Foreign policy
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Found in 693 Collections and/or Records:
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(Untitled), 06 Oct 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94B/172
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Letter from WSC to Stanley Bruce [Australian High Commissioner] explaining that although he was not permitted to be present at the War Cabinet meeting for United Kingdom Ministers the previous day he is hoping to arrange a meeting for him and the High Commissioners of the other dominions with the Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] to discuss the issues which may arise at the Moscow conference [of foreign ministers] and the line he proposes to take. Signature in typescript....
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06 Oct 1943
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(Untitled), 05 Jan 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/95B/159-165
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Paper on post war problems marked "B" noting the political arguments for the policies listed in CHAR 20/95B/157-158 stating: that due to the great part played by Britain in the war she should not hesitate to demand that her national interests are preserved; that the interests of the Empire will be in the Far East, the Middle East and Europe and concluding that the only way to safeguard these interests, due to the forces necessary, is by international co- operation; that this co-operation...
Dates:
05 Jan 1943
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(Untitled), 31 Dec 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/95A/32-33
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Letter from Leo Amery [Secretary of State for India and Burma, later Myanmar] to WSC stating that he was pleased that he had spoken up about Kowloon [Hong Kong], as there is no point in leasing land to the United States from China which they may have to apologise for having done; that whatever is said about not wanting to annex land it will become essential to make sure of certain points in order to secure Britain's post war defence, particularly air protection and communications and that he...
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31 Dec 1942
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(Untitled), 15 Aug 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/100-101
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Letter from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "For you alone" stating: that he believes they should make a renewed final offer to U J [Marshal Stalin] to go to meet him at Fairbanks as soon as the military conference is over; that he is having a copy of the Tube Alloy Memorandum [Atom Bomb Research] made ready for their initials and that he hopes he is agreeable to Mr Howe joining them as a Canadian representative along with their two men, Field Marshal Sir John Dill and Colonel John...
Dates:
15 Aug 1943
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(Untitled), 19 Aug 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/102
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Letter from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] enclosing for his most secret information a copy of the signed Articles of Agreement governing collaboration between the authorities of the United States and Britain on the subject of Tube Alloys [Atom Bomb Research] and informing him that President Roosevelt has accepted his suggestion that Mr Howe joins them on the Combined Policy Committee as a representative of Canada Signature in typescript. Copy.
Dates:
19 Aug 1943
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(Untitled), 26 May 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93A/34
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Letter from WSC (in the air) to Edward informing him of the outcome of a meeting with President Roosevelt, Vice President Henry Agard Wallace and himself stating that they were a little concerned that other countries may become worried that Britain and the United States were "trying to boss the world." Agreement was reached on the principal that foreigners should adopt the citizenship of the country in which they settle but that it should be retained in the Anglo American sphere. All thought...
Dates:
26 May 1943
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(Untitled), 14 Oct 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94B/192-195
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Letter from WSC to Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancter] marked "Private" regarding his future position as British representative with General Charles De Gaulle's committee of national liberation and stating that it would be disastrous if he accepted this position if he was following decisions with which he did not agree, promising an alternative position if this was the case. He refers to papers relating to General De Gaulle and his relationship with...
Dates:
14 Oct 1943
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(Untitled), 12 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/44
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Telegram from Chiang-Kai-Shek [President of China] to WSC expressing appreciation for the British decision to "abrogate extraterritoriality in China" and assuming that WSC will arrange for publicity after delivering the message.
Dates:
12 Oct 1942
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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), 15 Apr 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/110/30
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada], John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia], Peter Fraser [Prime Minister of New Zealand], General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] suggesting that they should meet to discuss the role that the British Commonwealth should take in the organisation of post-war world affairs.
Dates:
15 Apr 1943
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(Untitled), 23-25 Jan 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 17/14/89-91
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Private memorandum from WSC, Secretary of State for War (War Office, Whitehall) to Sir Arthur Hirtzel [Deputy Under Secretary, India Office] asking whether it would be "right or possible to form a Mohammedan [Muslim] Guard of Indian volunteers" to protect the holy places; making observations on the weaknesses of King Hussain's position and seeking further information; Ibn Saud's likely reaction if a son of King Hussain became ruler over Mesopotamia [later Iraq]; consistent nomenclature for...
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23-25 Jan 1921
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(Untitled), [25 Jan 1921]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 17/14/92-96
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Memorandum from [Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Deputy Under Secretary, India Office](India Office) to WSC in answer to his memorandum [CHAR 17/14/89-91] providing information about an Indian Mohammedan [Muslim] guard for holy places, explaining that shrines in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and Palestine haven't needed protection (annotated by WSC "No I meant Mecca and Medina"); King Hussain's position and possible threats; Ibn Saud's and a Shereefian ruler of Mesopotamia and his credibility; orthography of Ibn...
Dates:
[25 Jan 1921]
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(Untitled), 13 Sep 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/117/68
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Copy of a letter from WSC (Home Office) to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] in which he asks him to instruct the Times to cover his speeches at Dundee [Angus, Scotland] and comments on the "grave development" of affairs in Europe.
Dates:
13 Sep 1911
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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), 25 Feb 1897
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/23/20-21
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Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses: the likelihood that he might be chosen to serve in Egypt; his plan to return to England; his reading; the behaviour of the British government in Crete [Greece]; his own disagreement with the Conservative Party and disapproval of [Arthur] Balfour, George Curzon [later Lord Curzon] and the government's foreign policy and the possibility that "Jack" [John S Churchill] may enter the army.
Dates:
25 Feb 1897
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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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
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Chartwell Papers
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Acquired Papers
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Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill and also John S Churchill and Reginald Barnes. The file contains letters written by WSC about his time in Bangalore with the 4th Hussars; his posting to the Malakand Field Force with Sir Bindon Blood and about his first literary endeavours ("Savrola", "The Scaffolding of Rhetoric" and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"). The file also contains two letters from Sir Bindon Blood. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 11 Mar [1897]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/23/24-26
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Letter from WSC (Government House, Guindy [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses: arrangements for his return to England during his leave and possible routes; horse racing; and his disagreement with [Arthur] Balfour's policy regarding Eastern powers and Greece. Envelope present.
Dates:
11 Mar [1897]
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill and also John S Churchill and Reginald Barnes. The file contains letters written by WSC about his time in Bangalore with the 4th Hussars; his posting to the Malakand Field Force with Sir Bindon Blood and about his first literary endeavours ("Savrola", "The Scaffolding of Rhetoric" and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"). The file also contains two letters from Sir Bindon Blood. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 06 Apr [1897]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/23/31-33A
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Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his injury by splintered bullets; apologies for a dishonoured cheque and discussion of his financial difficulties; the route of his return journey and his intention to visit Rome [Italy]; his opinions on the "wicked" treatment of insurgents in Crete [Greece] by the British government, on the policy of [Robert, 3rd] Lord Salisbury and on the necessity that Russia should regain Constantinople [Istanbul,...
Dates:
06 Apr [1897]
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill and also John S Churchill and Reginald Barnes. The file contains letters written by WSC about his time in Bangalore with the 4th Hussars; his posting to the Malakand Field Force with Sir Bindon Blood and about his first literary endeavours ("Savrola", "The Scaffolding of Rhetoric" and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"). The file also contains two letters from Sir Bindon Blood. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 22 May 1898
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/25/10-13
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Letter from WSC (4th Hussars [Bangalore] India) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his plans to visit England before travelling to Egypt unless an early advance up the Nile becomes likely; a request that she should arrange a dinner for Sir Bindon Blood and his wife and two public meetings for WSC; the progress and publication of his novel "Affairs of State" [published as "Savrola"]; a request that she should continue to use her influence regarding his appointment in Egypt;...
Dates:
22 May 1898
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Letters and telegrams from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to WSC's time with the Nile Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Sudan. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 30 Sep [1895]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/21/69-70
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Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, Aldershot [Hampshire]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes a dinner with Mrs and Mrs Leo[pold de] Rothschild at Gunnersbury [Middlesex], makes observations about British positions in China, Lemnos [Greece], Africa and the difficulty of maintaining "'peace with honour'".
Dates:
30 Sep [1895]
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.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described. The file includes letters written from WSC from the 4th Hussars, and about his visits to New York and to Cuba to join Spanish forces which were attempting to quell a local rebellion.
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Weekend World, 1983-01 - 1985-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 17/32
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Briefings, arrangements (including correspondence with Peter Mandelson, producer) and transcripts for NK’s interviews with Brian Walden for Weekend World. Subjects include: economic policy and Labour’s attitude to the City; NK’s visits to Europe, the Stockholm Conference on arms control [Sweden] and the situation in the Lebanon; foreign policy; renationalisation; pensions; defence; energy.
Dates:
1983-01 - 1985-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.