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Asia-Pacific War, 1941-1945

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 670 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 07 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/235/13-17
Scope and Contents Minute from [General Sir Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] to WSC marked "Top Secret" reporting the Tripartite military meetings held on 5 and 6 February 1945 [at the Yalta Conference, Soviet Union] at which the following were discussed: the co-ordination of operations on the Western, Eastern and Italian fronts, the war against Japan, co-operation between the Allies and Soviets including over bombing, and the assumed date for the end of the war with Germany....
Dates: 07 Feb 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/6
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Map and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the East by theatres" (India and Burma [later Myanmar]).

Dates: [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/7
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"Table 3" setting out the strengths of "divisions and brigades in the East" (India and South East Asia Command) at approximately 1 May and 30 June 1945.

Dates: Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/8
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"Table 4" giving numbers of "army battle casualties" for Burma [later Myanmar] of Imperial, United States and Chinese troops from December 1941 to June 1945.

Dates: Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/11
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Map setting out the estimated distribution of the Japanese Army on 1 July 1945 from MI2 sources.

Dates: Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/12
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"Table 6" giving "estimated distribution of Japanese forces by areas" on 1st July 1945.

Dates: Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Apr 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/241/211
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Note from "G R G A" [Commodore George Gordon Allen] briefly commenting on despatches on "The Battle of the Java Sea" and "Actions against raiders" [CHAR 20/241/212 and CHAR 20/241/213]. [initialled manuscript; annotated by WSC's secretary ?Lettice Marston, later Lettice Shillingford].

Dates: 08 Apr 1948
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/241/212
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Proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "Battle for the Java Sea, 27th February, 1942" reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Commodore [John] Collins, Commanding China Force (17 March 1942) and Captain H M L Waller, HMAS Perth (27 February 1942), with a later appendix by Captain [Oliver] Gordon (1 October 1945), and Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].

Dates: 1948
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/241/213
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Proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "Actions against Raiders" reprinting contemporary despatches and reports on the "destruction of enemy raider No. 16 by HMS Devonshire" (November 1941), "sinking of the German Supply Ship Python" (November 1941), and "action by HMIS Bengal and MV Ondina with two Japanese raiders" (November 1942), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].

Dates: 1948
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Apr 1945 - 21 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/215/77-78
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Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] to WSC agreeing with him concerning the importance of the Western Allies taking Lubeck [Germany] and Linz [Austria], and hoping they can take Prague [Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic and Slovakia]; and reporting conversations with General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] in which he emphasised the difficulties of attacking the Japanese mainland. Despatched on 21 April. Copy.

Dates: 20 Apr 1945 - 21 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/221/18
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Telegram from WSC to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he is very pleased at Marshall's offer of an air base in Okinawa [Japan].

Dates: 12 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/35
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Telegram from Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] to WSC marked "Personal" reporting on the situation in Burma [later Myanmar]: that the advance has carried them into Akyab Island [Burma] and Yeu [Burma] has been captured. Photocopy.

Dates: 04 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), 14 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/112-114
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" giving details of review of Australian war effort; explaining how their commitments still exceed their manpower resources; and requesting assistance in increasing Australian naval strength. Photocopy.

Dates: 14 Feb 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), 30 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/83-84
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] asking him to pass on a message to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] "orally and unofficially" appealing for additional support for Lord Louis Mountbatten's [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] forces in Burma [later Myanmar]; and congratulating him on "the magnificent fighting and conduct of the...
Dates: 30 Mar 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/115
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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 stated that he has no desire to do anything that might detract from Lord Louis Mountbatten's [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] ability to capture Rangoon [Burma, later Myanmar].

Dates: 02 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/121-122
Scope and Contents Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] to WSC marked "Personal" passing on a message from General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] to WSC stating that the United States Chiefs of Staff will leave US air resources in Burma [later Myanmar] with Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] until the fall of Rangoon [Burma] or 1 June,...
Dates: 03 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/127-129
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Telegram from WSC to Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating his message to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] and Marshall's reply on securing US air support for the attack on Rangoon [Burma, later Myanmar].

Dates: 04 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/23
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Telegram from Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] to WSC marked "Personal" informing him of developments with the 14th Army in Burma [later Myanmar]; suggesting that Dracula [Allied attack on the Rangoon area, Burma] is instituted again; and commenting on future needs for US transport aircraft.

Dates: 06 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/62-63
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of a telegram he proposes to send to Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] on co-ordinating operations in Indo-China with Major General Albert Wedemeyer [Commander United States Forces in the China Theatre]; and arguing that they should fully support French forces fighting the Japanese in Indo-China [later Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam].

Dates: 11 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), [1948]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/250A/3-48
Scope and Contents Long galley proofs of a contemporary despatch by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham [former Commander-in-Chief, Far East] covering the period 17 October 1940 to 27 December 1941, with sections on: the formation, problems, and work of General Headquarters, Far East; factors affecting the defence of Malaya and Borneo [later Malaysia], Burma [later Myanmar], and Hong Kong; neighbouring countries; the development of the British Air Forces in the Far East; army strength and requirements...
Dates: [1948]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/250A/51-77
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Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] reprinting a despatch on operations in Hong Kong, 8 to 25 December 1941, by Major-General [Michael] Maltby, late General Officer Commanding, British Troops in China, dated 21 November 1945, with appendices giving a narrative of events and approximate casualty figures, and explanatory footnotes. [annotated by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall].

Dates: 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), c 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/250B/79-81
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Typescript copy of a "Secret" despatch on the operations of Malaya [later Malaysia] Command, 8 December 1941 to 15 February 1942, by Major-General [Arthur] Percival, formerly General Officer Commanding Malaya, with sections on the period prior to the outbreak of hostilities with Japan, the operations on the mainland of Malaya, the battle of Singapore, and summary and conclusions, with a foreword by Percival, appendices including contemporary instructions and communications, and maps.

Dates: c 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Aug [1947]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/251/3
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Letter from [Lieutenant-General Sir Henry] Pownall (The Lea, Wittersham, Kent) to WSC suggesting that the publication of a despatch by [Field Marshal 1st Lord] Wavell [as Commander-in-Chief, India, see CHAR 20/251/9] is likely to lead to "some controversy", but that WSC should agree and reply to it at a forthcoming stage of his memoirs. [signed].

Dates: 21 Aug [1947]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Aug 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/251/4-6
Scope and Contents Letter from [Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie] Hollis [Deputy Secretary (Military) of the Cabinet] (Ministry of Defence, Great George Street) to WSC (28 Hyde Park Gate) commenting on the probable controversy that will be caused by the publication of a despatch on Burma [later Myanmar] by [Field Marshal 1st] Lord Wavell [as Commander-in-Chief, India, see CHAR 20/251/9], sending on some background information [CHAR 20/251/7-8], giving the Prime Minister's [Clement Attlee] views, and asking for...
Dates: 13 Aug 1947
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Dec 1941 - 01 Jan 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/251/7
Scope and Contents Telegram from Field Marshal [Sir John] Dill, [Head of] British Joint Staff Mission, Washington [United States], to Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Alan Brooke, later 1st Lord Alanbrooke of Brookeborough] (War Office) marked "Most Secret" and "Private" commenting on United States views on the inclusion of Burma [later Myanmar] in [General Sir Archibald] Wavell's [ABDA] command and Chiang Kai-Shek's [President of China] position. [despatched on 1 January; post-war copy, flagged...
Dates: 31 Dec 1941 - 01 Jan 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open