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Title: Cabinet papers: complete classes from the CAB and PREM series in the Public Records Office, London. Series One, PREM 3: papers concerning defence and operational subjects, 1940-1945, Winston Churchill, Minister of Defence, Secretariat papers.
Call Number: MICROFILM 5994
Publisher: Marlborough, Wiltshire: Adam Matthew, 1998
Description: <79> Microfilm: ill. ; 35 mm. +

Subject(s):
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 --Military leadership.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 --Archives.
Great Britain. Prime Ministers Office--Archives.
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Sources.
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history--Sources.
National security--Great Britain--Sources.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1936-1945--Sources.

Notes: For the period Winston Churchill's wartime administration, PREM 3 contains the papers of the Prime Minister's own Secretariat, including details of his discussions with advisers outside Cabinet, and Churchill's papers concerning Defence and Operational Subjects, 1940-1945, a period during which he was both Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. It offers a complete record of the war from Churchill's perspective, including his directives, memoranda and general papers submitted to him for discussion. They have been cited in some official histories as "Churchill papers".

Cabinet papers: complete classes from the CAB & PREM series in the Public Record Office. Series three, CAB 128 & CAB 129: Cabinet conclusions & Cabinet memoranda, 1945 and following.
Publisher: Wiltshire, England: Adam Matthew Publications, 1996.
Description: 84 Microfilm ; 35 mm.

Subject(s):
Great Britain. Cabinet Office--Archives.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-1964--Sources

CAB128 and CAB 129 represent the highest level of British governmental documents recording the minutes and memoranda of the weekly Cabinet meetings held by the Prime Minister and his senior Ministers. This material provides insight into the core issues facing the Post-War British governments. Includes The Attlee government, August 1945-October 1951; Churchill and Eden governments, October 1951-January 1957; Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, January 1957-October 1964; Harold Wilson government, October 1964-December 1968.

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