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Found in 1689 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 01 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/3
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, March 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; senior civil servants including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet], Sir Horace Wilson [Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury and official Head of HM Civil Service], and Sir Alexander Cadogan...
Dates: 01 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 May 1941 - 31 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/5
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, May 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Sir Horace Wilson [Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury and official Head of HM Civil Service]; Eric Seal [WSC's Principal Private Secretary]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; Sir Alexander...
Dates: 01 May 1941 - 31 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Jun 1941 - 30 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/6
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, June 1941.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]; Desmond Morton and F A Lindemann [later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistants]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff.Subjects covered by the minutes include: the defence of...
Dates: 01 Jun 1941 - 30 Jun 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Jul 1941 - 30 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/7
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, July 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann] and Desmond Morton [Prime Minister's Personal Assistants]; Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; senior civil servants including Sir Edward Bridges...
Dates: 01 Jul 1941 - 30 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/8
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, August 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff.Subjects covered by the minutes include: United States shipping provision; civil service appointments; naval matters, including the design of warships and a...
Dates: 01 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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(Untitled), 02 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/36
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Telegram [from WSC] to [Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador to the Soviet Union] (Moscow) with a message for Yosuke Matsuoka [Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs] of "sincerity and goodwill": warning him of the possible consequences if Japan and the combined British and American "naval superiority" should come into conflict.

Dates: 02 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/62
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) to WSC asking if United States Government approval of Allied intervention in Ethiopia [Abyssinia] would be beneficial.

Dates: 06 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/65
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) to WSC on a request from Putnams for a brief message for the Annual Banquet of the American Book Sellers Association. [see CHAR 20/38/71 for the message].

Dates: 06 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1941 - 04 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/29A/47-53
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Letter from Eric Seal [former Principal Private Secretary to WSC], member of British Supply Council in Washington [and Deputy Secretary of the Admiralty, United States] to WSC with observations on American attitudes to the war, and on the leadership of Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States; with letter from John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC] to Clifford Jarrett [Principal Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty] requesting telegram of thanks be sent.

Dates: 21 Oct 1941 - 04 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Aug 1941 - 26 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/30/130-134
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Letter from Josiah Wedgwood to WSC, enclosing a letter from Harold Ickes, United States Secretary of the Interior, to Wedgwood discussing oil supplies to the Soviet Union and Britain; also includes note by Anthony Bevir [Private Secretary to WSC] on forwarding the letter to the Foreign Secretary, and copy of a reply to Wedgwood by John Colville [Private Secretary to WSC].

Dates: 10 Aug 1941 - 26 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1941 - 12 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/9
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Telegram from Edward [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] to [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] on his plans to visit the United States. Despatched on 11 March; received on 12 March. Copy.

Dates: 11 Mar 1941 - 12 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 15 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/10
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) [?to WSC] on the implications of the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] proposed US visit; suggests contact with the pro-German [Swedish] financier [Axel] Wenner-Gren should be discouraged. Copy.

Dates: 15 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1941 - 16 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/11-12
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Note from "J M" [John Martin, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC attaching a press summary of the article appearing in Liberty magazine dated 11 March: "The Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] talks of War and Peace".

Dates: 11 Mar 1941 - 16 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 16 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/13
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Newspaper cutting from the Sunday Dispatch reporting the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] interview in Liberty magazine.

Dates: 16 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 17 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/16-18
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Telegram from Secretary of States for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] passing on a message from WSC advising against a trip to the United States, use of [Axel] Wenner-Gren's [Swedish financier] yacht, and spontaneous public statements which are open to misinterpretation. Copy and WSC's typed draft.

Dates: 17 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 19 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/22
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Telegram from Edward [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], Governor [and Commander in Chief] of the Bahamas, to [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of States for the Colonies] for WSC advising that the "yacht in question" is owned by Alfred Sloane, head of General Motors; complaining about American journalists and offering to resign if he is impeding Anglo-American relations. Copy.

Dates: 19 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 20 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/29-32
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Minute from WSC (10 Downing Street) to the Private Office enclosing a draft message from him to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on matters including Anglo-American relations and Windsor's comments in Liberty magazine not being HM Government policy. Typescripts annotated by WSC.

Dates: 20 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 20 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/33-38
Scope and Contents Letters from "E A S" [Eric Seal, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of States for the Colonies] and Sir Alexander Hardinge [Private Secretary to King George VI] enclosing WSC's draft reply to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on matters including Anglo-American relations and Windsor's comments in Liberty magazine not being HM Government...
Dates: 20 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 20 Mar 1941 - 21 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/43-44
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Telegram from Secretary of States for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] passing on a message from WSC on matters including Anglo-American relations and Windsor's comments in Liberty magazine not being HM Government policy. Copy with complements slip.

Dates: 20 Mar 1941 - 21 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 19 Mar 1941 - 22 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/49-50
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) to the Foreign Office giving extracts from the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] interview [with Fulton Ousler] in Liberty magazine. Copy preceded by Foreign Office request.

Dates: 19 Mar 1941 - 22 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 27 Mar 1941 - 28 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/51-52
Scope and Contents Telegram from Edward [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], the Governor [and Commander in Chief of the] Bahamas, to WSC questioning [Lord] Halifax's [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] judgement of American public opinion and WSC's friendship, citing a telegram of 1 July 1940 [folio 52 is a copy], and commenting on Queen Elizabeth's reference in Life to the Duchess of Windsor [earlier Wallis Simpson] as "that...
Dates: 27 Mar 1941 - 28 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 31 Mar 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/62
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Minute from "M" [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] to WSC on approaching [Colin] Davidson [Clerk to the House of Lords] to become the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] Press representative and giving details of Sir Edward Peacock, the Duke's financial adviser. Typescript, annotated by WSC.

Dates: 31 Mar 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 17 Apr 1941 - 27 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/68-70
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Letter from Reginald Baxter (170, Eastcote Road, Ruislip, Middlesex), Resident Partner of Frazier Jelke and Company, to WSC sending on a letter from Jelke dated 17 April, who dined with the Duke and Duchess [of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas, and Wallis Simpson] in Nassau [Bahamas] and reports them advising Americans not to enter the war. Signed typescripts, preceded by file note.

Dates: 17 Apr 1941 - 27 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 22 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/72-76
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Letter from [Christopher] Eastwood [Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to [John] Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] enclosing newspaper cuttings on the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] visit to Miami [United States]. Signed typescript preceded by file note and followed by the cuttings.

Dates: 22 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 29 May 1941 - 30 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31A/78-80
Scope and Contents Letter from [Christopher] Eastwood [Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] enclosing a telegram from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] to WSC on a Press Attache, and a note on the history of the matter; suggesting no action is taken until Sir Walter Monckton [Director-General of Ministry of Information]...
Dates: 29 May 1941 - 30 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.