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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes

Catalogue reference: CAB 23

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CAB 23

This series consists of the minutes and conclusions of the War Cabinet, December 1916 to October 1919, and of the Cabinet, from November 1919 to September 1939 including the conclusions noted in the Secretary's File. The series contains also: the...

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Reference
CAB 23
Title
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes
Date
1916-1939
Description

This series consists of the minutes and conclusions of the War Cabinet, December 1916 to October 1919, and of the Cabinet, from November 1919 to September 1939 including the conclusions noted in the Secretary's File. The series contains also: the A minutes of the War Cabinet, including the more secret matters not entered in the ordinary minutes; the X minutes, which note conversations on military affairs between May and November 1918; conclusions of Conferences of Ministers, from November 1919 to September 1922; and minutes of the Imperial War Cabinet, 1917 to 1918.

Please Note: for further information, please see the Cabinet Papers website.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological within subject

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WC and IWC file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Cabinet, 1919-1939
  • Conferences of Ministers, 1919-1922
  • Imperial War Cabinet, 1917-1918
  • War Cabinet, 1916-1919
Physical description
101 volume(s)
Restrictions on use
(Open unless otherwise stated).
Access conditions
Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

from 1964 Cabinet Office

Accumulation dates
1916-1919.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
Unpublished finding aids
See also transcript of CAB 23/90B which contains confidential annexes removed from other 1926-1937 volumes. Indexes to CAB 23/1-31, War Cabinet minutes, 1916-1919 and Cabinet conclusions, 1919-1921. Lists of contents of CAB 23/1-29, 35 and CAB 37-44.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3830/

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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes