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This item number was allocated in error (duplicate of CAB 65/33/13 )
Catalogue reference: CAB 65/33/14
This item number was allocated in error (duplicate of CAB 65/33/13)
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Conclusion WM (40) 54 N Chamberlain J Simon S Hoare O Stanley Halifax Chatfield Hankey...
Catalogue reference: CAB 65/5/54
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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 54 N Chamberlain J Simon S Hoare O Stanley Halifax Chatfield Hankey... dating from 28 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 65/5/54
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Date (When the record was created)
- 28 February 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Record type
- Conclusion
- Former reference
- WM (40) 54
- Attendees
- N Chamberlain
- J Simon
- S Hoare
- O Stanley
- Halifax
- Chatfield
- Hankey
- J Anderson
- H Wilson
- D Pound
- A Eden
- C Newall
- W Ironside.
- Agenda
- 1. The Air Situation - Attacks on East Coast shipping - Reconnaissances of Heligoland Bight - Leaflet raids; 2. The Naval Situation - Attacks on shipping - Penalties for neglect of course instructions - Report of British prisoners on German merchant vessels in Norwegian waters; 3. The Military Situation - Western Front - Finland; 4. Assistance to Finland; 5. Finnish-Soviet Conflict - Attitude of Finland towards German mediation; 6. Germany - Reported rate of U-boat construction; 7. Germany - Possible intentions; 8. Turkey - Relations with the U.S.S.R.; 9. Poland - Draft agreement in regard to Polish forces serving with British units
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Poland Draft Agreement, see WP (G) (40) 56 CAB 67/5
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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 Assistance to Finland, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 54 (4)
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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) 54
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9017137/
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CAB 65
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series)
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