Military equipment
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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 1412 Collections and/or Records:
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(Untitled), 13 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/47-48
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "secret" conveying text of reply by United States Chiefs of Staff to WSC's telegram of 04 Oct regarding the need to scrutinise production programmes: comments on objectives for tank and ammunition production in 1943; suggests procedures for reviewing requirements.
Dates:
13 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), 14 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/52-53
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Telegram from Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] marked "secret": states that he can see no awfully good reason for coming to England now and suggests that production problems can be ironed out between Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of Production] and Donald Nelson [Chairman United States War Production Board]; expresses hope that WSC will not get disturbed about article in "Life" magazine; states that the President is in good...
Dates:
14 Oct 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), 16 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/60-62
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Telegram from WSC to Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] marked "personal and secret" expressing his anxiety about the American air programme: suggests a qualitative review and urges the development of bombers suitable for use at night and the Mustang fighter; questions whether Liberators will be able to bomb far into Germany by day; comments on results so far achieved by Fortresses in daylight bombing of France and suggests that the dangers...
Dates:
16 Oct 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), 18 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/71
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" expressing concern about supplies of 100 Octane and urging Roosevelt to get United States authorities to increase plant capacity.
Dates:
18 Oct 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), 20 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/77
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "most secret and personal" commenting on the various factors influencing future requirements of hundred octane and promising a final decision about the necessity for increasing plant capacity beyond present plans at an early date.
Dates:
20 Oct 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), 23 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/88
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" informing him that the battle in Egypt [2nd battle of El Alamein] began tonight at 8 pm London time and that: "All the Shermans and 105 S.B.'s which you gave me on that dark Tobruk morning will play their part.".
Dates:
23 Oct 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), 24 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/98
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "most secret" commenting on plans to increase production of escort vessels, merchant ships, and combat planes in 1943. Also makes brief mention of Guadalcanal [Solomon Islands], Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the United Kingdom, and wishes WSC good luck with the battle in the Libyan desert.
Dates:
24 Oct 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), 30 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/126
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Telegram from WSC to General MacCreary [General Richard McCreery, Chief of General Staff Middle East] marked "personal" asking to know how Shermans and self -propelled 105's have fared.
Dates:
30 Oct 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), 30 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/132
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Telegram from WSC to Chief of the General Staff Middle East [General Richard McCreery] marked "personal" asking to know best estimate of Eighth Army casualties and for information on recovery of wounded Eighth Army tanks.
Dates:
30 Oct 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), 30 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/134
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Telegram from General Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief Middle East] to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff [General Sir Alan Brooke, later Lord Alanbrooke] and WSC marked "private" stating that he and General Bernard Montgomery [General Officer Commanding Eighth Army] are "fully agreed that utmost pressure of our offensive must be maintained" and announcing intention to put in a large scale attack with infantry and tanks to break a way through for the...
Dates:
30 Oct 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), 30 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/82/3
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Telegram from [General Harold] Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief Middle East] to WSC marked "personal" in which he passes on reports from the Western Desert that there is great satisfaction with Sherman [tanks] as the position of their guns permits them to be concealed and that they are successfully destroying enemy tanks at a range of 2,000 yards. He adds that 105mm "S P" guns have also "done well". Typescript.
Dates:
30 Oct 1942
Conditions Governing Access:
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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/82/4
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Telegram from "Former Naval Person" [WSC] to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" in which he relays a message from [General Harold Alexander, later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief Middle East] with reports from the Western Desert that there is great satisfaction with Sherman [tanks] as the position of their guns permits them to be concealed and that they are successfully destroying enemy tanks at a range of 2,000 yards and that 105mm "S P" guns have also "done well"....
Dates:
31 Oct 1942
Conditions Governing Access:
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(Untitled), 29 Mar 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/72/126-129
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Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] regarding bombing: states that bombing attacks are being made on U-boat nests and reports a successful raid on Lubeck [Germany]; comments on the policy of menacing U-boats in the Bay of Biscay and his keenness to add six bomber squadrons to this new Biscay patrol; comments on the need to bomb Germany and on a structural defect to the wing tip of Lancasters which requires the laying up of four squadrons; appeals that...
Dates:
29 Mar 1942
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From the File:
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/53-54
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Telegram from Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal] (India) to WSC requesting vital supplies of plant, personnel and machinery for specific projects.
Dates:
05 Apr 1942
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(Untitled), 13 Apr 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/93
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Telegram from General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC giving information on British and enemy tank strengths.
Dates:
13 Apr 1942
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(Untitled), 14 Apr 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/73/96
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Telegram from WSC to the Lord Privy Seal [Sir Stafford Cripps] (Cairo [Egypt]) concerning the position of the Air Ministry with regard to supplying bombers to India.
Dates:
14 Apr 1942
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(Untitled), 23 Jul 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/52
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Letter from WSC to Mr W Averell Harriman stating: that in Washington [United States] he had agreed to accept 2000 American tanks but that this would involve a cut in the Centaur programme of 1000 but since returning has decided to accept only 1000 tanks which would still cut the Centaur programme in 1944 by 700 and that in return he is asking him to accelerate the delivery of the special purpose machine tool to be used for the meteor engine programme which will speed the build up of the...
Dates:
23 Jul 1943
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From the File:
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(Untitled), 26 Jul 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/56
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Copy of a letter from WSC to Queen [Elizabeth, wife of George V] enclosing a copy of a minute [not present] from the Lord Chancellor [1st Lord Simon] and noting that the Lord Chancellor is not in favour of a change to the Regency Act, although he thinks that legislation ought to be passed to allow Princess Elizabeth [later Queen Elizabeth II] to act as a Counsellor of State on reaching the age of 18. Typescript carbon, unsigned.
Dates:
26 Jul 1943
Conditions Governing Access:
Opened on instructions of Cabinet Office, November 2002.
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(Untitled), 31 Jul 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/94A/71
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Letter from WSC to Averell Harriman marked "Most secret" stating that he had hoped that the increase in the United States production which followed Britain's increased acceptance would all be 76 mm tanks and that he had hoped that the addition of 1000 would have increased their share which was expected to be 60% of their programme of tanks with 76 mm guns and that now Britain's share of these tanks was now to be a matter of assignment he would have to accept the difficulty of segregating the...
Dates:
31 Jul 1943
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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(Untitled), 28 Mar 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/93B/110-111
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Letter from WSC to Sir Alexander Hardinge [King's Private Secretary] marked "Secret" stating: that he had heard that General Dwight Eisenhower [Commander in Chief of North African Theatre of Operations, United States Army] was "rather hurt" that King George VI's message to the troops before the battle had not gone through him and that WSC took responsibility for this; that Torch [Allied Invasion of West North Africa] which was supposed to be a United States operation had now fallen into the...
Dates:
28 Mar 1943
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(Untitled), 10 Apr 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/109/107
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked 'most secret and personal' in which he reports that 375 Hurricanes and 285 Airocobras and Kittyhawks for Russia were in the cancelled convoys (JW 54 and 55); discusses the practical difficulties in arranging for the aircraft and accompanying spare parts to be transported to Russia; offers a maximum of 60 Hurricane IID airoplanes, discussing their advantages and successes against Rommel's tanks in Tunisia; and reassures Stalin that he is determined...
Dates:
10 Apr 1943
Conditions Governing Access:
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(Untitled), 22 Dec 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/85/49
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Telegram from WSC to the Duke of Windsor [formerly King Edward VIII] marked "most secret and personal" and "To be deciphered by his Personal Private Secretary only " stating that he has laid his wish before the King [George VI] who is not prepared to take any action and stating that it would be impossible for him [WSC] to move the War Cabinet in that direction and that he would "deprecate even bringing the matter before them." Initialled.
Dates:
22 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), 30 Dec 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/85/81
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Revised proof of document circulated to War Cabinet reciting text of telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt regarding production and shipping.
Dates:
30 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), 22 Jun 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/86/3
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Telegram from WSC (Washington [United States]) to Brigadier Leslie Hollis [Senior Assistant Secretary of the War Cabinet] asking for information to answer the charge that we have had nothing to face the 88mm gun and stating that the Chief of the Imperial General Staff [General Alan Brooke, later Lord Alanbrooke] has declared that there were at least four regiments of long range 50-pdr gun howitzers with the Eighth Army.
Dates:
22 Jun 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), 17 Aug 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/87/42
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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" referring to a sentence in a previous telegram [regarding supplies required by the Soviet Union] and stating that no action should be taken pending official discussion.
Dates:
17 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.