FM Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

References on this page: ALANBROOKE: 6

ALANBROOKE: 6/2/4

1940 Sep 24-1941 May 30,[1955]

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 3a: including Gen Sir John Greer Dill's correspondence with Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 24 Sep 1940-22 May 1941, concerning progress of operations in Middle East, Sep 1940-May 1941, especially the Western Desert; telegrams between Wavell and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, 6 Jan 1941-9 Jan 1941, on the possibility of cutting down rearward services in the Middle East. With typescript note on content of letters in this file by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].

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ALANBROOKE: 6/2/5

1941 Jun 3-1941 Jun 30,[1955]

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 3b: including Gen Sir John Greer Dill's correspondence with Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 13 Jun 1941-22 Jun 1941, concerning operations in Western Desert to relieve Tobruk (Operation BATTLEAXE), Jun 1941; telegrams between Wavell and Rt Hon Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, 3 Jun 1941-30 Jun 1941, concerning plans for invasion of Syria (Operation EXPORTER) and transfer of command between Wavell and FM Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India. With typescript note on content of letters in this file by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].

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ALANBROOKE: 6/2/6

1942 Dec 12-1942 May 23,[1955]

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 3c: including Brooke's correspondence with FM Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, 21 Mar 1942-6 Apr 1943, notably concerning plans for operations in Burma, co-ordination of political warfare activities in India and the shipping allocation for India; telegrams from Wavell to Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, 14-16 Dec 1942, concerning policy for the administration and defence of Burma; telegrams and memoranda between Wavell, Brooke, Churchill and others, 15-23 May 1943, concerning operations in Arakan, Burma. With typescript note on content of letters in this file and semi-official file 3d (see 6/2/7) by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].

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ALANBROOKE: 6/2/7

1944 Jul 5-1944 Sep10

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 3d: Brooke's correspondence with FM Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount Wavell of Cyrenaica and of Winchester, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, notably concerning food shortages in India.

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ALANBROOKE: 6/2/8

1942 May 3-1942 May 8

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 3e: mainly Brooke's correspondence with FM Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount Wavell of Cyrenaica and of Winchester, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 3-7 May 1942, concerning Operation PURPLE WHALES, an Allied deception plan.

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