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Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/16
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Date : - 1942-08 (creation)
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Description : - Typescript and illustrated.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/5
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Date : - 1936-09-09-1936-12-31 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's relationship with and his role within the Foreign Office; the atmosphere within the Foreign Office and his opinions on international relations with Germany, Italy, Japan and China; the status of the Abyssinian delegation to the League of Nations and the abdication of King Edward VIII as well as social and family events.
Pocket diary
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Reference Code : - SMVL 1/28
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Date : - 1937 (creation)
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Description : - Including the Spanish Civil War.
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Collection : - The Papers of Admiral Sir James Somerville
Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/17
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Date : - 1942-08 (creation)
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Description : - With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/10
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Date : - 1941 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office, in particular with Anthony Eden; Cadogan's insight into the Axis campaigns in the Balkans; diplomatic concerns regarding Britain's activities in North Africa and Persia [now Iran]; reception of intelligence in advance of Hitler’s planned attack on Russia; Cadogan's opinions and influence upon Churchill's communications with Roosevelt, the voyage to the USA aboard the H.M.S. Prince of Wales and the drafting of the Joint Declaration/Atlantic Charter; voyage to Soviet Union with Eden to conduct talks with Stalin and Molotov, including discussion on future Soviet frontiers; description of a journey on the Metropolitan line from Marylebone to Wendover, with comments on urban sprawl; and Cadogan's first-hand accounts of wartime affairs and events, including damage caused by the Blitz in Westminster, news reports on shipping, and exasperated comments on the quality of B.B.C. news reportage.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/4
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Date : - 1936-01-01-1936-09-09 (creation)
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Description : - Diary of the final few months of Cadogan's time in China and his new role as Joint Deputy Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office in 1936. Subjects covered include: his relationship with important figures within the Foreign Office when in China, such as Frederick Leith-Ross and in London; the relationship between China and Japan and meetings with Chiang Kai-Shek; the death of King George V; a meeting with King Edward VIII; problems within the Foreign Office; his trip to the Montreaux Conference and the spectre of Hitler in Europe as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/7
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Date : - 1938 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service; the Abyssinian crisis and relations with Italy as differing to those with Germany; the Anglo-American and Anglo-French relationships; Anthony Eden's resignation in February; the Czechoslovakian crisis and the Munich Agreement; the policies of rearmament and appeasement and the League of Nations as well as social and family events.
Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography, up until the outbreak of WW2
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Reference Code : - ACAD 7/1
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Date : - 1960 (creation)
Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography from WW2 onwards
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Reference Code : - ACAD 7/2
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Date : - 1960 (creation)
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/21
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Date : - 1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
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Description : - With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Family papers
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Reference Code : - BRME 14/5
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Description : - Including a typescript autobiography; an outline, synopsis and drafts of "Spunyarn", reminiscences from Jackie Broome's life and family history; a chronology giving details of the lives of Louis Egerton Broome and Clara Kathleen (Aimée) Lake (parents) and Frederick Napier Broome (grandfather); and other research notes for "Spunyarn".
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Collection : - The Papers of Jackie Broome
Memories and Reflections by AV Hill
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Reference Code : - AVHL I 5/4
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Description : - Comprising the original typescript
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Collection : - The Papers of Professor A.V. Hill
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/6
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Date : - 1937 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service; the growing threat of Hitler and Mussolini; the challenges of, and opinions on, British foreign policy; international relations with, in particular, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, France and the United States of America; the Spanish Civil War and the Non-Intervention Committee; paralysis at the League of Nations; the Abyssinian and Sudetenland Crises and the Imperial Conference as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/8
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Date : - 1939 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service with a sense of the complexities of British governmental policy; a trip to Rome in January 1939 to visit Mussolini regarding Hitler's in Europe; Franco and the Spanish Civil War; the German occupation of Prague in March 1939; Italian occupation of Albania; the challenges of working with the Soviet Union; the build up to war, with the declaration of war against Germany and her allies, and the following 'Phoney War' as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - HNKY 1/3
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Date : - 1917-04-30-1918-07-19 (creation)
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Description : - Maurice Hankey’s diary from April 1917 to July 1918, during which time he worked as Secretary to the War Cabinet. Diary entries for the following periods were bound in a separate volume (HNKY 1/4): 31st October – 17th November 1917; 26th November – 2nd December 1917; 21st January – 4 February 1918; 22nd – 26th March 1918; 2nd – 3rd April 1918; 31st May – 4th June 1918;1st – 5th July 1918. Topics for 1917 include: [David] Lloyd George’s Admiralty Enquiry; War Cabinet Meetings; attending conference in Paris; creation of new department on shipbuilding headed up by [Eric] Geddes (Shipping Controller); articles published on submarine warfare; reflections on the efficiency of his office; suspicions that Hankey had leaked War Cabinet minutes; description of his workload; disputes between Lloyd George, [William] Robertson and [Douglas] Haig over attack on the Belgian Front; [John] Jellicoe’s pessimism over shipping; argument with Geddes over Lloyd George revealing confidential information; Maurice’s interview with the Shipping Controllers Committee; Lloyd George’s invitation to Maurice to become first Sea Lord; Mesopotamia Commission; military offensive in the Balkans; air raids in London; changes to the War Cabinet; Lloyd George calling for attack on Italian Front; writing report on War Policy and line taken at the Inter-Allies Peace Conference; meeting Winston Churchill [Minister of Munitions]; attending Paris conference; movement of troops to Egypt; [Ramsay] MacDonald travelling to Paris; overhaul of War Cabinet work; discussing separate peace with Bulgaria; Flander’s offensive; Maurice’s holiday in Eastbourne; Anglo-French conference; [Arthur] Henderson’s resignation; Lloyd George reporting to War Cabinet about secret peace negotiation between France and Austria; Maurice’s thoughts on women leaking military secrets to the enemy; Mark Sykes’s guarantee to the Seamen and Fireman’s Union; persuading Geddes and Lord Darby not to resign; Italian offensive; drafting letters for Lloyd George to send to President Wilson; [Ferdinand] Foch’s visit relating to the Italian offensive; military action in Turkey; opening peace negotiations with Germany; conference at Boulogne; helping the French to set up War Committe; visiting Haig’s headquarters; discussion with George Buchanan [Ambassador in Petrograd] over peace negotiations; Ursula [Maurice’s daughter] suffering from appendicitis and praise for Adeline’s [Maurice’s wife] response; military developments in Turkey and Syria; receiving the French Legion d'Honneur; attending inaugural weekend at Chequers; Lord Derby’s proposal to make [Herbert] Asquith Ambassador in Paris; split between war generals; criticisms of Jellicoe’s response to Norwegian convoy; evacuating Italian territory; [Luigi] Cardona’s defeat; proposal for Inter-Allied Council; plan for League of Nations International War Cabinet; British response to Bolsheviks; Geddes becoming Director of Allied Transport; 2nd report of the Dardanelles Commission; Maurice’s frustrations with the War Office. Topics for 1918 include: Meeting Sidney and Beatrice Webb; naval policy; Robertson’s resignation; War Council removing Embassy from Petrograd; Japanese intervention in Siberia; giving evidence to Lord Haldane’s committee on reconstruction of government; Haig not providing quotas demanded of Executive War Board; German attacks; conscription in Ireland; [Alfred] Milner’s criticisms of the War Cabinet; Man Power Bill; incorporation of US troops in British brigades; appointment of committee to draw up Irish Home Rule Bill; removal of [Hugh] Trenchard [as Chief of Air Staff] and replacement by Sykes; Adeline feeling run down; Lloyd George’s decision to add Austin Chamberlain to the War Cabinet; possible evacuation of Channel Ports; German peace offensive; newspaper reports on Lloyd George and Bonar Law giving false statements to House of Commons; reflections on Lloyd George’s private meetings alongside that of the War Cabinet; holiday in Whitstable; [John] Seeley’s lack of confidence in Haig; evacuation of Ypres and Dunkirk and possible withdrawal of army from France; outburst from Lord Robert Cecil against War Cabinet’s conduct relating to Japanese intervention; Robert Borden’s criticisms of military efforts in Northern France; Lloyd George meeting the Japanese Ambassador; Italian victory; drafting paper on Allied intervention in Russia; escalation in Palestine; President Wilson’s intervention proposals; [Winston] Churchill’s desire to fight in France; development of relationships with Dominion Prime Ministers and Cabinet; concluding remarks on contents of diary.
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Collection : - The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Admiralty diary of Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 1939-1941
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Reference Code : - MISC 117
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Date : - 2023-01-24 (creation)
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Description : - Commander Michael Grant Goodenough RN joined Admiralty Plans Division on 28 August 1939. Within barely a week, Britain had declared war on Germany and Winston Churchill had become First Lord of the Admiralty, returning to the position he had been forced to relinquish in 1915. In October 1939, having served for a few weeks at the Admiralty, Michael Goodenough bought a large, soft-back foolscap notebook in which he started a diary that he kept until June 1941. The original manuscript is held by the Goodenough family. This transcript was prepared in 2020 by his eldest son, Sir Anthony Goodenough (born in 1941, a month after the diary ends). Sir Anthony’s brother Simon (born in 1945) contributed to this work. The diary has been edited to remove most family material as well as a few personal remarks on colleagues. This is a full PDF copy of the diary. A published hard copy exists in the Roskill Library at Churchill College.
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Collection : - Churchill Archives Centre Miscellaneous Holdings
The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
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Reference Code : - MANP
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Date : - 1960-08 - 1980-08
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Description : - Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/15
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Date : - 1945 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, including meetings at Alupka, Athens, Cairo, Washington, and San Francisco; Cadogan's role in the Malta Conference, Yalta Conference, and the United Nations Conference on International Organisation; the Allied invasion of Germany; negotiations over the Polish question and Soviet actions in Eastern Europe; reactions to the death of Roosevelt; remarks on the 1945 General Election campaign, including listening to a radio broadcast of a speech by Churchill; thoughts on Attlee's new Cabinet; discussions surrounding the atomic bomb; news of the Japanese surrender; and Cadogan's comments on wartime affairs and events, and the arrival of peace.
Manuscript diary
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/11
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Date : - 1941-12 (creation)
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Description : - Operation "Arcadia", the Washington Conference
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Notebook about the preliminary reconnaissance of "Operation "Symbol"
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/18
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Date : - 1942-12 (creation)
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Description : - Typescript and manuscript contents.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/19
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Date : - 1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
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Description : - Manuscript.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Poland
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Reference Code : - KNNY 1/5
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Date : - 1918-12-20-1919-01-26 (creation)
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Description : - Comprising a diary of the Paris Peace Conference written in Paris, Berne and Warsaw and concerning negotiations over Poland written when Rowland Kenney was Assistant Commissioner in the British Mission to Poland.
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Collection : - The Papers of Rowland Kenney and Kit Kenney
Memoir
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Reference Code : - KBRM 2
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Date : - 2019-08 (creation)
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Description : - Memoir of Katharine Broome's work with the Churchills, including working at Chartwell [Kent] and various important dinners and events, particularly Churchill's 80th birthday, the presentation of Graham Sutherland's portrait of him as a gift from Parliament, his retirement as Prime Minister the following year and the 1955 General Election.
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Collection : - The Papers of Katharine Broome
Joan Bullock-Anderson memories
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Reference Code : - CCRF/151/58
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Date : - 2023-07 (creation)
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Description : - The memories of Joan Bullock-Anderson, the first College Archivist at Churchill College. Memories include her work, colleagues in College and the Archives Centre, Directorship interviews, and work in other Cambridge archives.
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Collection : - Official Archive of Churchill College
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/9
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Date : - 1940 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service, including with Samuel Hore-Belisha and The Viscount Halifax; the work load at the Foreign Office and Cadogan's increasing strain; the crisis with the ice-free harbour at Narvik in Norway in April 1940; the intrigue surrounding a new prime minister and the invasion of Holland and Belgium in May 1940 as well as the general progress of war and the consequences of the fall of France in the summer of 1940.