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Conclusion WM (40) 285 W Churchill C Attlee Halifax Beaverbrook J Anderson A Greenwood...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/10/5

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 285 W Churchill C Attlee Halifax Beaverbrook J Anderson A Greenwood... dating from 08 November 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 65/10/5
Date
08 November 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 285
Attendees
W Churchill
C Attlee
Halifax
Beaverbrook
J Anderson
A Greenwood
K Wood
E Bevin
H Morrison
Lloyd
A Sinclair
J Moore-Brabazon
A Duff Cooper
W Morrison
J Dill
Cranborne
A Alexander
O Lyttelton
R Cross
H Dalton
D Pound
C Portal.
Agenda
1. Naval, Military and Air Operations - Air Operations: Home Commands. Middle East - Naval Operations: German raider in Atlantic. Tangier. West Africa: French submarine sunk. Enemy attacks on shipping. Mines. Mediterranean - Military Operations: Sudan. Italy-Greece. Greek forces on the Bulgarian frontier: Crete; 2. Eire - The former Treaty Ports; 3. France - Blockade policy: the S.S. Cuba; 4. France - The French Fleet: Jean Bart and Richelieu; 5. France - Relations with the Vichy Government; 6. France - Movements of General de Gaulle; 7. Egypt - Security of Suez Canal Zone; 8. Spain - Dr. Negrin; 9. Tangier International Zone - Attitude of Spain; 10. China; 11. Air Raids - Damage and casualties; 12. Air Services - Overseas air communications; 13. Shipping - Import programme and importing capacity - Shipping losses - Placing of orders for merchant ships in U.S.A.; 14. Air Raids - Dropping of parachute mines
Related material

For Air Services, se WP (G) (40) 290, 291, 293, 294; Shipping, see WP (G) (40) 289, WP (40) 411; Air Raids, see WP (G) (40) 288. CAB 67/8 CAB 66/12

Separated material

See the Confidential Annex, also known as the Secretary's Standard File, for France: The French Fleet, WM (40) 285 (4).

CAB 65/16

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 285
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9111506/

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