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Conclusion WM (40) 91 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/6/36

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 91 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill... dating from 13 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 65/6/36
Date
13 April 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 91
Attendees
N Chamberlain
J Simon
K Wood
O Stanley
Halifax
W Churchill
S Hoare
Hankey
J Anderson
H Wilson
C Newall
A Cadogan
D Pound
W Ironside.
Agenda
1. The Air Situation - R.A.F activity - Attacking of Stavanger aerodrome; 2. The Naval Situation - Naval activity - Air attack on Narvik - British landing at Narvik - Occupation of the Faroe Islands; 3. Operations in Norway; 4. Western Front - Action if the Netherlands or Belgium is invaded; 5. Italy - Probable intentions; 6. Sweden - Attitude of the Swedish Government; 7. Supreme War Council - Meetings of the Supreme War Council: Anglo-French Secretariat; 8. War Cabinet Arrangements
Related material

For Supreme War Council, see WP (40) 124 CAB 66/7

Separated material

For Operations in Norway, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 91 (3)

CAB 65/12

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 91
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025001/

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CAB 65

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

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