United States (nation)
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Found in 1687 Collections and/or Records:
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Official: Cabinet: papers 45 - 60., 12 Feb 1929 - 25 Feb 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/229
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, and [Sir] John Gilmour, Secretary of State for Scotland, on Irish immigration; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs, on the Hilton Young commission on East Africa; William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, on Anglo-American arbitration treaties; Wilfrid Ashley [later 1st Lord Mount Temple], Minister of Transport, on road transport;...
Dates:
12 Feb 1929 - 25 Feb 1929
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Official: Cabinet: papers 51 to 79., 16 Feb 1928 - 12 Mar 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/193
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: [1st] Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] Secretary of State for India, on public opinion in India, the 'indianisation' of the Indian army and relations with Afghanistan; [1st] Lord Cave, Lord Chancellor, on salaries for County Court judges; Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on relations between France and the United States and an arbitration treaty; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home...
Dates:
16 Feb 1928 - 12 Mar 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers 131 - 150., 25 Apr 1928 - 04 May 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/197
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: 1st] Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] Secretary of State for India, on the Indian contribution to the home effective charges of the British army; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later Lord Brentford] Home Secretary on subjects including a draft treaty of arbitration with the United States, a dog racing bill and land purchase in Northern Ireland; William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, on a treaty with the United...
Dates:
25 Apr 1928 - 04 May 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers 151-170., 09 May 1928 - 24 May 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/198
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on dealings with the United States Ambassador to Great Britain [Charles Dawes]; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on safeguarding the iron and steel wire industry and on the trade outlook including details of various industries, exports and colonial trade; Sir Samuel Hoare [later Lord Templewood],...
Dates:
09 May 1928 - 24 May 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers 235 - 259., 13 Jul 1924 - 07 Jul 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/96
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on an enquiry into industrial relations in the United States; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the influx of Soviet money and State companies into London; the report of the Legislation Committee on laws concerning trade unions, and trade unionism in the Civil Service; Sir Warren Fisher, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, on trade...
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13 Jul 1924 - 07 Jul 1926
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Official: Cabinet: papers 246 to 270., Sep 1927 - Nov 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/163
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Includes papers on various subjects by various individuals including: an account of the proceedings of the Trade Union Congress; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the trade outlook and poor economic situation including details of various industries, exports and colonial trade and on mining subsidies; special reports on unemployment; [1st] Lord Cave, Lord Chancellor, on the transport of troops between Great...
Dates:
Sep 1927 - Nov 1927
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Official: Cabinet: papers 271 to 300., Nov 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/164
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Includes papers on various subjects by various individuals including: William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, on the draft treaty with Egypt and the importance of the Suez canal; the Committee of Imperial Defence on operations in the Canton [China] area; Anglo American relations; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the trade outlook and poor...
Dates:
Nov 1927
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Official: Cabinet: papers 301 - 325., 12 Oct 1928 - 02 Nov 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/206
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Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects including: Lord Eustace Percy, President of the Board of Education, on church schools; [1st] Lord Cushendun [earlier Ronald McNeill], Acting Foreign Secretary, on the renewal of arbitration treaties; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the functions of dominion ministers and the title of His Majesty's Government; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board...
Dates:
12 Oct 1928 - 02 Nov 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers 326 - 350., 31 Oct 1928 - 19 Nov 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/207
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Includes papers on various subjects by various individuals including: WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on reparations and preference in government contracts; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on coal amalgamations, the British industries fair and the trade outlook and economic situation including details of various industries, exports and colonial trade; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the...
Dates:
31 Oct 1928 - 19 Nov 1928
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Official: Cabinet: papers and correspondence., 28 Jan 1920 - 24 Mar 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/2
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Correspondents include: Edwin Montagu [Secretary of State for India] on subjects including Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey] (3); Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Cabinet] on why WSC was not kept fully informed about the San Remo [Italy] Conference.Also includes: the text of the "National Pact" as printed in the Proceedings of the Turkish Chamber of Deputies; a memorandum on the present causes of high prices by Charles McCurdy [Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Food]; notes on foreign...
Dates:
28 Jan 1920 - 24 Mar 1920
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers on World War I., Jul 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/40
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Printed papers on various subjects including: the situation in Bulgaria and other Balkan states and the effects of the Dardanelles expedition; trade with the United States and the possibility of declaring cotton contraband; the recruitment of coal miners; the economic situation in Germany and Austria-Hungary; a loan to Romania; retaliation policy against Germany; a draft bill relating to elections and registration; the blockade against Germany; the sinking of German submarine U23; a scheme...
Dates:
Jul 1915
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Official: Cabinet: printed papers on World War I., Aug 1915 - Sep 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 21/41
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Printed papers by various individuals on various subjects including: the representation of India at the Imperial Conference; press summaries of affairs in various countries including Albania, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and Russia; Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] on the declaration of cotton as contraband, dealings with the United States, Portugal and the war, the leaking of information and an agreement with Sweden regarding contraband; Lord Lansdowne on naval and military war...
Dates:
Aug 1915 - Sep 1915
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Official: Cabinet: reduction and limitation of armaments., 10 Feb 1927 - 04 Aug 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/182
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Cabinet papers by various individuals on issues related to the Geneva conference including: proposals by the United States on naval armaments; WSC on the naval programme, the military strength of Japan and the United States; Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on dealings with the United States; Committee of Imperial Defence minutes on the limitation of naval armaments; [1st Lord] Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] Secretary of State for India; William Bridgeman, First Lord of the...
Dates:
10 Feb 1927 - 04 Aug 1927
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Official: Colonial Office: Foreign office telegrams., 28 Feb 1921 - 02 Mar 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 17/21
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Volume of telegrams from British ambassadors in various countries and replies from the Foreign Office including: telegrams on affairs in Arabia and the possible resignation of Hussein; Lord Hardinge [British ambassador to France] on the conference of ambassadors and the passage of German ships via the Dardanelles; Sir Auckland Geddes [British Ambassador to the United States] on French overtures to the United States to secure freedom from dependence on Great Britain (2); WSC on the agenda for...
Dates:
28 Feb 1921 - 02 Mar 1921
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Official: Colonial Office: Newfoundland [Canada] fisheries: drafts, papers, and correspondence., 1906 - 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 10/20
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Correspondents include (mostly printed up as official papers): Sir William MacGregor [Governor of Newfoundland]; Hugh Cox (Colonial Office); 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine [Secretary of State for the Colonies]; Sir Eldon Gorst and Sir Eric Barrington [Assistant Under Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs]; Whitelaw Reid [United States Ambassador to Great Britain]; Elihu Root [Secretary of State, United States]; Sir Mortimer Durand [British Ambassador to the United States]; Sir Robert Bond...
Dates:
1906 - 1907
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Official: Munitions., Jul 1917 - 31 Dec 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/49
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A (Allies) American Department Reports of the American Department on supply of munitions and materials from the United States.
Dates:
Jul 1917 - 31 Dec 1917
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Official: Munitions., 01 Apr 1917 - 31 Jul 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/50A-B
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A (Allies) - United States of America Various papers including report of Captain J A Leeming, as Trench Warfare representative with British Mission to the United States; photographs of tests of coal dust as an explosive; Foreign Office telegrams, mainly to and from Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British Ambassador to the United States, on munitions supply; Sir Ernest Moir on his resignation from the American Department; Telegrams from 1st Lord Northcliffe [earlier Alfred Harmsworth], head of British...
Dates:
01 Apr 1917 - 31 Jul 1917
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Official: Munitions., 01 Aug 1917 - 31 Aug 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/51
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A (Allies) - United States of America Various papers, mainly on purchase of munitions in the United States: Correspondents include Lord Northcliffe (15); Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British Ambassador, Washington (2); Arthur Balfour (2); Morgan Grenfell & Co. (10).
Dates:
01 Aug 1917 - 31 Aug 1917
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Official: Munitions., 01 Sep 1917 - 31 Dec 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/52
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A (Allies) United States of America Various papers, mainly on purchase and supply of munitions Correspondents include Sir Charles Gordon (3); Lord Northcliffe (27); Robert Brand (4); Sir Stephenson Kent (4); Report by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador, Washington, on the industrial situation in the United States; cuttings from the New York Times, Washington Post.
Dates:
01 Sep 1917 - 31 Dec 1917
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Official: Munitions., 01 Jan 1918 - 30 Apr 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/53
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A (Allies) - United States of America Various papers, mainly telegrams on supply and purchase of munitions. Correspondents include Robert Brand, Ministry Representative in Washington (6); Sir Connop Guthrie (8); Sir Charles Gordon (8); Laming Worthington-Evans; Lord Weir; Lord Reading, British Ambassador, Washington (3); Walter Layton (3); Charles Schwab; Report of Major-General John Headlam, Artillery Mission Also includes cuttings from the "Washington Post" the "Sunday Star, Washington",...
Dates:
01 Jan 1918 - 30 Apr 1918
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Official: Munitions., 01 May 1918 - 31 Jan 1919
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/54
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A (Allies) - United States of America Various papers, mainly telegrams on munitions supply. Correspondents include Lord Reading, British Ambassador, Washington (9); Walter Layton (3); Major-General Sir John Headlam (4), including Report on Artillery Mission to the United States; War Office; General Sir William Furse; Robert Brand; Sir Charles Gordon (5); Bernard Baruch, War Industries Board, Washington.
Dates:
01 May 1918 - 31 Jan 1919
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Official: Munitions., 21 May 1917 - 31 Dec 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/57
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A (Air) Various papers including proceedings of Anglo-French conference on Aeronautical supplies; memo by WSC on the estimated output of aircraft for 1917; notes on the limitations controlling the output of complete aeroplanes and seaplanes by Sir William Weir with reply by WSC; letter from Lord Cowdray to General Jan Smuts on the functions of the Air Board; correspondence between Lord Weir and Major R C Bolling, United States Aeronautical Commission; Statement by Weir on Aeronautical supply...
Dates:
21 May 1917 - 31 Dec 1917
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Official: Munitions., 01 May 1918 - 31 Dec 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/59
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A (Air) Various Papers including note by J W Gibson on the projected "Aircraft Position" at June 1919; telegrams between WSC and Lord Reading (British Ambassador, Washington) on supply of aircraft and engines from the United States; correspondence with Louis Loucheur, French Minister of Munitions on long-distance bombing plans; details of the U.S. aircraft and aero-engine production programme; correspondence with Lord Weir, Air Ministry on the development programme of the RAF, and on engine...
Dates:
01 May 1918 - 31 Dec 1918
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Official: Munitions., Oct 1917 - 30 Sep 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 15/94
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E (Engineering) Mechanical Warfare (Overseas and Allies) Department - papers on the Anglo-American Tank Agreement and erection of Factory at Chateauroux, France.
Dates:
Oct 1917 - 30 Sep 1918
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Series
Official: Prime Minister, 1951 - 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 6
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The papers in this class relating to WSC's second period as Prime Minister are few.The files mainly concern WSC's patronage and relate to Government appointments and changes (CHUR 6/1, 6/2, 6/4 and 6/5). There is one file containing copies of WSC's correspondence with President Dwight D Eisenhower of the United States (CHUR 6/3). There is also a single file containing copies of WSC's outgoing correspondence for the last months of his administration (CHUR 6/6). File CHUR 6/8, apparently...
Dates:
1951 - 1955
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