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Staff Papers, Various, 1915 - 1917. (Described at item level). This volume contains...

Catalogue reference: ADM 137/500

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This record is about the Staff Papers, Various, 1915 - 1917. (Described at item level). This volume contains... 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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Reference
ADM 137/500
Date
1914- 1917
Description

Staff Papers, Various, 1915 - 1917. (Described at item level).

This volume contains six collections of papers formed by Chief of the Staff Vice Admiral Sir Henry Oliver for the period 1915-1917 and kept by him. The papers mainly deal with questions of Naval strategy and disposition as affected by relations with Foreign Powers, Allied and Neutral. Selected presumably on account of their confidential nature as well as for convenience of reference it must not be supposed they represent exhaustively either the material at his disposal or the subjects dealt with or the complete contents of Sir Henry’s safe.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HS 500
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Navy
Official publications
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4112164/

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ADM 137

Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War

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