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Conclusion WM (40) 162 N Chamberlain C Attlee Halifax A Greenwood A Alexander J Anderson...
Catalogue reference: CAB 65/7/57
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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 162 N Chamberlain C Attlee Halifax A Greenwood A Alexander J Anderson... dating from 12 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 65/7/57
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Date (When the record was created)
- 12 June 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Record type
- Conclusion
- Former reference
- WM (40) 162
- Attendees
- N Chamberlain
- C Attlee
- Halifax
- A Greenwood
- A Alexander
- J Anderson
- K Wood
- A Duncan
- Hankey
- C Newall
- A Sinclair
- Caldecote
- A Duff Cooper
- H Dalton
- A Cadogan
- D Pound
- R Haining.
- Agenda
- 1. The Western Front; 2. The Air Situation - Enemy activity - Fighter Command - Bomber Command - British Air Forces in France - Operations against North Italy - Libya - Eritrea - Attack on warships at Trondhjem; 3. The Naval Situation - Malta - Narvik convoys - Naval co-operation on the Western Front; 4. The United States of America - Production of aircraft engines; 5. Japan - Settlement of the Tientsin question; 6. Egypt; 7. Germany - Effect of British bombing; 8. Abyssinia; 9. Plans to meet a certain eventuality; 10. Strategic importance of the Channel Islands; 11. Invasion of Great Britain - Campaign to prepare public opinion; 12. Invasion of Great Britain - Protection of reservoirs; 13. Ministerial Broadcasts; 14. Egyptian Cotton
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Invasion of Great Britain, see WP (40) 199; Ministerial Broadcasts, see WP (G) (40) 146; CAB 67/6 CAB 66/8
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For The Naval Situation, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 162 (3); Plans to meet a certain eventuality, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 162 (9)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- WM (40) 162
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025097/
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War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series)
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