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Intelligence

 Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 15 Jun 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/39/127
Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt: hopes for publicity for United States marines "taking over that cold place" [?Iceland]; refers to Vichy resistance in Syria; comments on effect of operations "Tiger" and "Jaguar" [codenames for operations to supply reinforcements to Middle East]; comments on imminent German onslaught on Soviet Union [information learned from Enigma decrypts].

Dates: 15 Jun 1941
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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 18 Jun 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/2-3
Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa]: comments on how defeat at Agedabia almost destroyed General Sir Archibald Wavell's [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] tank force, and details measures that were taken to reinforce Wavell; comments on battle in desert; refers to intelligence regarding the German advance on the Soviet Union.

Dates: 18 Jun 1941
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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 09 Jul 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/40/137
Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] on liaison with Vichy France over Syria. He recites text of message of 5 Jul from Vichy agent, and proposed text of British reply.

Dates: 09 Jul 1941
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.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 17 Sep 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/42B/156
Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] on German attacks on Atlantic convoys and security measures to prevent sabotage and protect crew. [1st page only].

Dates: 17 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).
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(Untitled), 25 Sep 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/19
Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, British Supply Mission to the Soviet Union, earlier Max Aitken] on secrecy: "I am sure you realise that no-one in Russia ... must know about our special sources of information".

Dates: 25 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).
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(Untitled), 29 Sep 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/43/30
Scope and Contents

Telegram from 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Supply, British Supply Mission to the Soviet Union, earlier Max Aitken] to WSC promising not to reveal secrets; hopeful of reaching agreement; sailing under two flags "a vast success".

Dates: 29 Sep 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).
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(Untitled), 23 Nov 1941

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/45/71-72
Scope and Contents

Telegrams from WSC to Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] sharing confidence in outcome of battle; message of encouragement for troops; warning about letting secret information fall into enemy hands.

Dates: 23 Nov 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Personal Telegrams (copies).
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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1942

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/52/17-18
Scope and Contents Copy of a letter from WSC to President [Roosevelt] referring to a late night discussion on the importance of co-operation between UK and US "cipher people". He says that although naval ciphers are frankly discussed between the two Intelligence Services, the UK appears to lack information about the US diplomatic and military ciphers and that he had ordered intelligence work on US ciphers to cease once the two countries became allies. He asks the President to handle the issue personally and...
Dates: 25 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Correspondence etc.
 Unknown

(Untitled), 08 Feb 1942-09 Feb 1942

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/52/19-21
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to "C" [Major-General Sir Stewart Menzies, Head of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6] on memorandum [CHAR 20/52/17-18]; notes that the United States has British cipher machines.

Dates: 08 Feb 1942-09 Feb 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Correspondence etc.
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(Untitled), 25 Jul 1942

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54A/38
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to 3rd Lord Selborne [Minister of Economic Warfare, earlier Lord Wolmer] thanking him for the Quarterly Progress Report of SOE [Special Operations Executive] activities.

Dates: 25 Jul 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Correspondence (copies).
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(Untitled), 23 Nov 1942

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/54C/235
Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC to 3rd Lord Selborne [Minister of Economic Warfare, earlier Lord Wolmer] on reprisals against SOE [Special Operations Executive] to be discussed with the Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon].

Dates: 23 Nov 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official: Prime Minister: Correspondence (copies).
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(Untitled), 15 Apr 1945

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/110-111
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Washington [United States]) marked "Personal and Top Secret" enclosing the text of a "Personal and Top Secret" message from WSC to President Harry Truman informing him of his communications with Marshal Stalin over Crossword [negotiations with representatives of the German Army in Switzerland]; advocating the cessation of continued discussions between OSS [Office of Strategic Services] agents and the Germans; and...
Dates: 15 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Official: Prime Minister / Official Prime Minister: Prime Minister's Personal Telegrams.
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(Untitled), 30 Oct 1930

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/169/41
Scope and Contents

Letter from Stuart Atherley (London General Press, 6 Bouverie Street, London) to WSC enclosing a photograph of a document once belonging to Captain Sidney Reilly of the British Intelligence Service [not present] and asking for advice on whether it should appear in Reilly's published memoirs.

Dates: 30 Oct 1930
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Public and political: general / Public and political: general correspondence.
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(Untitled), 03 Nov 1930

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/169/43
Scope and Contents Letter from Desmond Morton (3 Beaufort Gardens [London]) to WSC thanking him for informing him that [Captain Sidney] Reilly's memoirs may be published. He suggests that WSC should write to Stuart Atherley asking to see a copy of the manuscript before it is published and discusses the possibility of using the Official Secrets Act ("but an unscrupulous publisher with legal advice can, I fear, drive a coach and horses through that"). He expresses regret that he had not been able to visit...
Dates: 03 Nov 1930
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Public and political: general / Public and political: general correspondence.
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(Untitled), 04 Nov 1930

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/169/44
Scope and Contents

Letter from Desmond Morton (3 Beaufort Gardens [London]) to WSC [discussing the publication of Captain Sidney Reilly's memoirs]. He reports that the London General Press is a "hole and corner establishment" and that "no one reputable" has heard of Stuart Atherley; recommends that WSC should write to Stuart Atherley to see a copy of the manuscript; and expresses concern at the possibility that Atherley may posses secret information. Signed typescript with manuscript additions.

Dates: 04 Nov 1930
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Public and political: general / Public and political: general correspondence.
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(Untitled), 05 Nov 1930

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/169/45
Scope and Contents

Letter to [Stuart Atherley] indicating WSC's willingness to see a copy of the manuscript [of Captain Sidney Reilly's memoirs]. Carbon typescript copy.

Dates: 05 Nov 1930
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/CHAR and CHUR, The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Public and political: general / Public and political: general correspondence.
 File

W F Clarke's papers on Jutland, 1916-08 - 1981-08

Reference Code: GBR/0014/ROSK 3/6
Scope and Contents

Includes: schedule of decyphers held by Room 40 OB, Admiralty; Patrick Beesly's papers on cryptographic intelligence, German and British, 1981.

Dates: 1916-08 - 1981-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/ROSK, The Papers of Stephen Roskill / Historical papers: First World War
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Wickenden and Other Letters, 1936-01 - 1951-08

Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/6/13
Scope and Contents Personal correspondence, with correspondents including (Henry) James Wickenden, on subjects including his posting to India (20); Major-General Ross McCay [Military Secretary, India]; Colin Hardie [Tutor in Classics, Magdalen College, University of Oxford] on post-war degree courses at Oxford that Wickenden might apply for; Denys Winstanley [Vice-Master of Trinity College, University of Cambridge] on places Wickenden might apply for; Patrick Duff, Senior Tutor, Trinity College (5); ...
Dates: 1936-01 - 1951-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / GBR/0014/POLL, The Papers of Enoch Powell / Personal / Military, academic and literary papers

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