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Agenda 1. British land forces in France - Position of the Commander-in-chief in relation to the French High Command; 2. Iran - Attitude of Iranian Government to staff discussions; 3. The Air Situation - Leaflet raids - Redistribution of German air forces; 4. The Naval Situation - Attacks on U-boats - Merchant shipping repairs - H.M.S. Nelson; 5. The Military Situation - Western Front - Finland; 6. United States - Attitude towards censorship of mails and contraband control - Proposed base at St. John, New Brunswick; 7. Seizure of enemy exports to Japan - The case of the S.S. Muroran Maru and S.S. Tajima Maru; 8. United States of America - Mr. Sumner Welles' visit to Europe; 9. Scandinavia - Stoppage of traffic in Norwegian territorial waters: proposed statement by His Majesty's Government; 10. Assistance to Finland; 11. Assistance to Finland - Supply of munitions: request for heavy artillery
Attendees N Chamberlain; J Simon; S Hoare; W Churchill; Halifax; Chatfield; O Stanley; Hankey; J Anderson; C Newall; A Eden; D Pound; R Dewing.
Record type Conclusion
Department Records of the Cabinet Office
Series War Cabinet and Cabinet: Minutes (WM and CM Series)
Piece (40) 1-(40) 55
Catalogue reference CAB 65/5/53
Former reference WM (40) 53
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