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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2737 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 26 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/222/55
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [Joseph Chifley] to WSC marked "Top Secret" informing him that he will need to make a parliamentary statement on the release of long service men and Australia's role in the South West Pacific.

Dates: 26 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/37
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Telegram from the Australian Government to [Dominions Office] passing on message from Acting Prime Minister of Australia [Joseph Chifley] to WSC rejoicing at the Allied victory in the Italian campaign and asking WSC to convey Australian appreciation to [Field Marshal Sir Harold] Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre], his commanders and troops.

Dates: 03 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227B/140-141
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Telegram from [Admiral] P Voulgaris, Prime Minister of Greece, (Athens) to WSC (10 Downing Street) congratulating the armies under the command of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] on behalf of the people of Greece on the Allied victory in Italy and commenting on Greece's involvement.

Dates: 05 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 05 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227B/144
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Telegram from [Admiral] P Voulgaris, Prime Minister of Greece, to WSC (10 Downing Street) congratulating the armies under the command of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] on behalf of the people of Greece on the Allied victory in Italy and commenting on Greece's involvement. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 05 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [May] [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227B/226-228
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Telegram from George Kyriakos, a member of the Academy of Athens [Greece], to WSC congratulating him on victory in Europe and commenting on Greece's role in the conflict against Germany and Italy. [Carbon copy].

Dates: [May] [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227B/251
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Letter from Maximilian Lobkowicz [Czechoslovakian Ambassador to Great Britain] (Czechoslovak Embassy, 8 Grosvenor Place [London]) to WSC conveying a delayed message from [Dr Eduard] Benes [President of Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic and Slovakia] on the victory of the Allied Armies in Italy. [signed].

Dates: 11 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227A/64
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Message from WSC to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his VE-Day message, praising China's stand against Japan, and commenting on Britain's resolve in the war in the East. [Carbon].

Dates: 15 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 May [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227A/65
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Draft message from WSC to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his VE-Day message, praising China's stand against Japan, and commenting on Britain's resolve in the war in the East. [draft initialled by WSC].

Dates: 15 May [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227A/66
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Telegram from WSC to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his VE-Day message, praising China's stand against Japan, and commenting on Britain's resolve in the war in the East. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 16 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/227A/67-69
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Telegram from Chiang Kai-Shek [President of China] to WSC congratulating him on the capitulation of Germany and Britain's stand in the early days of the war. [annotated by John Peck, Prime Minister's Private Secretary].

Dates: 08 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229B/196
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Telegram from AMSSO to 21 Army Group, Forward, passing on a "Personal and Top Secret" message from WSC to Field Marshal [Sir Bernard] Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] expressing his concern at delays in the passing of armoured forces into Denmark, asserting the importance of "forestalling" Soviet attempts to gain control of any part of Denmark, and mentioning a "public telegram" of congratulations for Montgomery.

Dates: 06 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 May [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229B/197
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Telegram from War Office to TAC HQ 21 Army Group passing on a "Personal and Secret, also Private" message from WSC to Field Marshal [Sir Bernard] Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] stating his pleasure at Montgomery's advance to Lubeck [Germany] and the news that he is to receive the surrender of General Gunther Blumentritt's Army Group and mentioning sending a message of public appreciation.

Dates: 03 May [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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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
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(Untitled), 26 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/212/30-35
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Telegram from WSC to Prime Ministers of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa marked "Top Secret and Personal" summarising the major operational decisions reached at the Malta and Yalta [Soviet Union] Conferences: on the U-boat War; operations in North West Europe; strategy in the Mediterranean; operations in the Pacific Area and South East Asia Command; estimating dates for the end of the war against Germany and Japan; and explaining the shipping position. Photocopy.

Dates: 26 Feb 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/212/86
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Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "personal and Top Secret" congratulating him on the great victory won by the armies under his command [achieving a bridgehead over the Rhine at Remagan, Germany]. Photocopy.

Dates: 09 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/78-79
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Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC giving details of his "main thrust" to drive "eastward to join hands with [the] Russians or to attain [the] general line of the Elbe [Germany]"; outlining the main tasks of his commanders in these operations. Annotated with some corrections to the text.

Dates: 30 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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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), 31 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/91-92
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Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Private, Confidential, Personal and Top Secret" urging that rather than shifting "the main axis of advance" to the south they should try to advance as far eastward as possible, emphasising the political significance of capturing Berlin [Germany]; and arguing against the withdrawal of the 9th US Army from the 21st Army Group.

Dates: 31 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/101-103
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing his full confidence in General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]; emphasising the contribution of British and Imperial forces in the northern advance on Germany; and arguing for targeting Berlin rather than an axis directed on Leipzig and Dresden [all Germany] both on strategic grounds and also in order to prevent the Soviet Union...
Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/104-107
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting that the enclosed message from WSC to President Roosevelt on differences between the British and United States Chiefs of Staff on tactics against Germany [CHAR 20/213A/101-103] is passed on to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army].

Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/109-110
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Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC arguing that he has not changed his plan for the defeat of Germany in Western Europe; that all decisions have been taken for operational reasons; and denying that he intended relegating British forces to a peripheral role.

Dates: 01 Apr 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/112-113
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Private, Confidential, Personal and Top Secret" explaining that the tone of his last telegram [CHAR 20/213A/91-92] was partly the result of a misprint in his copy of Eisenhower's telegram [CHAR 20/213A/78-79]; emphasising the importance of entering Berlin [Germany] for political reasons; repeating an extract from a telegram to President Roosevelt...
Dates: 02 Apr 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/114
Scope and Contents 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 commented on WSC's telegram to President Roosevelt [on plans for the final assault on Germany] and has indicated that much depends on Soviet plans and that he is not in favour of General Dwight Eisenhower's [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States...
Dates: 02 Apr 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