France
Found in 979 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 1926
"Agreement for the settlement of the war debt of France to Great Britain. With an exchange of letters between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the French Minister of Finance.".
(Untitled), Jul 1932 - Aug 1932
Issue of "France-Grande Bretagne: bulletin mensual des relations Franco-Britanniques" including report on the annual banquet of the Association France-Grande Bretagne in honour of Sir Robert Horne [later Lord Horne of Slamannan].
(Untitled), 26 Sep 1932
Letter from Sir Charles Mendl (British Embassy, Paris, [France]) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/185/35-59, commenting on the circulation of French newspapers and advising WSC to take his time in recovering from paratyphoid.
(Untitled), 23 Sep 1932 - 26 Sep 1932
French newspaper cuttings (one in English) on WSC's interview to the Havas news agency on disarmament and the position of Germany, France and the Soviet Union in European security. Sent with CHAR 2/185/34.
(Untitled), [Sep] [1932]
Transcript of an interview given by WSC to the Havas news agency on disarmament and the position of Germany, France and the Soviet Union in European security. Annotated typescript. Other copies at CHAR 2/185/64-66, CHAR 2/185/67-69 and CHAR 2/185/70-72.
(Untitled), 21 Jan 1932
Cutting from the "Times": letter to the editor from "Peregrinus" on the insistence of France and the United States that war debts and reparations by settled on the basis of the Gold Standard.
(Untitled), 01 Feb 1932
Letter from H E Rollins (Standard Statistics Company Inc, 345 Hudson Street, New York, [United States]) to WSC (c/o Robert McCormick, Tribune Square, Chicago, [United States]) on the payment of reparations and war debts, the gold reserves of France and the United States and the recent decline in gold prices.
(Untitled), 30 Dec 1931
Letter from 1st Lord D'Abernon [earlier Sir Edgar Vincent] (Palazzo Sacchetti, Via Giulia, Rome, [Italy]) to WSC (New York, [United States]) criticising the accumulation of large gold reserves by the United States and France.
(Untitled), 07 Jan 1932
Letter from Sir William Wiseman (52 William Street, New York, [United States]) to WSC (Ambassador Hotel, New York) arguing that political uncertainty, rather than the hoarding of gold by the United States and France, is the real cause of the poor economic situation, and enclosing CHAR 2/186/36-50.
(Untitled), 08 May 1922
Pamphlet in French by Vice-Admiral Favereau attacking the proposals of the Washington Conference regarding the French Navy. Covering note at CHAR 2/124A/7.
(Untitled), 14 Mar 1923
(Untitled), 21 Oct 1913
Letter from Sir Edward Grey [later Lord Grey of Fallodon] (Foreign Office) to WSC on the reaction in Britain, Germany and France to WSC to WSC's speech on naval expenditure.
(Untitled), 27 Jul 1914
(Untitled), 31 Jul 1914
Letter from WSC (Admiralty) to Arthur Ponsonby agreeing that Britain should remain neutral as long as her own interests or treaty obligations are not involved but adding that a German attack on France or Belgium would change the current position. Copy in the hand of Edward Marsh. A typescript copy at CHAR 2/64/6.
(Untitled), 08 Dec 1916
(Untitled), 25 May 1916
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1922
Page from the African World including editorial on the danger to Britain if France gained control of Tangier [Morocco]. Sent with CHAR 2/121/127.
(Untitled), 11 Sep 1940
Letter from [Sir] William Garthwaite to WSC describing a trip to Berlin in 1935 where he met [Hermann] Goering, von Duerckheim and [Joachim] von Ribbentrop, and asked them about France, Italy and attitudes to German Jews.
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940
(Untitled), 03 Oct 1940 - 30 Oct 1940
(Untitled), 01 Dec 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
(Untitled), 03 Nov 1939
Printed paper by WSC for the War Cabinet entitled "Statement by the First Lord to the French Admiralty"; discusses the uses of "asdics" [anti-submarine detection indicator], the necessity of defeating U-boats to control the seas, and future strategy.
(Untitled), 12 Mar 1940
Printed note by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, for the War Cabinet entitled "Comparison of British and Japanese Fleets"; discusses capacity of British Fleet which can be spared for the Far East, assuming the French Fleet will command Home Waters, with tables showing projected Capital Ship strengths in 1942, with dates of completion of ships.