ian Jacob and Major-General Leslie Hollis [Military Assistant Secretaries to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; Sir Desmond Morton...
Dates:
01 Jan 1945 - 29 Jan 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Open with the exception of minutes M293/5, M301/5, M497/5 and C42/5 which have been closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S23 of the Freedom of Information Act. Review 2032.
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945 - 30 Apr 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/4
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Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, April 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Major-General Leslie Hollis [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; Ralph...
Dates:
01 Apr 1945 - 30 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
Open, except for minutes M 293/5 and M 301/5 which are closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S 23 of the Freedom of Information Act. Review date 2032.
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(Untitled), 01 May 1945 - 31 May 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/5
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Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, May 1945. Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; "C" [Major General Sir Stewart Menzies, Head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service]....
Dates:
01 May 1945 - 31 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
Open, except for minutes M 497/5 and C 42/5, which are closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S23 of the Freedom of Information Act. Review 2032.
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(Untitled), 01 Jun 1945 - 23 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/6
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Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, June and July 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Ralph Assheton...
Dates:
01 Jun 1945 - 23 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 02 Jan 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/11
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Telegram from Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] to WSC marked "Personal" warning of the "dire political consequences" of the Americans evacuating Strasbourg [France]; and stating that "from the point of view of morale" it should be held at "almost any cost". Photocopy.
Dates:
02 Jan 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/247/14-81
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Letter from Desmond Morton, Committee of Imperial Defence, to WSC, enclosing copies of memoranda submitted to the Royal Commission on the Private Manufacture of and Trading in Arms A: Memorandum "The Armament Industry and Industrial Mobilisation in Foreign Countries", prepared by Morton for the Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence B: Memorandum on the Armament Industry and Industrial Mobilisation in Foreign Countries, prepared by Morton for the Secretary of the Committee of...
Dates:
01 Oct 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 11 Jul 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/236/119
Scope and Contents
Letter from Pierre Flandin, Minister of State, France (Domecy-sur-Cure, Yonne [France]) to WSC, thanking him for his invitation to stay for a weekend, and regretting that because of his broken arm, he won't be able to come to England until October or November. He particularly wants to see WSC, as events are unfolding so fast and alarmingly regarding peace and Anglo-French relations, and he comments that WSC's brave political stand has been justified by events. Flandin also mentions the new...
Dates:
11 Jul 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 19 Jul 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/236/133-134
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Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Abbot, [Chairman] of the Paris [France] branch of the British Legion (Villa Saint Vallier, Boulevard Franck Pilatte, Nice [France]) to WSC, asking him to be guest of honour at their branch's annual dinner. Abbot describes his previous contact with WSC, including the British Empire Service League dinner when 1st Lord Haig spoke about WSC; he mentions the hardships of the many British Legion members in France, WSC's influence in the country, and how he...
Dates:
19 Jul 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 23 Jul 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/236/146
Scope and Contents
Letter from [WSC] to Pierre Flandin, [Minister of State, France], thanking him for his letter, describing how he has watched Flandin's heroic struggle against unfair political odds, and rejoices that his calm strength is now in the service of France. WSC says that he fears greatly the dangers menacing both their countries, "and indeed what is still called civilisation", but still thinks, as he has for the last 25 years, "that England and France will somehow or other come through them...
Dates:
23 Jul 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 14 Oct 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94B/192-195
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Letter from WSC to Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancter] marked "Private" regarding his future position as British representative with General Charles De Gaulle's committee of national liberation and stating that it would be disastrous if he accepted this position if he was following decisions with which he did not agree, promising an alternative position if this was the case. He refers to papers relating to General De Gaulle and his relationship with...
Dates:
14 Oct 1943
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From the File:
Open.
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(Untitled), 19 Oct 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94B/208-212
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Letter from WSC to Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] marked "Personal and Secret" regarding his future position as British Representative to General Charles De Gaulle's Committee of National Liberation, stating that he should try to win De Gaulle's confidence and try to play down his prominence in the committee in order to gain more support from the United States. Syria is seen to be an area where problems may arise as Major-General Sir Edward Spears...
Dates:
19 Oct 1943
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
Open.
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(Untitled), 23 Mar 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/72/69-71
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Telegram from the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, to WSC explaining his proposal to resume limited economic assistance to North Africa and to send further Red Cross aid to children in France; comments on recent bombing operations against France and suggests that these should be supplemented by use of psychological and economic weapons; comments on the importance of North Africa and Vichy France as a source for "vital military and strategic information".
Dates:
23 Mar 1942
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From the File:
Open
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(Untitled), 24 Mar 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/72/89-91
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] informing him of the decision to storm and occupy Diego Suarez [Madagascar]: comments on the background to the operation [codenamed "Ironclad"] and asks for help should it become necessary to intercept French reinforcements from Dakar [Senegal] at the Cape.
Dates:
24 Mar 1942
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From the File:
Open
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(Untitled), 24 Mar 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/72/98
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Telegram from Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC regarding operation ["Ironclad"] against Madagascar: pledges all necessary support for the interception of the French convoy [of reinforcements] and states that he will take no action to formally break off relations with Vichy France before the attack unless the Foreign Office advises otherwise.
Dates:
24 Mar 1942
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From the File:
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(Untitled), 27 Mar 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/72/116-117
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Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] regarding the project to send supplies from the United States to French North Africa: comments on the value of contacts between the United States and Vichy France but asks that nothing should interfere with operation "IRONCLAD" [operation against Diego Suarez, Madagascar]; comments on the operation and proposes dropping leaflets suggesting the attack was Anglo-American.
Dates:
27 Mar 1942
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From the File:
Open
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(Untitled), 04 Dec 1942 - 21 Jan 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/52/101-112
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Letters from Admiral Jean Darlan [Commander-in-Chief of the land, sea and air forces of Vichy France] to WSC on Anglo-French relations, with notes including 3 by Leslie Rowan [Private Secretary to WSC] ascertaining whether the letter is in Darlan's own handwriting, a letter from General Dwight Eisenhower [Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces in North Africa], passing on Darlan's letter, and on his own gratitude for WSC's support and a minute from Lieutenant- General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of...
Dates:
04 Dec 1942 - 21 Jan 1943
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From the File:
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(Untitled), 21 May 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/7
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Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander- in-Chief, Middle East] reporting decision of Defence Committee that nothing in Syria must detract from the importance of winning the battle of Crete [Greece]; permits the mingling of British troops with the Free French who are to enter Syria, and states that Wavell is wrong in supposing that policy of 20th May over Syria arose from representations by the Free French leaders or Major General Edward Spears [Head of British Mission...
Dates:
21 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 22 May 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/11-14
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Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in- Chief, Middle East] to WSC on impracticality of Free French plans; comments on German airforce established in Syria; expresses fears over Turkish complicity in German entry into Syria; refers to importance of holding Crete [Greece]; and comments on difficulty of holding Egypt against enemy air bases in Greece.
Dates:
22 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 23 May 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/15
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Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell asking for further reinforcement of Crete [Greece]; stating that he will support Wavell's views above those of General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of the Free French] in Syria; expressing hope that a regency will be established in Iraq; and reciting message of support for General Bernard Freyberg [Commander of Allied Forces in Crete].
Dates:
23 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 25 May 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/29
Scope and Contents
Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC on Situation in Crete [Greece], his meeting with General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of the Free French], flooding in Iraq, and work on tanks ("tiger cubs").
Dates:
25 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 29 May 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/43
Scope and Contents
Telegram from Major-General Edward Spears [Head of British Mission to General Charles de Gaulle], Palestine [later Israel], on the importance of transport of Free French troops to campaign in Syria.
Dates:
29 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 30 May 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/44
Scope and Contents
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander- in-Chief, Middle East] on the need to wrest Djibouti [French Somaliland] from Vichy France, and asking that the blockade be maintained and that the moment for action be fixed only after consultation.
Dates:
30 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 05 Jun 1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/81-83
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Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander -in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC listing ground and air forces used for "Exporter" [codename for Allied and Free French advance into Syria] and "Bruiser"; and complaining of BBC coverage of de Gaulle's [secret] trip to Palestine [later Israel].
Dates:
05 Jun 1941
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.