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Conclusion WM (40) 132 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/7/27

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 132 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander... dating from 21 May 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 65/7/27
Date
21 May 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 132
Attendees
W Churchill
N Chamberlain
Halifax
C Attlee
A Greenwood
A Alexander
A Sinclair
Caldecote
Hankey
A Cadogan
D Pound
A Eden
J Anderson
A Duff Cooper
Beaverbrook
C Newall
W Ironside.
Agenda
1. The Western Front and Air Operations - Progress of operations on the Western Front - Air operations over France and Belgium - Air attacks on enemy ships; 2. The Naval Situation; 3. Norway - Operations at Narvik; 4. The Netherlands - Accommodation for the Netherland Government; 5. Italy - Possible attack on Yugoslavia; 6. Italy - Possible intentions; 7. Italy - Possible plan for blocking the Suez Canal; 8. U.S.S.R. - Suggested despatch of a special envoy to Moscow; 9. Spain - Proposal for economic assistance; 10. Netherland East Indies - Japanese policy; 11. Demolitions in Northern French ports and in Belgium - Calais and Boulogne - Ghent and Bruges; 12. Invasion of Great Britain - Possibility of seaborne and airborne attack; 13. Aircraft Production; 14. The Netherlands and Belgium - Reception of war refugees
Related material

For Invasion of Great Britain see WP (40) 153 CAB 66/7

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 132
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025067/

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

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Conclusion WM (40) 132 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander...

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