France
Found in 927 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 25 Feb 1915 - 26 Feb 1915
Note by the French Attache on the size and command of the French force to be sent to the Dardanelles. Includes covering note from WSC to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] and the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith].
(Untitled), c 1914
(Untitled), 09 Mar [1897]
(Untitled), c 1945
(Untitled), 31 Mar [1897]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses Jack's Greek friend and advises him to appreciate enthusiasm as "it is the sort of madness that wins great battles and performs great actions", giving examples of achievers "whom you would call 'cracked'" including Garibaldi, Wilberforce, [Lord] Byron, and Raphael. Signed manuscript. Envelope present. Typed transcript at CHAR 28/152A/109-112.
(Untitled), c 1945
Transcript of a letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses Jack's Greek friend and advises him to appreciate enthusiasm as "it is the sort of madness that wins great battles and performs great actions", giving examples of achievers "whom you would call 'cracked'" including Garibaldi, Wilberforce, [Lord] Byron, and Raphael. Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR 28/152A/107-108.
(Untitled), 18 Sep 1911
Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] (Slieve Irward Hotel, Newcastle, County Down, [Ulster] Ireland) to WSC in which he says that he has written to [the Times and the Daily Mail] about his speeches, comments on foolish speeches about France and Germany made by WSC's political colleagues and on the weakness of the German army.
(Untitled), 19 Aug 1942
Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] marked "most secret and personal" suggesting that it would be wise to describe "Jubilee" [Codename for raid on Dieppe, France] as a "Reconnaissance in force." Annotated, probably during writing of WSC's "The Second World War" c1948-1954.
(Untitled), 27 Dec 1942
(Untitled), 28 Dec 1942
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" reporting on his long talks of yesterday with General Charles De Gaulle [Leader of the Free French] and General Francois D'Astier and stating that he strongly favours a meeting between De Gaulle and General Henri Giraud as soon as possible, "before rivalries crystallize.".
(Untitled), [30] Dec 1942
Telegram from General Dwight D Eisenhower [Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC reporting on his meeting with Pierre Boisson [Vichy French Governor General of West Africa] during which Boisson complained that the promises made to him about the release of Vichy French prisoners and the cessation of antagonistic propaganda had not yet been honoured.
(Untitled), 15 Aug 1942
Telegram from WSC [Moscow, Soviet Union] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] asking about the position with regard to the renewal of "Rutter" [Codename for original plan for raid on Dieppe, France].
(Untitled), 17 Aug 1942
Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] asking him to report if and when "Jubilee" [Codename for raid on Dieppe, France] takes place.
(Untitled), 02 Jan 1944 - 31 Jan 1944
(Untitled), 01 Feb 1944 - 29 Feb 1944
(Untitled), 01 Mar 1944 - 31 Mar 1944
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1944 - 30 Apr 1944
(Untitled), 01 May 1944 - 31 May 1944
(Untitled), 01 Jun 1944 - 30 Jun 1944
(Untitled), 01 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1944
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1944 - 30 Sep 1944
(Untitled), 01 Oct 1944 - 31 Oct 1944
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1944 - 30 Nov 1944
(Untitled), 02 Dec 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
(Untitled), 29 Jan 1942
Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC enclosing a copy of the United States statement of policy towards France sent to Marshal Philippe Petain [Head of Vichy Government in France] on 20 January 1942, with account of message from William Leahy [United States Ambassador to Vichy France] containing Petain's response and Leahy's conclusions.