Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 2737 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 06 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] marked "personal and secret" asking whether he has taken any decision about not publishing American shipping losses.Initialled.
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
Telegram from John Curtin (Prime Minister of Australia) to WSC marked "most secret" accepting WSC's amended proposals regarding the monthly delivery of Spitfires and describing Japanese raid no. 67 on Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea] on 4 July.
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
Telegram from Minister of State in the Middle East [Richard Casey] to WSC and Secretaries of State for War and Air asking that special steps be taken to supply those emergency requirements for the army in the Middle East which are listed in his immediately following telegram [see CHAR 20/77/84-86].
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
Telegram from Minister of State in the Middle East [Richard Casey] to WSC and Secretaries of State for War and Air listing the equipment which is urgently required by the army in the Middle East [see also CHAR 20/77/83].
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC confirming that Stalin has no objection to the transfer of the forty Bostons from Basra [Iraq] to Egypt and that instructions have gone forward to transfer the planes at once.
(Untitled), 07 Jul 1942
Telegram from Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] to WSC informing him that no decision has yet been made as to the change of policy relative to American shipping losses but that the matter is now under discussion.
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt suggesting that General George Marshall [Chief of the United States Army] be asked to undertake command of "maximum Bolero" [Codename for preparations for main Allied invasion of France] in 1943.
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt expressing his hope that the appointment of a United States Commander for "Bolero" [Codename for preparations for main Allied invasion of France] will not prejudice operations of immediate consequence such as "Gymnast" [Codename for operations in French North West Africa].
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander in Chief India] marked "personal" thanking him for his telegram [regarding offensive operations in Burma (later Myanmar), see CHAR 20/77/96] and confirming that he will discuss the matter with General Harold Alexander.
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to Premier Stalin thanking him for consenting to the transfer of the 40 Boston bombers from Basra [Iraq] to Egypt.
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt thanking him for arranging the transfer of the 40 Boston bombers from Basra [Iraq] to Egypt.
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" welcoming his proposal that the French warships at Alexandria [Egypt] be allowed to proceed to Martinique by way of the Suez Canal: suggests additions to the proposed offer and denies that the warships are in any way within the scope of the Armistice Agreement.
(Untitled), 10 Jul 1942
Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC listing naval vessels built or being built in Canada that would be suitable for combatting enemy submarines and mining operations and asking if they can be temporarily assigned to the United States.
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to Minister of State in the Middle East [Richard Casey] marked "most secret and personal" regarding the fate of the French warships at Alexandria [Egypt]: states that he is sending Casey the texts of telegrams exchanged between himself and President Roosevelt [see CHAR 20/77/109-110]; states that Casey must explain to Admiral Henry Harwood [Commander in Chief Mediterranean] that the ships must not be allowed to sail for Bizerta [Tunisia].
(Untitled), 09 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to Minister of State in the Middle East [Richard Casey] marked "most secret and personal" reciting texts of telegrams from President Roosevelt to WSC and from WSC to President Roosevelt regarding the French warships at Alexandria [Egypt].See CHAR 20/77/108 for accompanying telegram from WSC to Casey.
(Untitled), 12 Jul 1942
(Untitled), 12 Jul 1942
Telegram from WSC to Lieutenant-General Thomas Corbett [Chief of General Staff Middle East] asking him about the use he is intending to make of the 8th Armoured Division, the 300 American Sherman tanks, the American 105mm self-propelled guns, and the 44th British Division.