First World War (1914-1918)
Found in 1505 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 28 Jan 1915-Jul 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of a War Council on 28 Jan 1915 on France and Egypt, Nyassaland, East Africa, the "Konigsberg", the Press Bureau, the Zeebrugge [Belgium] Project, co-ordination of effort by the Allies, the Dardanelles, high explosives and the naval campaign. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.
(Untitled), 28 Jan 1915
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting on 28 Jan 1915 of a sub committee of the War Council to consider the despatching of British troops to another theatre should the position on the Western Front be one of stalemate in the spring. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.
(Untitled), 28 Jan 1915 - Jul 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a War Council meeting on 28 Jan 1915 on the general policy of the war, gunboats for the Danube, naval attack on Zeebrugge [Belgium] and the Dardanelles. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.
(Untitled), 19 Feb 1915 - Jul 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a War Council meeting on 19 Feb 1915 on the Dardanelles. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.
(Untitled), 26 Feb 1915 - Jul 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a War Council meeting on 26 Feb 1915 on the Dardanelles. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.
(Untitled), 07 Jun 1915 - Aug 1916
Heading of the conclusions of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 7 June 1915. The conclusions themselves have been removed. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 12 Jun 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 12 Jun 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 17 Jun 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 17 Jun 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 25 Jun 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 25 Jun 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 05 Jul 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 5 July 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 24 Jul 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 24 July 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 27 Oct 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 19 Aug 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 19 Aug 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 20 Aug 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 20 Aug 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 27 Aug 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 27 Aug 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 31 Aug 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 31 Aug 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 03 Sep 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 3 Sep 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 23 Sep 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 23 Sep 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 24 Sep 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 24 Sep 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 29 Sep 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 29 Sep 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 30 Sep 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 30 Sep 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), 04 Oct 1915 - Aug 1916
Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of the Dardanelles Committee on 4 Oct 1915. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, Aug 1916.
(Untitled), [1918]
Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (36 Berkeley Square, [London]) to WSC reporting that he has heard that WSC is to go to Scotland with David Lloyd George and is involved in a conference on a British military advance along the Belgian coast in conjunction with a naval action. Asserts that "success depends on smoke and gas from the sea." Typescript copy at CHAR 2/92/22.
(Untitled), 15 Apr 1917
Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] to WSC on: the danger that WSC might hamper his "Great Resolve" [the plan for an offensive on the Belgian coast] by associating Fisher with it, even though Fisher himself feels very fit for his age; the aircraft, mine-laying facilities, submarines and other vessels required for the attack; the need for an immediate "Big Change" in Admiralty building policy. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/92/40-41.
(Untitled), 1918
Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (Ferne, Donhead, Salisbury, [Wiltshire]) to WSC stating that he will be glad to see him "at this tragic moment with the Germans only a few miles from Amiens [France] and so threatening the starvation of London by stopping the Channel traffic". Deplores the fact that the Royal Navy is still to be kept "in cotton wool" and announces his intention of speaking about it in the House of Lords.