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Conclusion WM (40) 37 N Chamberlain J Simon S Hoare W Churchill K Wood Halifax Chatfield...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/5/37

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 37 N Chamberlain J Simon S Hoare W Churchill K Wood Halifax Chatfield... dating from 09 February 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
CAB 65/5/37
Date
09 February 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 37
Attendees
N Chamberlain
J Simon
S Hoare
W Churchill
K Wood
Halifax
Chatfield
O Stanley
Hankey
J Anderson
M MacDonald
J Gilmour
W Ironside
Zetland
E Burgin
D Pound
R Peirse.
Agenda
1. The Middle East - Supply capacity east of the Mediterranean; 2. The Air Situation; 3. The Naval Situation - Proposed seizure of German supplies to U.S.S.R. - Shipping losses - Attacks on U-boats - Announcement of U-boat sinkings - S.S. Munster - Convoys - Publication of shipping losses; 4. The Military Situation - Western Front - British Expeditionary Force: composition - Finland; 5. Assistance to Finland; 6. Assistance to Finland - International Volunteer Force: Mr. Kermit Roosevelt suggested as commander - Release of anti-aircraft personnel from the army; 7. The Far East: Relations with Japan - The case of the S.S. Asama Maru; 8. Roumania - Supply of equipment and raw materials; 9. Germany - Administration in German-occupied Poland; 10. Air Raids - Publication of results
Related material

For Middle East, see WP (G) (40) 31; The Military Situation, see WP (40) 27; Air Raids, see WP (G) (40) 41. CAB 67/4 CAB 66/5

Separated material

For Assistance to Finland, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 37 (5)

CAB 65/11

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 37
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9016882/

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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series)

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