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Correspondence written by Spears whilst he was Head of British Military Mission

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Spears 1/21/6
Title
Correspondence written by Spears whilst he was Head of British Military Mission
Date
1919 Nov 5 - Dec 8
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MS 3839: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning possibility of Winter operations by Poles against Bolskeviks, Nov 15. 1p.

MS 3843: Spears to Maj. Sinclair on Russian gold in Paris and on overthrow of Bolshevism, Nov 17. 2pp.

MS 3846: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning proposal by Spears to create Allied Commission to act as intermediary between Peace Conference and Governments of various members of Commission and Russian representatives, Nov 17. 3pp.

MS 3853: Spears to Maj. Sinclair on views of Prince Lvov, Tchaikousky and Russian Ambassador in Madrid concerning Gen. Denkin's government, Nov 18. 1p.

MS 3855: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning Russian and German threat to Lithuania, Nov 19. 2pp.

MS 3858: Spears to Maj. Sinclair enclosing letter from Gen. Miller, Archangel to Russian minister of Foreign Affairs Nov 7, concerning shortage of materials for Russian Northern Army (also in French), Nov 20. 4pp.

MS 3867: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning impressions of Gen. wall of situation in Finland, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania, white Russia and Poland, Nov 21. 2pp.

MS 3868: Spears to Maj. Sinclair enclosing paper dated Nov 19 prepared by Raffalovich on points following financial action against Bolsheviks (in French), Nov 21. 9pp.

MS 3871: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning Ukranian movement, Nov 21. 3pp.

MS 3876: Spears to Maj. Sinclair enclosing paraphase of Russian code wire, Nov 20, concerning financial activities of "Ms. Y" and commercial schemes to destroy German organisation and work with Allies, Nov 22. 5pp.

MS 3879: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning visit by Gen. Rozwadowski on Polish intermention and enclosing note brought by Rozwadowski concerning Poland and Russian problem (also in French), Nov 22. 3pp.

MS 3881: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning Savinkov's political plans, Nov 23. 3pp.

MS 3888: Spears to Maj. Sinclair giving Gen. Mannerheim's views on necessity for concerted military movement before Spring by anti-Bolshevik forces in states bordering on Russia, Nov 24. 1p.

MS 3889: Spears to Maj. Sinclair, chiefly concerning Anglo-French relations, Nov 24. 2pp.

MS 3891: Spears to Maj. Sinclair on concern for activities of Egyptian Delegation, Nov 25. 1p.

MS 3897: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning interview with Maklakoff about the anti-Bolshevik political and military situation, Nov 27. 4pp.

MS 3898: Spears to Maj. Sinclair about French opinion of England, Nov 27. 2pp.

MS 3903: Spears to Maj. Sinclair giving details of conversation with Framarc (lake Czecho-slovak Premier) concerning Gen. Denikin and anti-Bolshevik forces, Nov 28. 6pp.

MS 3904: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning amounts of Ukranian money in Europe, Nov 28. 2pp.

MS 3915: Spears to Maj. Sinclair giving details of interview with Savinkov concerning Russia and including discussion as to whether these should be a French representative at Malta, Dec 1. 5pp.

MS 3916: Spears to Maj. Sinclair, including details of unconfirmed reprot that dockers at La Rochelle had refused to load stores for Deniken, Dec 1. 1p.

MS 3920: Spears to Maj. Sinclair describing information received from Alexinsky concerning peasants in South Russia and Denikin's decrees on the tenure of land and political aspirations, Dec 2. 2pp.

MS 3925: Spears to Maj. Sinclair giving details of Alexinsky's military and political views, Dec 4. 4pp.

MS 3928: Spears to Maj. Sinclair on Dmowski, Wielowleyski, Pilsudski and Polish Government generally, Dec 4. 2pp.

MS 3938: Spears to C& t. C.A. Gemeau giving details of estimated numbers of BEF guns. Also, numbers of guns in France 17 Nov 1918, Dec 3. 1p.

Letter attached from C& t. C.A. Gemeau to Geiger concerning questions of numbers of guns in BEF 11 Nov 1918, Dec 3. 1p.

MS 3940: Spears to Maj. Sinclair, chiefly concerning Jaroszynski and enclosing paper by Brunstrom elaborating on Jaroszynski's financial schemes (also in French), Dec 7. 11pp.

MS 3941: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning Ukranian movement in Paris, Dec 7. 3pp.

MS 3942: Spears to Maj. Sinclair giving attitudes of Gen. Rozwadowski and official attitude of Poles towards further offensives, Dec 7. 1p.

MS 3943: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning Gen. Henry's recall from Warsaw and interview with Savinkoff, including Catto's concern over PM's statements regarding South Caucasian Republics, Dec 8. 2pp.

MS 3945: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning view of Vladimir Gourko that Russia would come under German influence, Dec 8. 1p.

MS 3946: Spears to Maj. Sinclair concerning Gen. Keyes, Dec 8. 1p.

MS 3848: Spears to Maj. Sinclair giving Gen. Rozwodowski's views on Russio-Polish policy, Dec 8. 1p.

MS 3949: Spears to Maj. Sinclair, enclosing document by Markatun, representative of the "Young Ukrainian Democratic Party" summarising Ukranian political situation (also in French), Dec 8. 3pp.

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King's College London: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/aaf2fa9e-11cd-4b1e-b739-a9ab8218247c/

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