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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1176 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 30 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/9
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Minute from "T L R" [Leslie Rowan, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC on an attached letter from the New Zionist Organisation [CHAR 20/234/10], reporting that the Colonial Office suggest no election statement should be sent to this Organisation because of differences among Zionist groups. [initialled].

Dates: 30 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/10
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Letter from A Abrahams, member of the Presidency of the New Zionist Organisation, (25 Manchester Square, London) to WSC (10 Downing Street) on the electoral advantages to the Conservative Party of a statement by WSC on Palestine, advocating increased Jewish immigration. [signed; annotated by WSC's Private Office].

Dates: 27 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 30 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/11
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Letter from [Colin] Thornley [Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] suggesting no reply is sent to a letter from the New Zionist Organisation [until after election day] and commenting on relations between this organisation and the Jewish Agency for Palestine. [signed].

Dates: 30 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [13] [Jun] [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/12
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Election statement on Palestine policy, commenting on the fate of Jews in the war and the need to support a "fair" solution. [copy sent with CHAR 20/234/11].

Dates: [13] [Jun] [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/13
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Minute from "A E" [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] to WSC suggesting [Oliver] Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] sees [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine]. [initialled].

Dates: 24 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/14
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Minute from WSC ([Potsdam] Berlin [Germany]) to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon], enclosing a copy of a letter from Randolph Churchill [CHAR 20/234/15], and suggesting that [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] is seen before the end of the month. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 23 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/15
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Letter from Randolph [Churchill, London] to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 20 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/16
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Letter from Randolph [Churchill, London] to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 20 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/17
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Letter from Randolph [Churchill, London] to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 20 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/18-19
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Letter from Randolph [Churchill] (10 Downing Street) to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [signed].

Dates: 20 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945 - 30 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/20
Scope and Contents Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Oliver Stanley] suggesting he leave [Chaim] Weizmann's [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] letter unanswered but sending some ideas for a reply [CHAR 20/234/21-22] anyway. [initialled and annotated by WSC]. Other annotated notes by "T L R" [Leslie Rowan] and [John] Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] dated 30 July stating that WSC has decided to take these papers away with his own...
Dates: 29 Jun 1945 - 30 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/21-22
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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]". [letter not sent but passed on with CHAR 20/234/20].

Dates: 29 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/23
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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) expressing shock at WSC's letter on when the Jewish position in Palestine will be considered, and explaining the effect of the White Paper of 1939 on immigration and the situation for Jews in Europe and Palestine. [signed; annotated by John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, on 22 June].

Dates: 15 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/24
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Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Oliver Stanley] suggesting he leave [Chaim] Weizmann's [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] letter unanswered but sending some ideas for a reply [CHAR 20/234/26-27] anyway. [Carbon copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/25
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Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Oliver Stanley] suggesting he leave [Chaim] Weizmann's [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] letter unanswered but sending some ideas for a reply [CHAR 20/234/26-27] anyway. [Carbon copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/234/26-27
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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), 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