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Conclusion WM (40) 99 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/6/44

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 99 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill... dating from 21 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 65/6/44
Date
21 April 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 99
Attendees
N Chamberlain
J Simon
K Wood
O Stanley
Halifax
W Churchill
S Hoare
Hankey
J Anderson
H Wilson
C Newall
A Eden
A Cadogan
D Pound
W Ironside.
Agenda
1. The Air Situation - Enemy activity - R.A.F. activity: Aalborg - Stavanger aerodrome. Mine-laying. Western Front; 2. The Naval Situation; 3. The Military Situation - Western Front; 4. Operations in Norway; 5. The Western Front - Air action if Holland or Belgium is invaded; 6. Supreme War Council: 8th Meeting - Polish and Norwegian representation - Possible Allied action in the Caucasus; 7. Italy - Probable intentions - Suggested approach to Signor Mussolini through the Vatican; 8. Germany - Probable intentions: account received from a United States visitor to Denmark - The Admiral Scheer; 9. The Budget
Separated material

For Operations in Norway, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 99 (4); Western Front, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 99 (5).

CAB 65/12

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 99
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025009/

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

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