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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1176 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 12 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229C/315
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Telegram Sir [John] Hathorn Hall, [the Governor] of Uganda, to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Colonel Oliver Stanley] passing on a message from the Uganda Chamber of Commerce to WSC expressing pride at his war leadership.

Dates: 12 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/28-29
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Draft letter from WSC to Chaim Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] on the appropriate time for the Jewish position in Palestine to be considered, suggesting the possibility of the United States taking over the mandate, and concluding: "I shall continue to do my best for it [the Zionist cause]". [Carbon copy; letter not sent but passed on with CHAR 20/234/25].

Dates: 29 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/30
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Letter from WSC to Chaim Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] stating that the Jewish position in Palestine cannot be considered until the "victorious Allies are definitely seated at the Peace table". [Carbon copy].

Dates: 09 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/32
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Minute from "J M M" [John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to WSC informing him that Dr [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] has drawn his attention to a reported statement by the Acting Chief Secretary in Palestine [?Robert Scott] that no new decision on major policy can be expected before the end of the war in the Far East and indicating that he has acknowledged Weizmann's message. [initialled].

Dates: 06 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/34
Scope and Contents Letter from J Linton of the Jewish Agency for Palestine (77 Great Russell Street, London) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) writing on behalf of Dr [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine], sending on a copy of a cable from a Mr Shertok [CHAR 20/234/35-36], and commenting on statements made by the Acting Chief Secretary [in Palestine, ?Robert] Scott, [Anthony] Eden [later 1st Lord Avon,...
Dates: 01 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/35-36
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Report from a Mr Shertok to Dr [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] on Jewish terrorist activities in Palestine and a meeting with the Acting Chief Secretary [in Palestine, ?Robert] Scott. [sent to Weizmann through the Colonial Office].

Dates: 25 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/38-39
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Minute from "J M M" [John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to WSC reporting that Dr [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] has spoken to him on his worries about the situation in Palestine, a memorandum demanding a Jewish state [CHAR 20/234/42-47], and the need for the problem to be addressed as soon as possible after the election. [initialled; annotated by WSC].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/40
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Draft letter from WSC to Dr [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] stating that following election victory one of his first tasks will be that of reaching a "full and just" settlement in Palestine. [prepared by John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary].

Dates: [May] [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/41
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Letter from Chaim Weizmann, [President of World Zionist Organisation and] the Jewish Agency for Palestine, (77 Great Russell Street, London) to WSC (10 Downing Street) sending on a memorandum on behalf of the Agency [CHAR 20/234/42-47] and appealing, following the end of the war with Germany, for "deliverance" from the "injustice of the White Paper of 1939". [signed; annotated by John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary].

Dates: 22 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/42-47
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Memorandum from the Zionist Organisation [the Jewish Agency for Palestine] appealing for Palestine to be established a Jewish state, setting out: the Jewish attitude to the White Paper of 1939, conditions in Palestine, a claim for reparations from Germany, plans for the external relations of the Jewish state, and general considerations regarding future policy.

Dates: 22 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/49
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Letter from [Colin] Thornley [Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to [Leslie] Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] approving the decision not to send any reply to a letter from the Presidency of the new Zionist Organisation to WSC [CHAR 20/234/10]. [signed; annotated by WSC's Private Office].

Dates: 14 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/50
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Note from "J R C" [John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC asking if he wants the papers on the Americans and the Palestine mandate to be shown to [Clement] Attlee. [initialled manuscript; annotated by WSC that he will keep them].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/2
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"Table 1" giving the "estimated strengths of imperial armed forces (white troops)" at approximately 1 May or 1 June 1945 and analysing the imperial army and air force by theatre at approximately 1 June 1945.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/6
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Map and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the East by theatres" (India and Burma [later Myanmar]).

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/7
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"Table 3" setting out the strengths of "divisions and brigades in the East" (India and South East Asia Command) at approximately 1 May and 30 June 1945.

Dates: Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/10
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"Table 5" giving numbers of "casualties to the Armed forces of the British Empire" and POWs up to 30 April 1945.

Dates: Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/247
Scope and Contents Draft text of telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "private" commenting on King's success in the Canadian elections: "Although at times to British eyes things got rather mixed, I was always confident that Canada would stand by you as the pilot who weathered the storm. You and I, both being in the last lap of public life, can afford to be very bold in defence of the main causes for which we have fought". Typescript with annotations and corrections by WSC in...
Dates: 23 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/251
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Typescript draft of letter from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] thanking him for his private letter and expressing delight at appointment of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis] as Governor General of Canada. Initialled and marked "private and secret" by WSC in red ink.

Dates: 29 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/30
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to "Louis" [Major General Sir Edward Spears, Conservative MP for Carlisle, Cumberland] stating that it is not possible for him to "go into all these tangled matters in correspondence" but that he gathers Spears is "inclined to take a somewhat critical line against Government policy in Syria and the Lebanon" and that this does not seem correct while Spears is still in receipt of pay for deferred leave. "It is natural that if you attack the Government some of your Conservative...
Dates: 28 Jan 1945
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), 28 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/32
Scope and Contents Minute from WSC to Chairman of the Conservative Party [Ralph Assheton, later 1st Lord Clitheroe] marked "indexed" stating that he should see the letter from "Sir Louis Spears" [Major General Sir Edward Spears, Conservative MP for Carlisle, Cumberland] and WSC's reply [see CHAR 20/200/29-30]. "We do not want to lose the Seat. The matter is entirely confidential" [Carbon] With note in the hand of Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] explaining that Spears letter was about...
Dates: 28 Jan 1945
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), 29 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/33
Scope and Contents Letter from Major General Sir Edward Spears [Conservative MP for Carlisle, Cumberland] to WSC marked "personal" expressing his astonishment that the fact he was offered pay for deferred leave by the Foreign Office should be held to hamper his political activities, citing correspondence with the Chief Clerk, and stating that he no longer intends to take the money to ensure that his hands are completely free. Spears adds that he has been careful not to make use of information which was not...
Dates: 29 Jan 1945
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), 12 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/221/23
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Telegram from WSC to General Sir Bernard Paget [Commander in Chief Middle East Force] marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that British forces should not be withdrawn from the Lebanon and Syria until they have secured satisfactory agreements from the Levant States and the French.

Dates: 12 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/30
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Telegram from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] to WSC marked "Private and Personal" stating that he is happy to know that HM Government and the Colonial Office are satisfied with his time as Governor; and that his services will be available if he is called on again. Annotated.

Dates: 22 Mar 1945
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), 26 Jan [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/22/1-3
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (Tring Park, Tring [Hertfordshire]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: the names of those present at the party, [1st] Lord Rothschild, [Herbert] Asquith [later Lord Oxford and Asquith], [Arthur] Balfour, [Emmanuel] Underdown, and [Hubert] Howard; discussion of the probable punishment of Dr Jameson and of affairs in South Africa; WSC's objections to remarks made by [Joseph] Chamberlain and to disregard of [Cecil] Rhodes's position in conversations about South...
Dates: 26 Jan [1896]
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), 01 May [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/22/4-6
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Letter from WSC (35a Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: discussion of financial affairs; concern at "Jack's" [John S Churchill's] illness; description of a dinner with "all the powers that be" including [Joseph] Chamberlain, Lord Wolseley, [Henry] Chaplin, Lord James and Sir Francis Jeune; observations on South African affairs and Cecil Rhodes' involvement; and a request to borrow money to buy a polo pony.

Dates: 01 May [1896]
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.