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Conclusion WM (40) 291 W Churchill J Anderson A Greenwood K Wood Halifax Beaverbrook...

Catalogue reference: CAB 65/10/11

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This record is about the Conclusion WM (40) 291 W Churchill J Anderson A Greenwood K Wood Halifax Beaverbrook... dating from 19 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 65/10/11
Date
19 November 1940
Description
Record type
Conclusion
Former reference
WM (40) 291
Attendees
W Churchill
J Anderson
A Greenwood
K Wood
Halifax
Beaverbrook
E Bevin
H Morrison
A Alexander
A Sinclair
O Lyttelton
R Hudson
R Cross
Cranborne
A Eden
E Brown
A Duncan
Woolton
A Duff Cooper
D Pound.
Agenda
1. Naval, Military and Air Operations - Air Operations: Greece - Naval Operations: East African Coast. Shipping losses - Military Operations: Italy-Greece; 2. Greece - Military assistance; 3. Foreign Information - Use of Naval bases in the Americas - Rumours regarding a separate peace with Italy - Food situation in Spain: United States attitude; 4. Blockade Policy - France; 5. France: the French Fleet - Jean Bart and Richelieu; 6. Air Raids - Casualties and damage; 7. Production - Christmas break for workers; 8. Agriculture - Proposed increase of home food production in 1941; 9. Machine Tools - Proposed additional order in the United States for delivery to the Ministry of Aircraft Production - Provision of machine tools for Government Training Centres; 10. Man-power - Requirements of the Services and of Industry
Related material

For Agriculture, see WP (G) (40) 283, 302, 303; Machine Tools, see WP (G) (40) 286, 295, 299; Man-Power, see WP (G) (40) 296. CAB 67/8

Separated material

See the Confidential Annex, also known as the Secretary's Standard File, for Greece: Military Assistance, WM (40) 291 (2).

CAB 65/16

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WM (40) 291
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9114240/

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

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