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Conclusion WM (40) 157 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/7/52

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 157 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander... dating from 07 June 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 65/7/52
Date
07 June 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 157
Attendees
W Churchill
N Chamberlain
Halifax
C Attlee
A Greenwood
A Alexander
A Sinclair
Caldecote
H Dalton
G Lloyd
C Kisch
D Pound
A Eden
J Anderson
A Duff Cooper
Hankey
A Cadogan
C Newall
J Dill.
Agenda
1. The Air Situation; 2. The Western Front; 3. The Naval Situation; 4. Italy - Merchant ships passing through the Suez Canal - Contraband control; 5. France - Recognition of French efforts; 6. Italy - Probable intentions; 7. The Balkans - Suggested mobilisation by Greece and Yugoslavia; 8. Germany - Suggested use of aeroplanes of Allied types; 9. Belgium - His Majesty's Ambassador; 10. German oil supplies
Related material

For German oil supplies, see WP (40) 191 CAB 66/8

Separated material

For The Western Front, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 157 (2); German oil supplies, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 157 (10)

CAB 65/13

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 157
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025092/

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CAB 65

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

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Conclusion WM (40) 157 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood A Alexander...

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