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Communism

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 293 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 18 Jan 1945 - 19 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/20
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC marked "Personal" supporting his speech in the House of Commons [of 18 January]; and adding that they are "trying to tame the Trotskyite donkey [the Communist rebels] by traditional use of the stick and carrot". Despatched on 19 January. Photocopy.

Dates: 18 Jan 1945 - 19 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), 20 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/22
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Telegram from Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC marked "Secret and Personal" congratulating him on his speech in the House of Commons [on 18 January]; stating that it and Anthony Eden's [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] statement will have stemmed public misconceptions concerning the situation in Greece; and that British propaganda has not helped in this respect. Photocopy.

Dates: 20 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), 04 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/81-82
Scope and Contents Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] and Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] to WSC and Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] marked "Secret" giving details of the Conference between representatives of the Greek Government and the Communist rebels: stating that the latter insisted on the entry of the KKE [Greek Communist Party] into the Government and a general amnesty for all offences committed during the period...
Dates: 04 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), 04 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/83-84
Scope and Contents Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] and Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] to WSC and Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] marked "Secret" giving details of difficulties in negotiations between representatives of the Greek Government and the Communist rebels: recommending that they do not ask the Regent [of Greece, Archbishop Damaskinos] to put pressure on the Government to give way on the questions of a...
Dates: 04 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), 04 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/85
Scope and Contents Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] and Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] to WSC and Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] marked "Secret" stating that they have seen the Archbishop [Damaskinos, Regent of Greece] who has informed them that the Communists are unlikely to give way on the question of a general amnesty, but that the Government will attempt to keep the Conference going in any case. Annotated to...
Dates: 04 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), 04 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/86-87
Scope and Contents Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC marked "Secret" setting out the alternatives if the truce with the Communist rebels breaks down: either launching an offensive against ELAS [Communist-led Greek National Popular Liberation Army]; or remaining on or around the present truce line until Greek forces are ready to go into action; and asking for guidance, hoping for a meeting of all concerned on WSC's return...
Dates: 04 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), 04 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/88
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC recommending that the British Chiefs of Staff are given "satisfactory and explicit" instructions about the military terms on which they would be prepared to transfer operations on mainland Greece to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Annotated to indicate the message was repeated to WSC [Yalta, Soviet Union] as "Fleece 150". Photocopy.

Dates: 04 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), 05 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/93
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Telegram from WSC and Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] in Yalta [Soviet Union] to Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] and Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] marked "Jason 137" stating that they agree with the attitude they and the Regent [of Greece, Archbishop Damaskinos] are taking [in negotiations with the Communist rebels]. Marked: "From: Argonaut". Photocopy.

Dates: 05 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), 05 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/94-95
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC asking him if he can obtain the formal approval of the Combined Chiefs of Staff for equipping the Greek National Guard, who will be required for action if the truce with the Communist rebels breaks down. Annotated to indicate that the message was repeated to WSC [Yalta, Soviet Union] as "Fleece 203". Photocopy.

Dates: 05 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), 05 Feb 1945 - 06 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/211/96
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Telegram from Harold MacMillan [Minister Resident at Allied Force HQ, Mediterranean Command] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC stating that he is leaving for Rome [Italy] on 6 February; and that the Conference [between representatives of the Greek Government and the Communist rebels] is continuing. Annotated to indicate that the message was repeated to WSC [Yalta, Soviet Union] as "Fleece 208". Photocopy.

Dates: 05 Feb 1945 - 06 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 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/153/2
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, August 1944.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 Chiefs of Staff; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet].Subjects covered by the minutes include: British naval activity in Western Europe;...
Dates: 01 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 May 1942 - 08 Jun 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/59/83-98
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Text of speech by David Robertson to Communist Party mass meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow [Scotland], on establishing a Second Front in Europe and improving production for the Front by copying the Soviet Emulation Movement, with note of Party resolutions; includes second copy and covering letters from Robertson to Oliver Lyttelton [Minister of Production, later 1st Lord Chandos], WSC and Brigadier George Harvie-Watt [Parliamentary Private Secretary to WSC].

Dates: 31 May 1942 - 08 Jun 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/217/8-9
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Guard" and "Personal and Top Secret" seeking clarification of the position concerning the announcement of the surrender of German forces in Italy; requesting information on Alexander's plans for taking Trieste [Italy]; and asserting that he favours the Istrian peninsula remaining in Italy [after the end of hostilities] since this will harm communist...
Dates: 01 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 May 1945 - 18 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/219/88
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Telegram from Ibn Saud [King of Saudi Arabia] to WSC marked "Secret" and "personal" using a parable about a huntsman, a wolf and a serpent to warn WSC of the threat of the Soviet Union and the dangers of communism. Despatched on 12 May; received on 18 May. Carbon copy.

Dates: 12 May 1945 - 18 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
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(Untitled), 22 Jul 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 6/3B/176-180
Scope and Contents Copy of a letter from "Ike" [Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States] (The White House) to WSC marked "eyes only- top secret" in which he reflects on WSC's desires to make a joint pronouncement; to transfer responsibility to his successor [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; and to achieve a recognisable milestone towards peace which [Eisenhower] feels lies behind WSC's attempts to meet [Vyacheslav] Molotov [Soviet Union Foreign Minister]. He suggests that WSC might make a speech...
Dates: 22 Jul 1954
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Feb 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 6/3C/241-242
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Copy of a letter from "Ike" [Dwight Eisenhower, President of the United States] (The White House, Washington} to WSC marked "personal" expressing pleasure at WSC's good health; commenting on outbursts by [Vyacheslav] Molotov [Soviet Union Foreign Minister]; the importance of unity between free nations; and future history and legacy of leaders. Typescript.

Dates: 09 Feb 1954
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Vienna, Berlin, Paris, London: Growing up in interesting times, 2000-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MISC 73
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Autobiography of [Frederick] Gerard Friedlander [Friedrich Gerhart Friedlander], 1917-35, on his early life, and his mother Ruth Fischer, founder of the Austrian Communist Party, a prominent member of the German Communist Party, and a member of the "left" or Trotskyite opposition to Stalin in the Soviet Union.

Dates: 2000-06
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Some material within the collection is closed to researchers.
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Workers and Communism, 1952 - 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/46
Scope and Contents Working papers on Communism and its appeal in Britain, Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, covering subjects such as Marxism, Leninism, and Stalinism; Communist double agents and infiltration techniques; British Communist Party organisation and election candidates; public perceptions of the Soviet Union; industrial and trade union disputes; and social stratification and income disparity. Consists largely of press cuttings, articles, and reports, with Mark Abrams's notes and draft...
Dates: 1952 - 1961
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.