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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1689 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 12 Sep [1941]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/138
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Note from "T L R" [Leslie Rowan, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC on the timing of the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] lunch with President [Franklin Roosevelt] and departure from the Bahamas. Manuscript.

Dates: 12 Sep [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), 22 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/152-157
Scope and Contents 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] giving advice on the content of the Duke's speech to the Dollar Press Club in Washington [United States]: suggesting commenting on the Duke's life in the Bahamas, British-US relations, President [Franklin Roosevelt], the joint occupation of Iceland, and relations with the Soviet Union and China. Annotated [in the hand of Prime Minister's Private...
Dates: 22 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 04 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/160
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] suggesting WSC might like to know of the President's [Franklin Roosevelt] impression of the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] after a recent meeting; that "his attitude generally showed a great improvement". Copy.

Dates: 04 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 19 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/161-163
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Letter from "Edward" [Wood, Lord Halifax, earlier Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (British Embassy, Washington] to WSC giving favourable impressions of the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] trip to America, and of American opinion on the war, and relaying some of the Duke's negative feelings on his post and family. [signed typescript].

Dates: 19 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/169-171
Scope and Contents Letter from "C H T" [Colin Thornley, Principal] Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies to [Valentine] Lawford [Foreign Office] requesting the despatch of a telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to British Ambassador to the United States, Washington [Lord Halifax, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin] on arrangements for HRH's [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and...
Dates: 05 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 27 Nov 1941 - 28 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/172-173
Scope and Contents Letter from [Colin] Thornley, [Principal] Private Secretary [to Secretary of State for the Colonies], (Colonial Office) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] enclosing a copy of a telegram from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], Governor of the Bahamas, to WSC commenting on criticism of his visit to the United States by Alexander Sloan in the House of Commons and his views of the success of the trip and its reporting. Signed...
Dates: 27 Nov 1941 - 28 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 24 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/174
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Cutting from the House of Commons Official Report [Hansard] of criticism of Governor of the Bahamas the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII] visit to the United States by Alexander Sloan MP.

Dates: 24 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 28 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/175-176
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Minute from "M" [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC on criticism of the Duke of Windsor, [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], Governor of the Bahamas, by [Alexander] Sloan enclosing a draft telegram from WSC to the Duke advising leaving the matter alone. Annotated by "J M M" [John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] and WSC.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/31B/177
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Telegram from WSC to Governor of the Bahamas [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII] regretting the criticism of the Duke by [Alexander] Sloan but advising leaving the matter alone. Copy.

Dates: 28 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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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), 08 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/76
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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) to WSC asking for his views on a proposed film about WSC's life to be produced by the President's son James Roosevelt, giving [?Sumner] Welles' [Under-Secretary of State, United States] opinion.

Dates: 08 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/85
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Telegram from "Former Naval Person" [WSC] to President [Franklin] Roosevelt on: a "momentous cable" [see CHAR 20/37/97]; Marshal [Philippe] Petain's [Chief of French State] promise not to move the "Dunquerque" without Roosevelt's agreement; US declarations about the Red Sea; British defence of the Nile Valley [Egypt] and Tobruk [Libya].

Dates: 13 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/97
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Telegram from "former naval person" [WSC] to President [Franklin Roosevelt] on: a change in United States policy on the Atlantic [see further CHAR 20/37/113-115]; uncertainty of the Greek situation; confidence in the Libyan-Egyptian position; reporting on the sinking of a German-Italian convoy off Malta.

Dates: 17 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/109-112
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Telegram from President [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC on securing the French fleet for the Allies; stating that he has Marshal [Philippe] Petain's [Chief of French State] promise not to move the "Dunquerque" without Roosevelt's agreement.

Dates: 11 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/37/113-115
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Telegram from President [Franklin Roosevelt] to the Former Naval Person [WSC] on the United States' change of policy in the Atlantic: to include the extension of the security zone to whole of North Atlantic west of longitude 25 degrees; informing the United Kingdom of the position of aggressor ships; escorting of British convoys. [see also CHAR 20/37/97].

Dates: 11 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Feb 1941 - 28 Feb 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/2
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, February 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: the Chiefs of Staff; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Sir Alexander Cadogan [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]; Vice Chief of Imperial General Staff [?General Sir Robert Haining];...
Dates: 01 Feb 1941 - 28 Feb 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open