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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) 88 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill...
Catalogue reference: CAB 65/6/33
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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 88 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill... dating from 11 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 65/6/33
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Date (When the record was created)
- 11 April 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Record type
- Conclusion
- Former reference
- WM (40) 88
- Attendees
- N Chamberlain
- J Simon
- K Wood
- O Stanley
- Halifax
- W Churchill
- S Hoare
- Hankey
- J Anderson
- L Burgin
- E Wallace
- H Wilson
- W Ironside
- A Eden
- Woolton
- R Hudson
- C Newall
- H Burrough.
- Agenda
- 1. Sweden: Proposed Allied Mission - Swedish gold reserves - Swedish oil stocks - British representatives; 2. The Air Situation - Operations over Scandinavia - Attacks on U-boats - Air attack on Scapa - Air attack on Stavanger aerodrome; 3. The Naval Situation - H.M.S. Renown and the Scharnhorst - Action at Narvik - Action by the Fleet Air Arm: Bergen - Action by submarines - The main fleet - Air attack on Scapa - The Faroe Islands - General situation; 4. The Military Situation; 5. Operation "Rupert"; 6. Norway: Attitude of Norwegian Government; 7. Sweden - Reported demands of German Government; 8. Italy - Probable intentions; 9. The Mediterranean - Reported presence of German submarines; 10. Western Front - Attitude of Belgium - Warning to the Netherlands; 11. Trading with the Enemy Act - Extension of area affected; 12. Shipping - Treatment of Norwegian shipping; 13. The Press - False reports of events in Scandinavia; 14. Diversion of shipping - Chartering of Dutch coasters
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Diversion of Shipping, see WP (G) (40) 82, 83. CAB 66/5
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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 Operation "Rupert", see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 88 (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) 88
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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/C9024998/
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CAB 65
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series)
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