Colonialism
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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 1176 Collections and/or Records:
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(Untitled), 12 Feb 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/2
Scope and Contents
Letter from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] (Government House, Bahamas) to WSC stating that public opinion means that he and the Duchess will avoid Great Britain on their return to Europe; and giving details of his resignation as Governor. Signed.
Dates:
12 Feb 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 Feb 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/6
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Letter from Colonel Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office, Downing Street) to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that he has heard that the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] wishes to announce his resignation about 15 March; and that the Duke has approved the present Colonial Secretary in the Bermudas [William Murphy] as his successor. Signed.
Dates:
28 Feb 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), 01 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/7
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Letter from C Thornley [Private Secretary] (Colonial Office, Downing Street) to John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] marked "Top Secret and Personal" giving biographical details of the Colonial Secretary in the Bermudas, William Murphy, whom Colonel Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] has proposed as successor to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII] as Governor of the Bahamas; and requesting WSC's opinion. Signed. Annotated by WSC: "I agree".
Dates:
01 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), 06 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/9
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Minute from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to WSC stating that he has sent Sir Alan Lascelles [Private Secretary to King George VI] a copy of a letter from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] to WSC [see CHAR 20/202/2] for the King to see; and asking if he may inform Colonel Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] that he may publish an announcement of the Duke's resignation [as Governor]. Initialled....
Dates:
06 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), 07 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/10
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Letter from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to C Thornley [Private Secretary] (Colonial Office) marked "Top Secret, Personal" stating that WSC approves of the Secretary of State [for the Colonies, Colonel Oliver Stanley] publishing an announcement of the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward VIII] resignation as Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas; and of his proposal to submit William Murphy [Colonial Secretary in the Bermudas] as his successor. Initialled. Carbon...
Dates:
07 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), [Feb] [1945]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/13
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Copy of an official announcement and press guidance by the Colonial Office on the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward VIII] resignation as Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas. Annotated by WSC: crossing through two sentences in the press guidance and writing "Good" at the bottom.
Dates:
[Feb] [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), 13 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/14
Scope and Contents
Telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies [Colonel Oliver Stanley] to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that WSC has recommended that two sentences be removed from the press guidance to be issued when the Duke's resignation is announced, suggesting these might encourage criticism of the Duke; and informing him that William Murphy [Colonial Secretary in the Bermudas] has accepted the post as the...
Dates:
13 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), 18 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/23
Scope and Contents
Minute from WSC to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] marked "Private and Top Secret" thanking him for his service as Governor over the previous five years. Initialled.
Dates:
18 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), 22 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/30
Scope and Contents
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), 23 Mar 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/202/36
Scope and Contents
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. Copy.
Dates:
23 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), 28 Jan 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/30
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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
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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), 05 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/26
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Extract from an article by Alistair Forbes in the Daily Mail commenting on the recall of Major General Sir Edward Spears from Beirut [Lebanon] [where he had been First Minister to the Republics of Syria and the Lebanon] and stating that this "removes the most obstinate fly, or should one say wasp, from the Anglo-French ointment". [Typescript].
Dates:
05 Dec 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 Dec 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/200/27
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Extract from an article in the Sunday Pictorial commenting on the resignation of General "Sir Arthur" Spears [Major General Sir Edward Spears] from his job as "British Minister to Syria and Lebanon" [First Minister to the Republics of Syria and the Lebanon], and stating that, "In fact he is coming home because de Gaulle [General Charles de Gaulle, President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] has had enough of him". [Typescript].
Dates:
17 Dec 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), 11 Apr 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/216-217
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Typescript copy of note compiled by WSC reporting on his meeting with General Patrick Hurley [United States Ambassador to China]. He comments on their discussion about Hong Kong, about which WSC said that "never would we yield an inch of the territory that was under the British Flag". He also comments on their discussion over the question of the United States using Lend-Lease to prevent the British taking necessary action in the Middle East. He ends with his impressions of Hurley as "rather...
Dates:
11 Apr 1945
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(Untitled), 16 Jun 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/243
Scope and Contents
Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "personal and private" noting that "it is not proper for us to engage in reciprocal congratulations upon our various fortunes at the polls" but expressing his delight that King "had once again attained the position whence you can lead united Canada ever deeper into the union of the British Commonwealth and Empire".
Dates:
16 Jun 1945
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(Untitled), 22 Jun 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/244-245
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Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] to WSC marked "personal and private" commenting on the pleasure he derived from WSC's "charming personal message" after his election victory, and reporting on the splendid showing made in his own constituency despite the most unfavourable circumstances: " Prince Albert is as far from Ottawa as Cairo from London. Until the recent campaign I had only been able to visit the constituents once since the General Election five years ago". He...
Dates:
22 Jun 1945
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(Untitled), 23 Jun 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/246
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "secret" and "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".
Dates:
23 Jun 1945
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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
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From the File:
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(Untitled), 28 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/248-249
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Letter from Vincent Massey (Canadian High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Canada House, London) to WSC marked "personal and private" reciting text of strictly personal and private message from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] expressing sympathy on WSC's general election defeat: "I hope, however, you will not weigh the results of the election in terms of ingratitude. As long as there is an England not Britain alone but free people in all quarters of the globe, will bear gratitude in...
Dates:
28 Jul 1945
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(Untitled), 29 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/250
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Letter from Paul Beards [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Andrew Bell (Office of the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom) marked "personal and private" reciting text of "private and secret" message 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. [Carbon].
Dates:
29 Jul 1945
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(Untitled), 29 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/197B/251
Scope and Contents
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
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(Untitled), 01 May 1945 - 31 May 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/5
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Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, May 1945. Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; the Chiefs of Staff; "C" [Major General Sir Stewart Menzies, Head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service]....
Dates:
01 May 1945 - 31 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
Open, except for minutes M 497/5 and C 42/5, which are closed on Cabinet Office instructions under S23 of the Freedom of Information Act. Review 2032.
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(Untitled), 01 Jun 1945 - 23 Jul 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/209/6
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Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, June and July 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Ralph Assheton...
Dates:
01 Jun 1945 - 23 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
Open