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Conclusion WM (40) 84 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/6/29

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 84 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill... dating from 08 April 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 65/6/29
Date
08 April 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 84
Attendees
N Chamberlain
J Simon
K Wood
O Stanley
Halifax
W Churchill
S Hoare
Hankey
J Anderson
R Cross
C Newall
A Faulkner
R Hudson
H Wilson
W Ironside
C Hurcomb
C Daniel.
Agenda
1. The Air Situation - Enemy activity - Attacks on German warships; 2. The Naval Situation - Laying of Minefields in Norwegian Territorial Waters - German Fleet activity - British Naval counter-measures; 3. The Military Situation; 4. Scandinavia - Action in Norwegian Territorial Waters; 5. Royal Marine Operation; 6. Italy - Possible intentions; 7. Neutral Territorial Waters - Instructions to His Majesty's ships regarding attacks on enemy war vessels; 8. Norway - Chartering of Norwegian tankers; 9. Norway - Action to be taken if the Shipping Agreement is denounced
Related material

For Neutral Territorial Waters, WP (40) 119; Norway, see WP (G) (40) 98 CAB 66/6

Separated material

For Royal Marine Operation, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 84

CAB 65/12

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 84
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9024994/

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

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