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Conclusion WM (40) 135 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood Simon...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/7/30

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 135 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood Simon... dating from 23 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 65/7/30
Date
23 May 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 135
Attendees
W Churchill
N Chamberlain
Halifax
C Attlee
A Greenwood
Simon
A Eden
J Anderson
A Duff Cooper
R Cross
C Newall
A Alexander
A Sinclair
Caldecote
L Amery
A Cadogan
D Pound
J Dill.
Agenda
1. The Western Front - Progress of operations - Air operations - The blocking of Zeebrugge - Information for the press; 2. The Naval Situation - U-boat activity; 3. United States of America - Suggested appeal by the Dominion Governments to President Roosevelt for aircraft; 4. Italy - Possible plan for blocking the Suez Canal; 5. Italy - Possible intentions; 6. Egypt - Request for air reinforcements; 7. Greece - The question of an alliance; 8. Spain - Sir Samuel Hoare's mission; 9. Norway - Allied military policy; 10. India - Constitutional problems
Related material

For Greece see WP (40) 164, Norway see WP (40) 165, India see WP (G) (40) 133 CAB 67/6 CAB 66/7

Separated material

For Norway see the Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 135 (9)

CAB 65/13

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 135
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025070/

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