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Canada (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2826 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 18 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/111
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Minute from "A E" [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Foreign Office) to WSC suggesting that [George] the Duke of Kent's visit is limited to Canada. Initialled typescript.

Dates: 18 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 19 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/112
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Minute from WSC to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] and Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] on co-ordinating visits to the United States and Canada by [George] the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Carbon copy.

Dates: 19 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 21 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/117
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Telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to Governor, Bahamas [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], sending on a message from WSC on arrangements for the Duke's visits to Washington [United States] and Canada. Copy.

Dates: 21 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 21 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/118
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Telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to Governor, Bahamas, [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII] sending on a message from [Sir Walter] Monckton [Director-General of Ministry of Information] on finding the Duke a Press Attache, suggesting trying Rene McColl "as an experiment", and arrangements for the Duke's proposed visit to the United States and Canada. Copy.

Dates: 21 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 24 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/123-127
Scope and Contents Letter from [Christopher] Eastwood [Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies] to [Valentine] Lawford [Foreign Office], telegrams between the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], Governor [and Commander in Chief] of the Bahamas and [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness], Secretary of State for the Colonies, and from Moyne to [Lord] Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin], British Ambassador to the United States, on co-ordinating...
Dates: 24 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 13 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/140
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Telegram from WSC to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on the Duke's visit to the United States and Canada, emphasising that "no word should ever be spoken inconsistent" with encouraging the United States to enter the war. Carbon copy.

Dates: 13 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 16 Sep 1941 - 20 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/148-150
Scope and Contents Minute from [1st Lord] Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC on WSC's enquiry concerning an attached telegram from Sir [Ronald] Campbell [British Minister Plenipotentiary to Washington, United States] to the Governor [and Commander in Chief] of the Bahamas, the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], giving advice on press matters for the Duke's visit to the United States and Canada: suggesting sending a...
Dates: 16 Sep 1941 - 20 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1941 - 05 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/164-168
Scope and Contents Letter from [Walter] Hankinson [Principal Secretary] (Office of High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Earnscliffe, Ottawa [Canada]) on behalf of Sir Patrick Duff [Deputy High Commissioner in Canada] to Sir Eric Machtig [Under Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations] (Dominions Office) enclosing a note on Canadian Press reaction to the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] visit. Carbon copies sent...
Dates: 21 Oct 1941 - 05 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 28 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/179
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Telegram from the Dominions Office to the Government of Canada passing on a message from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] asking for a "friendly hand" during the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] visit to Canada.

Dates: 28 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 30 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/180
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Extract from a letter from Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, (Ottawa, Canada) to WSC describing the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] arrival in Canada.

Dates: 30 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 11 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/181-182
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Telegram from the Government of Canada [Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC stating that "by all reports" the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] visit to Canada went well. Annotated by WSC. Note indicating that copy has been sent on to Sir [Alexander] Hardinge [Private Secretary to King George VI].

Dates: 11 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 09 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/32/89
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Letter from J H Church [Private Secretary] (Ministry of Aircraft Production) to [John] Peck [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) enquiring whether Mary Churchill [later Lady Soames] would christen a Spitfire, "Dorothy Mary" on behalf of the Canadian donors. Signed typescript annotated by WSC: "Mrs C" [CSC].

Dates: 09 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/21B/156-158
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Letter from WSC to Sir Edward Emerson [Commissioner for Defence, Newfoundland, Canada] reassuring him about the leasing of bases in British territory to the United States; "a symbol of co-operation between the great democracies in defence of liberty and all that they hold dear" so Newfoundland should accept the deal as "one more example of what she is ready to do for the sake of the Empire, of liberty and of the welfare of all mankind".

Dates: 22 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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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
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(Untitled), 10 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/81-82
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Telegram from Government of Canada to Dominions Office sending on a message to WSC on Canadian anti-submarine protection of shipping which they claim has not been recognised by UK military advisers.

Dates: 10 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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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
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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
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(Untitled), 12 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/22B/121-122
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Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Athlone [earlier Alexander Cambridge] on Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada]'s successful visit to Britain and an incident where he was booed by Canadian soldiers.

Dates: 12 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jul 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/77/107
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC listing naval vessels built or being built in Canada that would be suitable for combatting enemy submarines and mining operations and asking if they can be temporarily assigned to the United States.

Dates: 10 Jul 1942
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 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
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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
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(Untitled), 11 Oct 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/40
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC marked "most secret and personal" regarding Canadian opposition to reprisal measures against German prisoners-of-war and expressing hope that WSC will accept the offers of mediation made by the Protecting Power and the International Red Cross Committee.

Dates: 11 Oct 1942
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), 11 Aug 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/95-96
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "Most secret" stating: that as a result of discussions held with the Lord President of the Council in Washington it was decided that draft articles of an agreement to govern collaboration on the "Tube Alloys" [Atom Bomb Research] project should be recommended jointly to President Roosevelt and himself; that these draft articles established a Combined Policy Committee; that given the role Canada is playing in this project he...
Dates: 11 Aug 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 12 Oct 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94B/182-183
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Letter from WSC to John Winant [United States Ambassador to Great Britain] regarding Canada and the Combined Food Board, agreeing with the President Roosevelt's procedure but suggesting that the message to Canada be shortened omitting passages which may lead to comparisons with Canada and other countries and enclosing a proposed draft [see CHAR 20/94B/184 ] Signed.

Dates: 12 Oct 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 01 Aug 1943 - 28 Aug 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/104/2
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, August 1943. Some written by WSC when in Canada and the United States.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; the Chiefs of...
Dates: 01 Aug 1943 - 28 Aug 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open