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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 693 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 29 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/36
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Telegram from 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, British Supply Mission to the Soviet Union, earlier Max Aitken] to WSC on non-arrival in the Soviet Union of promised aircraft.

Dates: 29 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 20/43/41
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Telegram from 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, British Supply Mission to the Soviet Union, earlier Max Aitken] to WSC: Stalin no longer wants Spitfires, instead requires Tomahawks and Hurricanes.

Dates: 30 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/47
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Telegram from WSC to 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, British Supply Mission to the Soviet Union, earlier Max Aitken] agreeing to increased order of Hurricanes and Tomahawks for the Soviet Union.

Dates: 01 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Jan 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/68A/48
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Telegram from Stalin to WSC denying official endorsement of Pravda article on relations between the Soviet Union and United States. [See CHAR 20/68A/15 for WSC's telegram].

Dates: 09 Jan 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/67/7
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, September 1942.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; Major-General Leslie Hollis [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; Colonel John Bevan [Head of the London Controlling Section]; Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Moore [Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]; Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris [Commander in Chief Bomber...
Dates: 02 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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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
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/67/9
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, November 1942.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: Desmond Morton [Prime Minister's Personal Assistant]; Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War...
Dates: 01 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Dec 1942 - 31 Dec 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/67/10
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, December 1942.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; Director of Movements [War Office, General Noel Holmes]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Chief Whip [James Stuart].Subjects covered by the minutes include:...
Dates: 01 Dec 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/130-132
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Telegram from General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC with detailed assessment of likely German attack: Ukraine Caucasus, Middle East plus French Africa, Britain and the Atlantic. With note in the hand of John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] that the Dominions Office have asked for this telegram to be circulated to the War Cabinet and Defence Committee.

Dates: 14 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 16 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/38/133-135
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Telegram from WSC to General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] agreeing with assessment; Middle East has been fortified, western Mediterranean more doubtful; United States aid in Atlantic essential; Hitler massing forces against Russia.

Dates: 16 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/68
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Telegram from WSC to 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, British Supply Mission to the Soviet Union, earlier Max Aitken] asking him or Sir Stafford Cripps [British Ambassador to the Soviet Union] to stress to Stalin the importance of the scorched earth policy with relation to ships.

Dates: 03 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/82-84
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Telegram from WSC to 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, earlier Max Aitken] enclosing telegram to Stalin with list of tanks, aircraft and supplies in October convoys.

Dates: 06 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/124
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [British Ambassador to the Soviet Union] to WSC and 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, earlier Max Aitken] requesting trained staff, and transportation, to handle goods arriving in Archangel.

Dates: 10 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/132
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Telegram from WSC to Stalin promising lorries as requested; also will uphold Soviet interests in Caspian Basin if Soviet divisions are required elsewhere.

Dates: 13 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/127
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt: hopes for publicity for United States marines "taking over that cold place" [?Iceland]; refers to Vichy resistance in Syria; comments on effect of operations "Tiger" and "Jaguar" [codenames for operations to supply reinforcements to Middle East]; comments on imminent German onslaught on Soviet Union [information learned from Enigma decrypts].

Dates: 15 Jun 1941
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(Untitled), 20 Oct 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54B/150-163
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to [Franklin Roosevelt] President of the United States, detailing secret military plans, reorganisation of command, and projected course of the war: Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to attack Cyrenaica [Libya], then advance on Tripoli; invasion of Norway has been planned as a cover; reports of German preparation for invasion of Britain over North Sea; seeks introduction of American troops to Northern Ireland; command. structure between the...
Dates: 20 Oct 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/45/56-58
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Telegram from WSC to Stalin agreeing to declare war on Finland if they do not break with the Axis in 2 weeks; if German-Italian Army defeated in desert will send Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] to discuss progress of war and post-war peace settlement.

Dates: 21 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), [1941]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/45/89-91
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Telegram from Stalin to WSC on declaration of war on Finland, Romania and Hungary; welcomes visit by Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon].

Dates: [1941]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/20/43-57
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to President [Franklin Roosevelt] outlining various plans and proposals concerning: attacking the German and Italian armies in Libya; French North Africa; Norway; British contributions to the Soviet war effort; defending Great Britain from a possible German invasion; placing United States forces in Northern Ireland [Ulster]; the command structure in the Middle East and the roles of the Air Force and Navy; the effect of victory in Libya on Italy and Turkey; landing tanks; the...
Dates: 20 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Sep 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/24/105
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [British Ambassador to the Soviet Union] to Sir Alexander Cadogan [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs] with the text of an explanation of remarks by John Moore-Brabazon [Minister of Aircraft Production, later 1st Lord Brabazon] to be offered to Vyacheslav Molotov [Soviet Foreign Minister], apologising for any misunderstanding and affirming British support for their joint efforts. [Copy].

Dates: 03 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: 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), 01 Oct 1941 - 31 Oct 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/10
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, October 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Colonels Leslie Hollis and Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretaries to the War Cabinet]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's...
Dates: 01 Oct 1941 - 31 Oct 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/11
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, November 1941.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann] and Desmond Morton [Prime Minister's Personal Assistants]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Chief Whip [James Stuart].Subjects covered by the...
Dates: 01 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/36/12
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, December 1941 (some written while WSC was in the United States).Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; senior civil servants including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces [Lieutenant-General Bernard Paget];...
Dates: 02 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open.