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Found in 979 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 23 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/173/85
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that both London and Moscow were informed in time for the announcement on [recognising the French Committee of National Liberation as] the provisional Government of France.

Dates: 23 Oct 1944
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), 02 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/174/45-46
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Telegram from Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" setting out General de Gaulle's [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] programme for WSC's visit to Paris [France] and Duff Cooper's responses. Copy.

Dates: 02 Nov 1944
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), 04 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/172/121-124
Scope and Contents Telegram from Major General Sir Edward Spears [First Minister to the Republics of Syria and the Lebanon] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that: he is relieved that WSC is aware of the precarious situation with regard to the Levant States [Syria and the Lebanon]; but that British influence on Syria is waning since there does not seem to be a consistent policy with regard to the transfer of "Troupes Speciales" [Syrian troops serving with the French Army] to the Syrians; nevertheless he will...
Dates: 04 Oct 1944
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), 14 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/173/41-42
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" suggesting that General de Gaulle [Head of the French Committee of National Liberation]'s administration can safely be reconised as the provisional Government of France; indicating that he favours recognition as soon as a large part of France has been constituted as an "interior zone"; stating that they should take the same line on this matter.

Dates: 14 Oct 1944
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), 13 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/173/43
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Telegram from Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Representative to the French Committee of National Liberation] to WSC stating that he hopes his views will be considered when deciding on future British representation in Paris.

Dates: 13 Oct 1944
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), 20 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/173/59-60
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal" stating that they should not make any move towards recognising General de Gaulle's [Head of the French Committee of National Liberation] administration as the provisional Government of France until they "set up a real zone of interior" and enlarge the consultative assembly; and that he wants this matter to be handled directly between himself and WSC.

Dates: 20 Oct 1944
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 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/170
Scope and Contents Letter from Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (Headquarters, Bomber Command, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) to WSC describing a recent visit to the Chateau de l'Horizon (Cannes [France]). He refers to the condition of the house and garden, and states that the "Boche" occupied it but took nothing except WSC's painting of the swimming pool and the volumes of Marlborough which WSC had given to Maxine Elliot [Maxine Eliott]. "It all looked somewhat sad. The local French are terribly...
Dates: 22 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/171
Scope and Contents Typescript copy of letter from Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (Headquarters, Bomber Command, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire] to WSC describing a recent visit to the Chateau de l'Horizon (Cannes [France]). He refers to the condition of the house and garden, and states that the "Boche" occupied it but took nothing except WSC's painting of the swimming pool and the volumes of Marlborough which WSC had given to Maxine Elliot [Maxine Eliott]. "It all looked somewhat sad. The local French are...
Dates: 22 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/198B/194-195
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Letter from Charles Montag (Paris [France]) to WSC asking him to meet Roland Pre who has worked for the French Resistance with great success; led the French mission to Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia]; and organised the Republican Guard and police force in France before the liberation of Paris. Signed typescript.

Dates: 06 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/198B/196
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Letter from Charles Montag (72, Rue de Paris-Meudon, Paris [France]) to WSC asking him to meet Roland Pre who will discuss French affairs with him confidentially and suggesting that such a discussion will unify British and French interests. Signed typescript.

Dates: 06 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/198B/199-201
Scope and Contents Report by Desmond Morton [Personal Assistant to WSC] on "political tendencies in France" marked "secret". The report summarises the observations of Roland Pre, an organiser of the French Radical Party and serving member of the French Air Force whom Morton had interviewed. Pre had served on [Charles] de Gaulle's personal staff and his politics are described as liberal or right-wing socialist. He observed that support for the Communist Party in France has increased, that there are internal...
Dates: 14 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/198B/202
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Note from Desmond Morton [Personal Assistant to WSC] to WSC enclosing a report [CHAR 20/198B/199-201] about internal politics in France after an interview with [Roland] Pre suggesting that WSC should send a reply to [Charles] Montag. Typescript signed with initials.

Dates: 15 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: 'Sanitised' version of document available - original closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S23 of the Freedom of Information Act.
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(Untitled), 03 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/176/75
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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.

Dates: 03 Dec 1944
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 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/176/83-84
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he has no objections to a Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance and suggesting that a tripartite agreement is concluded with the United Kingdom; that the question of extending France's eastern frontier to the left bank of the Rhine should be decided at a post-war peace conference; hoping that General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] will be invited to some sessions of...
Dates: 05 Dec 1944
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), 06 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/176/98-99
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of his telegram to Marshal Stalin on the questions of a Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance and extending France's eastern frontier to the left bank of the Rhine [CHAR 20/176/83-84].

Dates: 06 Dec 1944
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), 06 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/176/105
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating a message to Marshal Stalin stating that he has no objection to a Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance; and that the question of extending France's eastern frontier to the left bank of the Rhine should be left until after the defeat of Germany.

Dates: 06 Dec 1944
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), 06 Dec 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/176/107
Scope and Contents Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he still believes that General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] should not be included in the next triple meeting between Marshal Stalin, WSC and himself; that the the question of France's post-war frontier should not be put to the European Advisory Commission in London since this is already fully occupied; and that a tripartite agreement on mutual assistance...
Dates: 06 Dec 1944
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), 03 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/174/54
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Telegram from WSC to Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] marked "Personal and Top Secret" giving his views on the programme for his visit to Paris [France].

Dates: 03 Nov 1944
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), 04 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/174/78
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Telegram from Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" finalising programme for WSC's visit to France. Copy.

Dates: 04 Nov 1944
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), 15 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/24-28
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" regretting Roosevelt's disinclination to have a triple meeting in December; detailing his French visit and discussions with General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic]; attempting to clear up any misunderstandings over press reporting of the visit; informing him of de Gaulle's enthusiasm for a French share in the battle against Germany and its post-war occupation; giving his...
Dates: 15 Nov 1944
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), 16 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/30
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Telegram from WSC to General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] thanking him for his hospitality during his visit to France.

Dates: 16 Nov 1944
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), 16 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/32-33
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" detailing his French visit and discussions with General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic]; attempting to clear up any misunderstandings over press reporting of the visit; informing him of de Gaulle's enthusiasm for a French share in the battle against Germany and its post-war occupation; giving his impressions of the state of the French Government.

Dates: 16 Nov 1944
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), 19 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/38
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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.

Dates: 19 Nov 1944
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), 19 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/47-48
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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.

Dates: 19 Nov 1944
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), 20 Nov 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/51
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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.

Dates: 20 Nov 1944
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.