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Conclusion WM (40) 151 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/7/46

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Reference
CAB 65/7/46
Date
01 June 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 151
Attendees
W Churchill
N Chamberlain
Halifax
C Attlee
A Greenwood
A Alexander
J Anderson
A Duff Cooper
C Newall
J Dill
A Eden
Caldecote
A Cadogan
D Pound
R Haining
Gort.
Agenda
1. Afghanistan - British military support; 2. India - Revolutionary Movements Ordinance; 3. Supreme War Council: 10th Meeting - Evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk - Norway - Future British assistance to France - Plans for air offensive against Italian industries - Crete - Tangier; 4. The Western Front - Withdrawal of the B.E.F. - Press announcement regarding Lord Gort's return; 5. The Air Situation; 6. The Naval Situation - German attacks on shipping - Australian and New Zealand troop convoy; 7. Norway - B.B.C. announcement; 8. Germany - Reported new types of aircraft - Modification of magnetic mines; 9. United States of America - Suggested appeal by Allied Governments; 10. United States of America - Supply of destroyers; 11. France - Supply of coal from this country; 12. Invasion of Great Britain - Need for a reassuring statement; 13. Eire - Defence questions; 14. Lord Gort - Account of the operations of the B.E.F., May, 1940
Related material

For Afghanistan, see WP (40) 179; India, see WP (G) (40) 142; Supreme War Council, see WP (40) 188; Eire, see WP (40) 183. CAB 67/6 CAB 66/8

Separated material

For Lord Gort: Operations of the British Expeditionary Force, May, 1940, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 151 (14)

CAB 65/13

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 151
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025086/

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