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Second report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson] with sections on the air war against Germany and Japan, research, development, and welfare, and a conclusion. In a presentation binding for WSC.

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Third report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Robert Patterson] with sections on the war in Europe and the Pacific and "Air Power and the Future". In a presentation binding for WSC.

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Draft minute [prepared by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] on the importance of accurate figures of the number of aircraft in the RAF and on the enquiry into the size of the German Air Force. [Copy].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on differences in figures of aircraft stock between "M.A.P." [Minister of Aircraft Production, 1st Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] and "C.A.S." [Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal]. [Copy; given running number 211].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on confusion over the fate of 3,500 aircraft. [Copy; given running number 210].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on an interim report by Mr Justice [Sir John] Singleton into the German Air Force and means of estimating its strength. [Copy; given running number 197a].

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Report by [Lord Justice Sir] John Singleton for WSC marked "Confidential" on means of estimating the strength of the German Air Force and comparing it with the RAF. [Copy].

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Appendix "A" [to CHAR 20/258A/125-131] marked "Secret" setting out "identified" and "estimated first line establishment of the German Air Force", 1939.

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Appendix "B" [to CHAR 20/258A/125-131] marked "Secret" setting out figures for the German Air Force: "Long range bombers and bomber reconnaissance only", "Total Operational (All types)", "Transport aircraft", and "Trainer aircraft".

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Appendix "E" [to CHAR 20/258A/125-131] setting out figures for RAF "Gains and Losses of Operational Types".

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on Sperry and stabilised automatic bomb sights. [Copy; given running number 267].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC comparing totals of operational aircraft for the German Air Force and the RAF. [Copy; given running number 269].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on future bombing strategy and the advantages of the heavy bomber. [Copy; given running number 272].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC comparing numbers of ground staff and the serviceability for aircraft in Britain and the Middle East, and commenting on statistics for available aircraft. [Copy; given running number 275].

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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on German reserves of aircraft, "Razzle" and crop burning, and radar equipment at Malta. [Copies; given running numbers 276, 277 and 279].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the possibility of shooting down a "Queen Bee" [training aircraft] with "P.E." [photo-electric fuzes] and "U.P." [unrotated projectile weapons]. [Copy; given running number 282].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the progress of the RAF expansion programme. [Copy; given running number 285].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on possible use of "razzles" [?bombs] and balloons. [Copy; given running number 287].

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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the use of the "U.P." [unrotated projectile] weapon as a means of daylight defence for bombers and destroying Iraqi oil-fields. [Copies; given running numbers 291 and 291A].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on disagreements between the Minister of State [Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] and the Secretary of State [for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] over pilot output and training aircraft. [Copy; given running number 309].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on sinkings by U-boats near Dakar [Senegal]. [given running number 314] Minute from WSC to Lindemann marked "Secret" and "Action this day" asking for up to date information on German and British air strengths. [Both minutes on single page].

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Note [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant to WSC] giving information on the comparative strengths of the British and German Air Forces in terms of aircraft output and losses and across various theatres. [annotated copy].

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Minute from "F.A.L." [F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC attaching a note giving a summary of the main figures accepted by the Air Ministry for comparative strengths of the British and German Air Forces [see CHAR 20/258B/213-214] and setting out what he considers several "doubtful" points. Initialled by WSC on 15 June. [Copy; given running number 314B].

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Minute [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the prospective shortage of heavy bombers, the output of trainer aircraft, and pilot numbers. [Copy; given running number 317A].

Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC [in North America] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] and others concerned marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 231" and "Personal and Top Secret" referring to "Cordite 159" and commenting on arrangements for the release of service personnel, drawing particular attention to the problem of men serving in the Far East and their probability of reemployment in the labour market, and the imprecise nature of the benefits to be given to personnel not serving in the...