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Conclusion WM (40) 247 W Churchill N Chamberlain Halifax C Attlee A Greenwood Beaverbrook...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/9/9

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Reference
CAB 65/9/9
Date
11 September 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 247
Attendees
W Churchill
N Chamberlain
Halifax
C Attlee
A Greenwood
Beaverbrook
A Alexander
A Sinclair
C Newall
A Eden
A Cadogan
D Pound
J Dill.
Agenda
1. Naval, Military and Air Operations - Air operations - Air raid damage to shipping in the docks - Air policy - Military operations: Sudan and Kenya; 2. Air Raids - Steps to deal with damage to public services and provision for the homeless; 3. Home Defence - Measures to counter a possible attempt at invasion; 4. Sweden; 5. France - The French fleet; 6. French Colonies - North Africa; 7. Far East - Probable effect on Japan of an extension of the Far Eastern hostilities to Indo-China
Related material

For Sweden, see WP (40) 366; Far East, see WP (40) 364. CAB 66/11

Separated material

See the Confidential Annex also known as the Secretary's Standard File for Home Defence: Measures to Counter Possible Attempt at Invasion WM (40) 247 (3); for Sweden WM (40) 247 (5); France: for The French Fleet WM (40) 247 (5).

CAB 65/15

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 247
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106412/

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CAB 65

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

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