Asia-Pacific War, 1941-1945
Found in 670 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 01 Oct 1944 - 31 Oct 1944
(Untitled), 02 Dec 1944 - 31 Dec 1944
(Untitled), 08 Dec 1942
Telegram from John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia] to WSC marked "most secret and personal" regarding the return of the Australian 9th Division from the Middle East: Comments on the campaign in New Guinea [later Papua New Guinea and part of Indonesia] and its implications for Australian manpower; lists essential equipment which should be shipped back to Australia with the troops; comments on communication with President Roosevelt.
(Untitled), 10 Dec 1942
Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] marked "most secret and personal" commenting on the arrangements to return the 9th Division to Australia from the Middle East and on plans to make two more aircraft carriers available in the Pacific.
(Untitled), 15 Dec 1942
Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] to WSC marked "most secret and personal" thanking him for the arrangements he has made for shipping the 9th Division back to Australia and for the sentiments he has expressed regarding their work in the African Desert, and expressing satisfaction at the altered arrangements to put two more aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
(Untitled), 18 Aug 1942
Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] marked "most secret and personal" asking for reports on developments in the Solomon Islands and on U-Boat sinkings Annotated, probably during writing of WSC's "The Second World War" c1948-1954.
(Untitled), 23 Aug 1942
Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to Private Office for First Lord of the Admiralty [Albert Alexander, later Lord Alexander of Hillsborough] and First sea Lord [Admiral Dudley Pound] referring to the loss of the Australian Cruiser "Canberra" and asking them to consider the gift of a similar ship to the Royal Australian Navy.
(Untitled), 02 Oct 1943
(Untitled), 20 Jul 1943
(Untitled), 22 Dec 1941
(Untitled), 26 Aug 1941
Letter from Robert Morgan to WSC querying his intentions towards China following a broadcast [? 24 August, on the Atlantic Charter] which Morgan feels implies the United States' policy towards Japan was one of appeasement; with reply suggesting events in the Far East have taken a "favourable turn".
(Untitled), Sep 1941 - Oct 1941
Letters from Robert Morgan to WSC on British policy towards China; asks whether arms could be given to aid against Japan; with reply by WSC that aid from the United States has been released for use in China.
(Untitled), 08 Dec 1941
Memorandum by Sir Edward Campbell [former British Vice-Consul in Java [part of Indonesia] to WSC warning that the War Cabinet should not underestimate Japanese air strength and determination and recommending that a bombing campaign of Japanese cities should be undertaken immediately otherwise the war will last for years.
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
(Untitled), 01 Aug 1943 - 28 Aug 1943
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943
(Untitled), 02 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
(Untitled), 08 May 1942
Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt]: "Delighted to hear your good news from the Solomons" [victory over Japanese invasion fleet].
(Untitled), 09 May 1942
Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of New Zealand [Peter Fraser] regarding Operation "Ironclad" [codename for operation against Diego Suarez, Madagascar]: "There were considerable risks which up to the present seem to have been successfully overridden.".
(Untitled), 09 May 1942
Telegram from WSC to Rear-Admiral [Edward] Neville Syfret and Major-General Robert Sturges [Commanders of taskforce for operation against Madagascar, "Ironclad"] congratulating them on the operation with an added remark for 29th Brigade only.
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1941 - 30 Apr 1941
(Untitled), 02 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1941
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.