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Conclusion WM (40) 246 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood Beaverbrook...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/9/8

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Reference
CAB 65/9/8
Date
10 September 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 246
Attendees
W Churchill
N Chamberlain
Halifax
C Attlee
A Greenwood
Beaverbrook
J Anderson
A Sinclair
C Newall
A Eden
E Brown
D Pound
J Dill.
Agenda
1. Naval, Military and Air Operations - Air operations - Naval operations - Military operations: home forces - The Middle East; 2. Home Defence - Likelihood of invasion; 3. Air Raids - Provision for the homeless - Proposed Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of distress; 4. Air Raids - Compensation for damage; 5. Parliament - Arrangements for meeting of both Houses; 6. Home Defence - Functions of the police in the event of invasion
Related material

For Home Defence, see WP (40) 363. CAB 66/11

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 246
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106382/

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CAB 65

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

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Conclusion WM (40) 246 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood Beaverbrook...

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