France
Found in 967 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 19 Nov 1944
Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he does not agree with the French Provisional Government taking part in the next conference between the major Allied Powers; but that he is sympathetic to their desire to be more involved in the battle against Germany and its post-war occupation. Copy.
(Untitled), 19 Nov 1944
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing sorrow at the delay in organising a triple meeting between WSC, Roosevelt and Marshal Stalin; suggesting that this will stop Roosevelt visiting Great Britain in the near future; expressing doubt as to whether Marshal Stalin will agree with Roosevelt's proposals for a venue; and alarm over the situation in post-war occupied Germany if American troops leave and the French are not adequately represented.
(Untitled), 20 Nov 1944
Telegram from General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] to WSC thanking him for his message and paying tribute to his war leadership. Copy.
(Untitled), 20 Nov 1944
Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Secret and Personal" stating that he has no objection to a French Governmental presence at the next triple meeting between himself, WSC and President Roosevelt if the latter also agrees to this; and informing him that General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] is expected to arrive in Moscow [Soviet Union] towards the end of November.
(Untitled), 25 Nov 1944
Telegram from WSC to Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting he pass on a message through General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] to General Jean-Marie de Lattre de Tassigny [Commander French 1st Army] congratulating him on the "brilliant exploits of your young Army".
(Untitled), 02 Dec 1944
Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Strictly Secret and Personal" asking his advice on two questions likely to be raised by the French delegation to the Soviet Union: the conclusion of a Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance and extending France's eastern frontier to the left bank of the Rhine.
(Untitled), 03 Dec 1944
Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Personal" giving details of his attitude to the two main questions raised by the French delegation to the Soviet Union: the proposal of a Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance and the question of extending France's eastern frontier to the left bank of the Rhine.
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
(Untitled), 22 Mar 1945
(Untitled), 22 Mar 1945
(Untitled), 23 May 1945
Letter from [Alfred] Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] (British Embassy, Paris) to Maurice Schumann, Delegue a l'Assemblee Consultative Provisoire, thanking him for his letter on victory and expressing his admiration for those who resisted in France. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), c 1945
Printed despatch marked "Secret" entitled "Operations in North-West Europe, 6 June 1944 - 5 May 1945" by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Montgomery of Alamein [then Commander 21st Army Group]. [typescript copy; cover has some minor annotations].
(Untitled), 1946
Long "uncorrected" galley proofs of a report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [printed by HMSO; minor annotations by individuals including ?Ronald Fraser of the Cabinet Office and WSC].
(Untitled), c [1946]
Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [soft-bound, printed by the US Government Printing Office].
(Untitled), [1945] - Jan 1950
Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. In a presentation binding with an annotated dedication to WSC from Eisenhower and a note [by WSC's secretary] indicating that the gift was acknowledged on 23 January 1950.
(Untitled), 29 Nov 1946
(Untitled), 1946
(Untitled), c 1940
French pamphlet, an alphabet for "des grandes personnes qui ne comprennent pas encore le francais", criticising British policy to France, published by G Mazeyrie [or Mazevrie] of Paris [France].
(Untitled), c 1940
French pamphlet, criticising British policy to France and especially WSC's role, depicting him as a gangster.
(Untitled), c 1940
French pamphlet, contrasting what it sees as the "naked truth" with British and Free French propaganda, published by G Mazevrie [or Mazeyrie] of Paris [France].
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Evacuation of the Allied Armies from Dunkirk [France] and neighbouring beaches", May to June 1940, reprinting a contemporary despatch from Vice-Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Flag Officer Commanding, Dover [Kent] (18 June 1940), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Attack on St Nazaire [France], 1942", reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth [Devon] (13 April 1942) and Commander [Robert] Ryder, Senior Officer, 10th A/S Striking Force (1 April), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Dieppe [France] Raid", reprinting a contemporary despatch from Captain [John] Hughes-Hallett (30 August 1942), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 04 May 1945
Telegram from WSC to General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] warning him against increasing tension in the Levant States [Syria and the Lebanon] by sending in reinforcements; and stating that he is willing to order the withdrawal of all British troops from these countries as soon as France concludes a treaty with them. Carbon copy.
(Untitled), 31 May 1945
Telegram from WSC to General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] marked "Top Secret" and "Personal" stating that the British Government has intervened in the conflict between French troops and the Levant States [Syria and the Lebanon] and requesting the French withdraw to their barracks.