Conclusion WM (40) 146 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander...

Record type

Conclusion

Former reference

WM (40) 146

Attendees

W Churchill

N Chamberlain

Halifax

C Attlee

A Greenwood

A Alexander

A Sinclair

J Anderson

A Duff Cooper

H Morrison

C Newall

A Eden

K Wood

Caldecote

Lloyd

A Cadogan

D Pound

J Dill.

Agenda

1. Western Front - Withdrawal of the B.E.F. - Communications with Lord Gort - Troops south of the Somme; 2. Western Front - Information for Dominion Governments; 3. Western Front - Reported German order as to the treatment of French prisoners; 4. The Air Situation - Air fighting on 28th May; 5. The Naval Situation - Merchant shipping; 6. Norway - Progress of operations - Capture of Narvik; 7. Invasion of Great Britain - Likelihood of a German expedition from Norway; 8. Invasion of Great Britain - Troops available in Great Britain; 9. The Middle East - Troops in Palestine; 10. Italy - Probable intentions; 11. Italy - Action against Italians in the United Kingdom; 12. France - Internal situation - Suggested direct approach to Signor Mussolini - Suggested Allied appeal to the U.S.A.; 13. U.S.S.R. - Appointment of a British Ambassador to Moscow; 14. U.S.A - Construction of aerodromes and naval bases in British Colonies and Dominions; 15. Home Defence - Conduct of operations; 16. Excess Profits Tax

For the U.S.A., see WP (40) 174; Home Defence, see WP (40) 177; Excess Profits Tax, see WP (40) 176. CAB 66/8

For The Western Front, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 146 (1); Norway: Evacuation of Narvik, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 146 (6).

CAB 65/13