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Conclusion WM (40) 5 S Hoare Halifax J Anderson T Phillips C Newall H Massy. 1. The...
Catalogue reference: CAB 65/5/5
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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 5 S Hoare Halifax J Anderson T Phillips C Newall H Massy. 1. The... dating from 06 January 1940 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 65/5/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 06 January 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Record type
- Conclusion
- Former reference
- WM (40) 5
- Attendees
- S Hoare
- Halifax
- J Anderson
- T Phillips
- C Newall
- H Massy.
- Agenda
- 1. The Air Situation; 2. The Naval Situation; 3. The Military Situation - Finland: invasion by the U.S.S.R.; 4. Finland - Possibilities of further assistance; 5. Scandinavia; 6. Cabinet Arrangements
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For Scandinavia, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 5 (5)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WM (40) 5
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Europe and Russia
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9016200/
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CAB 65
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series)
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