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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2826 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), [May 1941]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/157
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Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] advising breaking off diplomatic relations with Vichy France and conveying message to General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] for French Legation in South Africa.

Dates: [May 1941]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 26 Dec 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/1/58
Scope and Contents Letter from Herbert Asquith [Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] (Archerfield House, Dirleton [East Lothian], Scotland] to WSC, stating that it would be impossible for "Aitken" [Sir Max Aitken, later 1st Lord Beaverbrook] to be appointed to the Imperial Commission on Trade Resources, commenting that his Canadian record was "of the shadiest" and that when he was made a Coronation Knight, 4th Lord Grey, Governor-General of Canada had written that there had been a "howl of...
Dates: 26 Dec 1911
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Admiralty / Official: Admiralty: Correspondence.
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(Untitled), [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/353-355
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to [? Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada], on the shipbuilding programme and the provision of Canadian ships to help in the defence of the Empire. [Carbon].

Dates: [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Admiralty / Official: Admiralty: Correspondence and First Lord's Minutes.
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(Untitled), 02 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/67/8
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, October 1942.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet].Subjects covered by the minutes include:...
Dates: 02 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Minutes: printed.
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(Untitled), 15 Jan 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/68B/97
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Telegram from the British High Commissioner in Canada [Malcolm MacDonald] to WSC advising that the United States is sensitive to a Canadian presence in South America, so may object to plans for a Canadian garrison in the Falkland Islands.

Dates: 15 Jan 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal telegrams.
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(Untitled), 25 Jan 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/69A/3-5
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Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia] with the text of his statement in the Canadian House of Commons on the composition of the Imperial War Cabinet, and the power of decision still resting with the British War Cabinet: Australia's request for a right to a permanent equal voice in the British War Cabinet differs from Canadian requests.

Dates: 25 Jan 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal telegrams.
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(Untitled), 13 Feb 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/70/32
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Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of Canada [William Mackenzie King] clarifying the scope and functions of the Pacific War Council, and agreeing that it is not essential for Canada to be represented on the Council at this stage.

Dates: 13 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal telegrams.
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/71A/92
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Telegram from the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC welcoming the statement of policy for the "earliest possible realization of complete self government in India"; offers to make an early appointment of a High Commissioner for Canada in India.

Dates: 06 Mar 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal telegrams.
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(Untitled), 03 Jan 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/29/8-11
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to James Masterton Smith [Private Secretary to WSC] on difficulties with Canada's contribution of battleships to the Royal Navy. [Carbon].

Dates: 03 Jan 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Admiralty / Official: Admiralty: Correspondence and First Lord's Minutes [Carbon copies].
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(Untitled), 31 Dec 1913 - 11 Jan 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/30/12
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Copies of telegrams addressed by Robert Borden [Prime Minister of Canada] to the First Lord of the Admiralty [WSC], on the Canadian contribution of ships to the Royal Navy. [Printed for circulation to the Cabinet].

Dates: 31 Dec 1913 - 11 Jan 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Admiralty / Official: Admiralty: Cabinet and other prints.
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(Untitled), 11 Jul 1912 - 21 Jan 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/31/6
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Documents on the Canadian contribution of three Dreadnoughts to the Royal Navy, including extracts from speeches, letters and statements by WSC and Robert Borden [Prime Minister of Canada]. [Printed for circulation to the Cabinet, Jan 1914].

Dates: 11 Jul 1912 - 21 Jan 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Admiralty / Official: Admiralty: Cabinet and Other Prints.
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(Untitled), Jun 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/7/71-74
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Letter from 1st Lord Queenborough [earlier Almeric Paget] to John Colville [Private Secretary to WSC], asking him to show enclosure to WSC; encloses a copy of a letter from Arthur Meighen [Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate] with opinions about war expressed in Canada and the United States; annotated; with acknowledgement from Colville.

Dates: Jun 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Private Office: Correspondence N - R.
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(Untitled), 10 May 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/11/17-18
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Letter from King George VI to WSC advising him to reconsider his choice of [1st] Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] for Aircraft Production in the Air Ministry; feels there will be repercussions, especially in Canada where the Air Training Scheme will take place. [manuscript].

Dates: 10 May 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: correspondence on appointments to office.
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(Untitled), 23 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/13-14
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC on joint declaration with President Roosevelt that production programmes should be co-ordinated for mutual provision of necessary means of defence.

Dates: 23 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 25 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/29
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Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] praising his joint production initiative with Roosevelt and the United States.

Dates: 25 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 11 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/112
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] on Robert Menzies's [Prime Minister of Australia] successful visit to Canada, and Canadian unity.

Dates: 11 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 11 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/118
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] acknowledging the difficulty of travelling abroad but asking him to reconsider attending a meeting of heads of Allied governments to review strategy after two years of War.

Dates: 11 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 16 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/7-10
Scope and Contents Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC explaining why he feels he cannot leave Canada to attend a meeting of Dominion Prime Ministers in London: believes that if he leaves Canada, unity will be in danger, and refers to Conscription issue, the delicate state of relations with Vichy France, and the possibility of the United States becoming involved with the war. He states that he plans to tour Canada, and to maintain close contact with the United States, particularly...
Dates: 16 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 20 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/27
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] advising he will announce the impracticality of holding an Imperial Conference, citing inability of King to attend.

Dates: 20 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 21 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/35
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] advising he will announce the impracticality of holding an Imperial Conference, citing inability of King to attend (further copy at CHAR20/40/27).

Dates: 21 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 22 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/41
Scope and Contents Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC commenting on the reasons why it is not practical for him to attend an Imperial Conference and suggesting that WSC emphasise these in his statement. He refers to the rapidly changing nature of the war, citing the German declaration of war on Russia as an example. He states that the Commonwealth position is different from that of the First World War, as the war is spreading rapidly to all parts of the world and there have been...
Dates: 22 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 26 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/57-59
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt suggesting alignment of British, American and Canadian tank design via the creation of a joint Anglo-American Tank Board .

Dates: 26 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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), [1941]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/111
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Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC on changes in Canadian security, particularly in the port of Halifax as a result of Brigadier Craig's Port Security Mission recommendations.

Dates: [1941]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).
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(Untitled), 18 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/42B/176-184
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Telegram from Government of Canada to Dominions Office with text of speech by Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to Canadian clubs of Ottawa [comparing the United States Civil War to the Second World War]. [See CHAR 20/42B/186 for WSC's reply].

Dates: 18 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).
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(Untitled), 06 Dec 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/46/33
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Telegram from the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC advising that Canada has declared war on Finland, Romania and Hungary.

Dates: 06 Dec 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).

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