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| Agenda | 1. Naval, Military and Air Operations - Air Operations: Home Commands. Middle East: Operations from Malta. Middle East: Air reinforcements - Naval Operations: German raider in Atlantic. Malta: Reinforcements arrive. Shipping losses - Military Operations: The Sudan. Italy-Greece; 2. France: French West Africa - Operations against Libreville - Poncelet (French submarine) sunk; 3. France: The French Fleet - Jean Bart and Richelieu; 4. France: Blockade policy - The S.S. Cuba; 5. France: Free French Forces - Movements of General de Gaulle; 6. France: Relations with the Vichy Government - Discussions in Madrid - Blockade policy; 7. Foreign Information - Yugoslavia: Bombing of Bitolj - Roumania: Earthquake - Germany: Orders for tropical kit - U.S.S.R.: Visit of M. Molotov to Berlin - Greece: King of the Hellenes reply to King's message - Spain: Instructions to Italian submarines regarding Spanish merchant ships; 8. Aircraft Production - Allocation of Hudson aircraft; 9. Middle East - Visit of the Secretary of State for War to Egypt; 10. Greece - Military assistance: information supplied to Dominion Prime Ministers; 11. Mr. Neville Chamberlain |
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| Attendees | W Churchill; C Attlee; Halifax; Beaverbrook; J Anderson; A Greenwood; K Wood; Cranborne; A Eden; A Duff Cooper; D Pound; A Alexander; A Sinclair; A Cadogan; J Dill; C Portal. |
| Record type | Conclusion |
| Department | Records of the Cabinet Office |
| Series | War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series) |
| Piece | (40) 281-(40) 312 |
| Catalogue reference | CAB 65/10/6 |
| Former reference | WM (40) 286 |
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