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Canada (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2829 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 16 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/221/48
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Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] marked "Top Secret and Personal" giving the text of a note by the Chiefs of Staff on the American proposal for the strategic bombing of Japan.

Dates: 16 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Jun 1945 - 20 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/221/83
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC marked "Top Secret" giving details of his government's response to the request for Canadian participation in the strategic bombing of Japan [received on 20 June, British time].

Dates: 19 Jun 1945 - 20 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/221/87-88
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Telegram from Prime Minister Mackenzie King to WSC marked "Personal and Private" thanking him for his message and commenting on the recent Canadian general election. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 22 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/221/99
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Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] marked "Secret" and "Personal and Private" stating that he "was always confident that Canada would stand by" King [at the recent election].

Dates: 23 Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/222/30
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Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] marked "Top Secret" giving details of the number of Canadian troops likely to be repatriated before the end of 1945, and general troopship availability in the Atlantic.

Dates: 06 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jul 1945 - 07 Jul 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/222/34
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC marked "Secret" requesting that the number of Canadian personnel to be repatriated is increased to at least 150,000 in the last six months of 1945. [Received 7 July].

Dates: 06 Jul 1945 - 07 Jul 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/49
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Telegram [from Dominions Office] to the Canadian Government passing on a message from WSC to Acting Prime Minister of Canada congratulating him on Canada's role in the defeat of Germany; and anticipating victory over Japan.

Dates: 08 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [May] [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/51
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Typed draft of telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] (San Francisco [United States]) thanking him for his message and commenting on Canada's contribution to the victory.

Dates: [May] [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/52
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Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada, San Francisco, United States] to WSC sending personal congratulations.

Dates: 08 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/53
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Telegram from Mackenzie King, Prime Minister [of Canada], San Francisco [United States] to Dominions Office passing on a message for WSC congratulating him on his victory announcement.

Dates: 08 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/54
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Telegram [from Dominions Office] to [Dominions Office] Section of the UK Delegation, San Francisco [United States], passing on a "Personal" message from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] thanking him for his message and commenting on Canada's contribution to the victory.

Dates: 16 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/55
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Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie King (San Francisco [United States]) [to Dominions Office] passing on a message for WSC commenting on Canada's role in the war and the "heroic endurance of the British people . . . and the magnificent part taken by their armed forces".

Dates: 16 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/28
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Letter from WSC to Vincent Massey [High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom] thanking Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] for his "kind message" and sending best wishes to the Government and people of Canada. [Carbon copy].

Dates: 15 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [May] [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/29
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Draft letter from WSC to [Vincent] Massey [High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom] thanking Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] for his "kind message" and sending best wishes to the Government and people of Canada. [Carbon copy].

Dates: [May] [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [May] [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/30
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Letter from Vincent Massey, High Commissioner for Canada [in the United Kingdom] (Canada House, London) to WSC passing on a message from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] congratulating WSC and the "brave people of Britain upon the victory". [signed].

Dates: [May] [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/226/48
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Telegram [from Dominions Office] to the Canadian Government passing on a message from WSC to the Acting Prime Minister of Canada congratulating him on Canada's role in the defeat of Germany; and anticipating victory over Japan.

Dates: 08 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Aug 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/250A/50
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Letter from [Ian] Montgomery [Private Secretary to the Secretary to the Treasury] (Offices of the Cabinet, Great George Street) to WSC's Private Secretary enclosing a proof copy of [Major-]General [Michael] Maltby's [late General Officer Commanding, British troops in China] despatch [see CHAR 20/250A/51-77] and stating that alterations have been made with regard to the susceptibilities of the Canadians. [signed; annotated by WSC and his staff].

Dates: 26 Aug 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Jul 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/96B/141
Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Percy Harris [Labour MP for Bethnal Green, London] to WSC informing him of the events of his recent visit to the United States and Canada stating: that he was impressed with the immense popularity WSC had in North America; that Canada, in spite of their difficulties, is making a great contribution to the war effort; that he was able, with the help of Mackenzie King [Canadian Prime Minister] to make valuable contact with members of the United States Congress which he hopes...
Dates: 20 Jul 1943
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Aug 1943 - 28 Aug 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/104/2
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, August 1943. Some written by WSC when in Canada and the United States.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the Chief Whip [James Stuart]; the Chiefs of...
Dates: 01 Aug 1943 - 28 Aug 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/173/117-118
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Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that war in Europe may go on until the summer of 1945 and that Canadian forces will be involved in large-scale operations for the defeat of Germany; that he feels he need make no comment on whether Canada needs to introduce conscription for overseas service at this time; and praising the contribution of Canadian forces to the war effort.

Dates: 27 Oct 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 01 Oct 1944 - 31 Oct 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/153/4
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, October 1944.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris [Commander in Chief Bomber Command]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the...
Dates: 01 Oct 1944 - 31 Oct 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 May 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/117/184
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Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, earlier Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he suggests that he should consult Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] about the embargo on Canadian cattle as it is a matter of urgency, adding that he would have approached the Prime Minister [David Lloyd George] were he not "such a damnably short-tempered fellow".

Dates: 24 May 1922
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 10 Jun 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/117/185
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Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he says that he has been consistently opposed to the embargo on Canadian cattle and has discussed it with Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] as he believes that it could damage "British Imperial interests in the Dominions".

Dates: 10 Jun 1922
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 26 Dec 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/1/58
Scope and Contents Letter from Herbert Asquith [Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] (Archerfield House, Dirleton [East Lothian], Scotland] to WSC, stating that it would be impossible for "Aitken" [Sir Max Aitken, later 1st Lord Beaverbrook] to be appointed to the Imperial Commission on Trade Resources, commenting that his Canadian record was "of the shadiest" and that when he was made a Coronation Knight, 4th Lord Grey, Governor-General of Canada had written that there had been a "howl of...
Dates: 26 Dec 1911
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1913]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/6B/353-355
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to [? Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada], on the shipbuilding programme and the provision of Canadian ships to help in the defence of the Empire. [Carbon].

Dates: [1913]
Conditions Governing Access: Open