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Conclusion WM (40) 102 N Chamberlain J Simon K Wood O Stanley Halifax W Churchill...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/6/47

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Reference
CAB 65/6/47
Date
24 April 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 102
Attendees
N Chamberlain
J Simon
K Wood
O Stanley
Halifax
W Churchill
S Hoare
Hankey
J Anderson
R Cross
H Wilson
C Newall
A Eden
R Butler
A Cadogan
D Pound
W Ironside.
Agenda
1. Supreme War Council: 8th Meeting - Operations in Norway: discussion between the C.I.G.S. and General Gamelin - Operations in Norway: discussion at the first session of the Council (April 22nd) - Second session of the Council (April 23rd). Air action in the event of attack on Holland and/or Belgium. Allied policy vis-a-vis Italy. Possible Allied action in the Caucasus - French morale; 2. The Air Situation - Enemy activity - R.A.F. activity: Westerland aerodrome. Mine-laying. Aalborg aerodrome. Trondhjem. Stavanger aerodrome. Oslo. Western Front. Coastal Command; 3. The Naval Situation - Enemy mine-laying - Attacks on shipping - Submarine operations - Submarine losses - Operations in the Skagerrak - Rendezvous between ships and aircraft; 4. Operations in Norway - Narvik area - Namsos area - Trondhjem area - Aalesund area. Southern Front; 5. Sweden - Transit of material for the German forces; 6. Spain - Conclusion of commercial treaty; 7. Western Front - Action to be taken if the Netherlands or Belgium is invaded; 8. Italy - Possible intentions - Allied policy; 9. Italy - Economic relations; 10. The Mediterranean - Protection of British shipping; 11. Norwegian tanker tonnage - Allied control
Related material

For Italy Probable Intentions, see WP (40) 130 and 134; Italy Economic Relations, see WP (G) 40 111; The Mediterranean, see WP (G) (40) 110 CAB 67/6 CAB 66/7

Separated material

For Operations in Norway, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 102 (4)

CAB 65/12

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 102
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025012/

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