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), 08 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/174/119-120
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal, Private and Top Secret" asking his opinion on the immediately following telegram giving the text of a telegram to be sent to President Roosevelt [CHAR 20/175/35-36]; indicating that the Chiefs of Staff and the War Cabinet want General Mark Clark [Commander of United States Fifth Army] to be put in command of Allied Armies in Italy with...
Dates:
08 Nov 1944
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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), 08 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/174/121-122
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal, Private and Top Secret" giving the text of a telegram to be sent to President Roosevelt proposing that General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] succeeds Field Marshal Sir John Dill as Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington [United States]; that Alexander succeeds...
Dates:
08 Nov 1944
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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), 10 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/9-10
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Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] to WSC marked "Personal and Private. Top Guard Secret" approving of WSC's suggestions for re-organising Allied Command in the Mediterranean, but urging that General Mark Clark [Commander of United States Fifth Army] becomes commander of a group of armies directly under Alexander; stating that he can take over Supreme Command with his existing staff; suggesting...
Dates:
10 Nov 1944
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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), 10 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/11
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Telegram from General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Private and Top Secret" reporting that the Greek Brigade has been well received in Athens [Greece].
Dates:
10 Nov 1944
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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), 09 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/12
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Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Secret and Personal" stating that he is pleased to hear that approaches to Antwerp [Belgium] are under control; that regarding Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] "the situation is developing favourably for the Allies"; that valuable time is being lost by Stanislaw Mikolajczyk [Prime Minister of Poland in exile]; and giving details of Soviet action in Hungary and Latvia....
Dates:
09 Nov 1944
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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), 16 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/29
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Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Personal and Top Secret" approving of his action in Greece.
Dates:
16 Nov 1944
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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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/31
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [later Lord Stockton, British High Commissioner for Italy] to WSC marked "Top Secret" on the political situation in Greece; indicating that it may be necessary to declare Athens [Greece] a "military zone" and that British troops may need to be used against the Communists; that the necessary statements should be prepared to use in the event; asking if WSC feels George Papandreou [Prime Minister of Greece] should make a formal appeal for British assistance and...
Dates:
15 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/34
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Telegram from WSC to General Jean-Marie de Lattre de Tassigny [Commander French 1st Army] thanking him for showing WSC his troops in France. Copy.
Dates:
17 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/35-36
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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" proposing that General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] succeeds Field Marshal Sir John Dill as Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington [United States]; that Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] succeeds him as Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre; that General...
Dates:
17 Nov 1944
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), 19 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/43
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Telegram from WSC to Harold MacMillan [later Lord Stockton, British High Commissioner for Italy] marked "Top Secret" stating that he has approved the emergency measures that might have to be taken in Greece; that he feels George Papandreou [Prime Minister of Greece] should not make a formal appeal for British assistance; that Marshal Stalin should not be approached in this matter; that in the event of measures being carried out, General Sir Ronald Scobie [Chief of Staff to the Commander in...
Dates:
19 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/53
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Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Private and Top Secret" stating that his confidence in Marshal Tito [Premier of Yugoslavia] has weakened; that agreements with the Soviet Union should not prevent the landing of British light forces in northern Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia]; that Tito will not be recognised as Head of the...
Dates:
20 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/54
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" approving General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] succeeding Field Marshal Sir John Dill as Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington [United States]; with Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] succeeding Wilson as Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre and General...
Dates:
20 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/55
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Telegram from General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC, the Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Alan Brooke, later Lord Alanbrooke of Brookeborough] and the 1st Sea Lord [Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham] marked "Top Secret" stating that the Navy is encountering obstruction from the Yugoslav Partisans in the acceptance of cruisers at Split, Sibenik and Zadar [Yugoslavia, now Croatia] for the rehabilitation of those...
Dates:
20 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/56
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing concern at the reorganisation of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] as a "Carrier Regiment to lift infantry" and asking if it is possible to suspend this change.
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/57
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Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Personal" offering him the post of Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington [United States]; and proposing that Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] succeeds him as Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre and General Mark Clark [Commander of United States Fifth Army] takes...
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/58-59
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Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that he has been unsatisfied thus far with the administration of relief to liberated areas, especially Italy, and advocating replacing military with civilian personnel in the Allied Commission in Italy at the earliest date.
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/61
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Telegram from WSC to Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] marked "Personal" stating that he is issuing directives designed to improve morale and welfare for forces in the Far East and he is also appointing Major General Charles King [Engineer in Chief at the War Office] as his personal representative in India and South East Asia.
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/62-64
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Telegram from WSC to Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] marked "Personal" passing on the text of a directive designed to improve morale and welfare for forces in the Far East through providing better accommodation in leave centres and static camps, increasing the presence of British women, ensuring the rapid delivery of mail and fresh food, and increasing the use of air transport to evacuate casualties and move men on leave.
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/65
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Telegram from WSC to Viceroy of India [Field Marshal 1st Lord Wavell, earlier Sir Archibald] stating that he is issuing directives designed to improve morale and welfare for forces in the Far East and he is also appointing Major General Charles King [Engineer in Chief at the War Office] as his personal representative in India and South East Asia and passing on the text of a directive advocating providing better accommodation in leave centres and static camps, increasing the presence of...
Dates:
22 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/66
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [British High Commissioner for Italy] to WSC agreeing to his suggestions on the situation in Greece and stating that he is sending on drafts of statements intended to be issued in the event of an emergency.
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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), 21 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/67
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [British High Commissioner for Italy] to WSC sending on drafts of statements intended to be issued in the event of an attempted coup d'etat by ELAS [Communist-led National Popular Liberation Army] prior to the date fixed for disbandment of all forces or ELAS refusing to disband.
Dates:
21 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/78-79
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Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that he had no intention of lowering the status of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] by converting their tanks into infantry carriers and that this is not a permanent change. Copy.
Dates:
22 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/82
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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing dismay at the conversion of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] into infantry carriers; stating that following Alexander's forthcoming promotion to Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre he would like him to visit London; and that General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary...
Dates:
23 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/83
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Telegram from WSC to General Mark Clark [Commander of United States Fifth Army] marked "Personal and Top Secret" offering him the post of Commander of the 15th Army Group, and expressing his confidence in him.
Dates:
23 Nov 1944
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 Nov 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/175/84-86
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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he has not given any agreement to the creation of a "Western bloc" of powers and informing him of the position regarding the battle for Western Europe. Annotated "Not sent".
Dates:
23 Nov 1944
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.