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Catalogue reference: ADM 137/500/1
This record is about the Folios 1-7, 12: Cover sheet and content list. Folios 8-11: blank. Denmark, Sweden,... dating from 1914-1917 in the series Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Folios 1-7, 12: Cover sheet and content list.
Folios 8-11: blank.
Denmark, Sweden, (paper M 011701/16), (folios 13-95).
Folios 13-26: Sweden. Remarks on our attitude in the present war by Sir H B Jackson dated 4 August 1914. Includes report with details of Swedish naval and military forces.
Folios 27-32: Attitude of Sweden, Memorandum., Foreign Office,1 April 1915. Includes note from Winston S Churchill to the Prime Minister [Asquith] dated April 9, 1915 (folio 27).
Folios 33-35: Draft letter to Prime Minister by Winston S Churchill, First Lord, dated 9 April 1915.
Folios 36-41: Note on Sweden joining our Belligerent if Italy joins the Triple Entente by Sir H B Jackson, dated 9 April 1915.
Folios 42-43: Note on Sweden joining our Belligerent if Italy joins the Triple Entente by Sir A K Wilson dated 11 April 1915.
Folios 44-49: Note of strategic consequences of Swedish intervention in the War on the side of the Central Powers by War Office, dated 28 January 1916. Folios 50-55: Observations on note by Admiralty War Staff, dated 28 January 1916.
Folios 56-62: Coast defences of Denmark.
Folios 63-80: Denmark an appreciation, includes German invasion of Jutland, naval considerations, transport and tonnage by Sir H F Oliver dated 2 October 1916.
Folios 81-90: Considerations affecting Denmark, unfinished draft bySir H F Oliver.
Folios 91-92: The Military situation in Denmark. Joint Appreciation by the Admiralty War Staff and General Staff War Office (printed).
Folios 92-95: Denmark. Action we should take if Germany does invade Denmark an appreciation by Sir A K Wilson dated 11 October 1916.
Russia, Baltic (paper M 018006/1917), (folios 95-182)
Folios 96-97: content list of folios 99-182.
Folio 100: Baltic submarines. Proposal to send two more. memorandum for Russian Attaché by Sir H F Oliver dated 28 August 1915.
Folios 101-107: Baltic submarines. Telegrams from Chief of Naval General Staff Petrograd, Russian Naval Attaché dated 4-12 September 1915.
Folio 108: Suggestions for sending more submarines to the Baltic, Telegram by Commander N Lawrence, RN, Petrograd, dated 16 September 1915.
Folios 109-110: Request for information as to chances of Germans getting to Petrograd by General Caldwell dated 9 September 1915.
Folio 111: Minute regarding the Navigability of Gulfs Of Riga and Finland by Hydrographer dated 9 September 1915.
Folios 112-114: Navigation in the Belts by Naval Attaché Christiania dated 10 September 1915.
Folio 115: Consideration of Russian proposal to send a squadron to the Baltic in the Spring by First Sea Lord dated 2 December 1915.
Folio 116: Supplies for Baltic Squadron. Appreciation. AWSMD 969/15 by Director of mobilisation division dated 15 December 1915.
Folios 117-118: Activity of German submarines. Action to be taken - aide memoire brought by Admiral Phillimore. Russian Naval Staff dated 7 December 1915.
Folios 119-121: Possibility of employing surplus battleships from the Mediterranean in the Baltic. Minute by First Lord dated 18 January 1916.
Folios 122-138: Employment of large ships in the Baltic. Appreciation, two drafts and final text by Sir H F Oliver dated 19 January 1916.
Folios 139-141: Danish notice to mariners respecting obstruction south-east of Gjedser Reef with chart. Translation by Hydrographer dated 21 January 1916. Folio 142: Minute for First Sea Lord. Sir H F Oliver. 23 January 1916.
Folios 143-145: Minefields laid in Baltic by Russian Fleet. List of positions by Russian Naval Attaché dated 23 March 1916.
Folios 146-152: The effect of the Revolution on the Baltic an appreciation by the Admiralty War Staff dated 1 April 1917.
Folios 153-161: The situation in Petrograd. Private letter from Commander Cromie and suggestions thereon by Admiral R F Phillimore dated 12 April 1917.
Folios 162-164: Iron ore traffic. Telegram. Minute thereon by Sir W Townley, First Sea Lord dated 10 July 1917.
Folios 165-167: Affairs in Petrograd. Private letter to Admiral Phillimore by Commander F N A Cromie dated 11 July 1917.
Folios 168-171: Affairs in Petrograd. Extract from private letter from Commander Cromie to Admiral R F Phillimore dated 16 August 1917.
Folios 172-173: Situation in the Baltic. Appreciation sent to Commander Babcock for Admiral Sims. Naval Staff dated 8 September 1917.
Folio 174: Situation in the North Sea. Telegram to Russian Naval Attaché. Sir H F Oliver dated 17 October 1917.
Folios 175-176: Proceedings of Council of Ministers to discuss Naval situation circulated to the King and War Cabinet by Sir G Buchanan dated 20 October 1917.
Folio 177: Telegram concerning the loss of submarine C32 signed Stagenmor, Petrograd dated 24 October 1917.
Folios 178-181: German operations in the Gulf of Riga. Memorandum for War Cabinet by Naval Staff dated 26 October 1917.
Folio 182: Proposals for destruction of Baltic submarines. Draft telegram to Admiral Stanley marked"cancelled"dated 5 December 1917.
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