Communism
Found in 293 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 18 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] (Washington [United States]) marked "Personal and Top Secret" agreeing that all [military] supplies to Marshal Tito [Premier of Yugoslavia, later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] should be stopped; and that exploiting Tito's claims [to Istria and Trieste, Italy] is the best way of splitting the Communists in Italy and strengthening their influence there.
(Untitled), 20 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] marked "Personal" giving his views on relations with the United States and President Harry Truman; and encouraging Leeper to work for free elections in Greece in three or four months at the latest. Carbon copy.
(Untitled), 26 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (San Francisco [United States]) marked "Top Secret" asserting the importance of the liberation of Prague and as much as possible of Western Czechoslovakia by the Americans to the post-war political situation in Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic and Slovakia] and nearby countries; and stating that he is asking the Chiefs of Staff to draw the attention of their American colleagues to the matter. Carbon copy.
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 01 May 1945
(Untitled), c 1920
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1944
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Private and Top Secret" asking for British troops in Greece to be reinforced because of threat of Communist insurgency.
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1944
Telegram from WSC and Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] to Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] marked "Top Secret" stating that they endorse British troops being used to support law and order; that George Papandreou [Prime Minister of Greece] should break the Communist monopoly on newspaper production; that Leeper should speak firmly to the Communists in government.
(Untitled), 15 Nov 1944
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1944
Telegram from Harold MacMillan [British High Commissioner for Italy] to WSC sending on drafts of statements intended to be issued in the event of an attempted coup d'etat by ELAS [Communist-led National Popular Liberation Army] prior to the date fixed for disbandment of all forces or ELAS refusing to disband.
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Ronald Scobie [General Officer Commanding Greece] and General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Personal and Top Secret" giving Scobie his orders regarding "neutralising or destroying" all EAM-ELAS [the Communist-led National Liberation Front and its military wing] bands approaching or rebelling in Athens [Greece].
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
Telegram from WSC to British Ambassador to Greece [Reginald Leeper] marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he should force George Papandreou [Prime Minister of Greece] to stand up to the threat of a Communist uprising in Athens [Greece]; that if Papandreou resigns he should be "locked up"; and that the defence of Athens and the maintenance of law and order is in the hands of General Sir Ronald Scobie [General Officer Commanding Greece].
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
Telegram from WSC to British Ambassador to Greece [Reginald Leeper] repeating his telegram to General Sir Ronald Scobie [General Officer Commanding Greece] marked "Personal and Top Secret" giving him his orders regarding the defence of and maintaining order in Athens [Greece].
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
Telegram from General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that General Sir Ronald Scobie [General Officer Commanding Greece] has ordered ELAS [Communist-led National Popular Liberation Army] troops to be clear of the Athens [Greece] area by midnight of 6 December; that Wilson is concerned about the ability of the Greek Government to see the disarmament programme through.
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
Telegram from British Ambassador to Greece [Reginald Leeper] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that he has carried out WSC's instructions; reporting a small battle near the British Embassy in Athens [Greece] and a shortage of whisky.
(Untitled), 05 Dec 1944
Telegram from General Sir Ronald Scobie [General Officer Commanding Greece] to WSC marked "Personal" thanking him for his message and promising to do his utmost to crush the rebellion by Greek communists.
(Untitled), [08] [May] [1945]
Telegram from Partsalidis, Secretary, of the Central Committee of EAM [Communist-led National Liberation Front] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC (London) greeting him on "this historic day", commenting on Greece's resistance, and bemoaning the "unexpected persecution" of the "Greek resistance movement". [Copy].
(Untitled), 05 Jun 1945
Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] to WSC marked "Top Secret", "Guard" and "personal and private" commenting on the situation in occupied Germany: suggesting that British policy concerning the German population, particularly regarding fraternisation with troops, needs to be reviewed, and pointing to communist activity in the British zone.
(Untitled), 04 Feb 1945
(Untitled), 04 Feb 1945
(Untitled), 04 Feb 1945
(Untitled), 04 Feb 1945
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.
(Untitled), 05 Feb 1945
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.
(Untitled), 05 Feb 1945
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.
(Untitled), 05 Feb 1945 - 06 Feb 1945
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.