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Conclusion WM (40) 183 N Chamberlain C Attlee Halifax A Greenwood A Alexander A Sinclair...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/7/78

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 183 N Chamberlain C Attlee Halifax A Greenwood A Alexander A Sinclair... dating from 26 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 65/7/78
Date
26 June 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 183
Attendees
N Chamberlain
C Attlee
Halifax
A Greenwood
A Alexander
A Sinclair
Caldecote
A Cadogan
D Pound
A Eden
J Anderson
Lloyd
C Newall
J Dill.
Agenda
1. The Air Situation - Fighter Command - Bomber Command - Coastal Command - Air raids on Great Britain; 2. Air Situation: Middle East - Air reinforcements for the Middle East; 3. Military Situation - Middle East; 4. Naval Situation - U-boat attacks - Swedish destroyers; 5. France - The French fleet; 6. France - The Emile Bertin; 7. France - Position in French colonies - Plans for certain French politicians; 8. France - Attitude of French naval officers - Suggested broadcast by a French naval officer; 9. France - French oil supplies; 10. France - Armed forces in the United Kingdom; 11. Spain - Attitude of Spanish Government - Gibraltar; 12. Germany - Possible intentions; 13. The Far East - Immediate defence measures; 14. Possible Invasion of Great Britain - Co-ordination of demands for air reconnaissance
Related material

For The Far East, see WP (40) 222 CAB 66/9

Separated material

For France: The French Fleet, see Confidential Annex (formerly Secretary's Standard File) WM (40) 183 (5)

CAB 65/13

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 183
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9025118/

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CAB 65

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

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Conclusion WM (40) 183 N Chamberlain C Attlee Halifax A Greenwood A Alexander A Sinclair...

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