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(Untitled), 17 Dec 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/85/33
Scope and Contents Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "personal and most secret" reciting the text of a message from Stalin to Roosevelt in which the Soviet leader regrets that it is impossible for him to leave the Soviet Union, suggests that problems could be discussed by post, expresses confidence that Great Britain and the United States will open a Second Front in Europe in the Spring of 1943, and comments on the policy of General Dwight D Eisenhower [Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean...
Dates: 17 Dec 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), 19 Aug 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/87/63
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Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] marked "most secret and personal" suggesting that it would be wise to describe "Jubilee" [Codename for raid on Dieppe, France] as a "Reconnaissance in force." Annotated, probably during writing of WSC's "The Second World War" c1948-1954.

Dates: 19 Aug 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), Nov 1943 - Dec 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/134/1
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Printed papers and minutes of the meetings of the Sextant [Cairo Conference November 1943] and Eureka [Teheran Conference, November-December 1943] Conferences. Indexed. Published by the Office, United States Secretary and Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, in 1943.

Dates: Nov 1943 - Dec 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/40
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Telegram from Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to the Minister of Defence, Straelen, Germany] to Foreign Office passing on "Personal" message from WSC to Marshal Stalin reporting that he is at Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's [Commander 21st Army Group] Headquarters; and that orders have just been given to launch the main battle to force the Rhine on a broad front centering around Wesel [Germany].

Dates: 23 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/78-79
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Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC giving details of his "main thrust" to drive "eastward to join hands with [the] Russians or to attain [the] general line of the Elbe [Germany]"; outlining the main tasks of his commanders in these operations. Annotated with some corrections to the text.

Dates: 30 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/91-92
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Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Private, Confidential, Personal and Top Secret" urging that rather than shifting "the main axis of advance" to the south they should try to advance as far eastward as possible, emphasising the political significance of capturing Berlin [Germany]; and arguing against the withdrawal of the 9th US Army from the 21st Army Group.

Dates: 31 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/101-103
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing his full confidence in General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]; emphasising the contribution of British and Imperial forces in the northern advance on Germany; and arguing for targeting Berlin rather than an axis directed on Leipzig and Dresden [all Germany] both on strategic grounds and also in order to prevent the Soviet Union...
Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/104-107
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting that the enclosed message from WSC to President Roosevelt on differences between the British and United States Chiefs of Staff on tactics against Germany [CHAR 20/213A/101-103] is passed on to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army].

Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/109-110
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Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC arguing that he has not changed his plan for the defeat of Germany in Western Europe; that all decisions have been taken for operational reasons; and denying that he intended relegating British forces to a peripheral role.

Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/112-113
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Private, Confidential, Personal and Top Secret" explaining that the tone of his last telegram [CHAR 20/213A/91-92] was partly the result of a misprint in his copy of Eisenhower's telegram [CHAR 20/213A/78-79]; emphasising the importance of entering Berlin [Germany] for political reasons; repeating an extract from a telegram to President Roosevelt...
Dates: 02 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/114
Scope and Contents Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] to WSC stating that General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] has commented on WSC's telegram to President Roosevelt [on plans for the final assault on Germany] and has indicated that much depends on Soviet plans and that he is not in favour of General Dwight Eisenhower's [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States...
Dates: 02 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/3-4
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" seeking to explain misunderstandings which have occurred over plans for the final assault on Germany: arguing that the manner in which the Allied advance in the West is developing differs little from the plans agreed at Malta and is being determined by the level of German resistance.

Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/5-8
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating a message from Marshal Stalin to Roosevelt alleging that Britain and the United States have negotiated an agreement with the Germans permitting them to advance to the East without opposition; and his reply denying any such agreement.

Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/10-12
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal" denying that anything has resulted from contacts between members of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander's [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] staff and General Karl Wolff [Military Governor and Head of the SS in Northern Italy]; asserting that the Soviet Union has been fully informed of these developments; that such German contact might be an attempt to create mistrust between the Allies;...
Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/14-15
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating his surprise at Marshal Stalin's message to Roosevelt [see CHAR 20/214/5-8]; suggesting that the Soviet leaders are disconcerted by the speed of the Allied advance in the West; emphasising the importance of meeting the Soviet armies "as far to the East as possible" and of taking a "firm and blunt stand" on the matter.

Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/16-18
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of his "Personal and Top Secret" message to Marshal Stalin [CHAR 20/214/10-12].

Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 06 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/39-40
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Top Secret" regretting the course of events over Poland; suggesting that the matter should be discussed at the meeting between the two of them and President Roosevelt in relation to the whole world situation; asking for Stalin's agreement on "Argonaut" as the codename for the meeting; and reporting on the military situation in France and Belgium. Photocopy.

Dates: 06 Jan 1945
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), 06 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/47-48
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Operational Secrecy" requesting information on whether the Soviet Union is planning a major new offensive in January to pass on to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]. Photocopy.

Dates: 06 Jan 1945
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), 06 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/50-51
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" reporting on his visits to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] and Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group]: assuring Roosevelt of his complete confidence in Eisenhower and the solidarity of the Anglo-American Army; detailing British reinforcements; congratulating the gallantry of US troops in battle; responding to...
Dates: 06 Jan 1945
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), 09 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/73
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Top Secret: Personal. Operational Secrecy" thanking him for his message [on a new Soviet offensive]; stating that he has sent it to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]; and reporting on the battle in Western Europe. Photocopy.

Dates: 09 Jan 1945
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), 09 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/76-77
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Personal and Top Secret, Eyes Only" giving text of a letter and enclosures which were to have been sent by hand of Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to the Minister of Defence]; passing on Marshal Stalin's message on a new Soviet offensive; requesting Eisenhower keep its contents to himself and General Sir Bedell Smith [Chief of Staff Allied...
Dates: 09 Jan 1945
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), 04 May 1945 - 05 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/204B/104
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Telegram from WSC to CSC [Moscow, Soviet Union] marked "Top Secret" suggesting leaving the Soviet Union on 7 or 8 May; stating that John S Churchill is very ill; and reporting on war events, pointing to international rivalries simmering beneath the surface. Carbon copy. Despatched on 5 May.

Dates: 04 May 1945 - 05 May 1945
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), 07 Mar 1945 - 26 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/201/18
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Copy of part of letter from unnamed sender (19 C.A. Unit, Inchdrewer House, Colinton, Edinburgh [Scotland]) to Irene Ward [Conservative MP for Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland] in which the writer refers to a recent visit to Belgium and Holland and reports a dinner conversation with the Brigadier of an independent company of the 21st Army Group, in which the Brigadier complained about the inadequate nature of his reinforcements. [Typescript].

Dates: 07 Mar 1945 - 26 Jul 1945
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), 01 Mar 1945 - 31 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/3
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, March 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [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; the Chief Whip [James Stuart].Subjects covered by the minutes include: matters concerning Romania, Poland, the Netherlands,...
Dates: 01 Mar 1945 - 31 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945 - 30 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/4
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, April 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Major-General Leslie Hollis [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; the Chiefs of Staff; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; Ralph...
Dates: 01 Apr 1945 - 30 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open, except for minutes M 293/5 and M 301/5 which are closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S 23 of the Freedom of Information Act. Review date 2032.