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Churchill at War: the Prime Minister's Office Papers, 1940-1945 Reel Listing Churchill at War: The Prime Minister's Office Papers, 1940-1945 Reel Listing Acrobat operation (N. Africa). AEGEAN: Views on Gen. Auchinleck and specialist 1941 Nov.-Dec commanders. PREM 3/1. 1943 Reel: 1 PREM 3/3/10B. Reel: 1 Aden. 1942 Jan.-Feb AERODROMES: Afghanistan. PREM 3/2. 1941 Sept.-Nov Reel: 1 PREM 3/5. Reel: 2 AEGEAN. Related Material: See also PREM 3/124. AERODROMES: Construction of. 1940 Aug.-1944 Dec PREM 3/4/3. AEGEAN: Events in Aegean, 1943 Aug.-Nov. This Reel: 2 material is printed. 1943 Dec.-1944 Jan AERODROMES: Defence of. PREM 3/3/3. 1940 July-1943 Feb. and 1945 Feb Reel: 1 PREM 3/4/1. Reel: 2 AEGEAN: Events in Mediterranean, 1943 Aug.-Nov. 1943 Nov AERODROMES: Destruction of aircraft at Brize PREM 3/3/5. Norton. Reel: 1 1940 June-Sept PREM 3/4/2. AEGEAN: Hercules operation (Rhodes). Reel: 2 1943 Dec PREM 3/3/1. AERODROMES: F.I.D.O. (fog disposal). Reel: 1 1941 Sept.-1945 May PREM 3/4/6. AEGEAN: Map of Leros. Reel: 2 1943 Nov PREM 3/3/4. AERODROMES: Goose and Gander. Reel: 1 1942 Nov.-Dec PREM 3/4/7. AEGEAN: Operations in Dodecanese. Reel: 2 1943 Aug.-Oct PREM 3/3/7. AERODROMES: Repair of damage. Reel: 1 1940 Aug.-Sept PREM 3/4/4. AEGEAN: Operations in Dodecanese. Reel: 2 1943 Oct.-Dec PREM 3/3/9. AERODROMES: Various. Reel: 1 1940 Sept.-1941 Jan PREM 3/4/5. AEGEAN: Summary of events in Dodecanese, Sept. Reel: 2 17-Oct. 7. 1943 Oct AFRICA. PREM 3/3/8. Related Material: See also PREM 3/435-442. Reel: 1 AEGEAN: Use of Turks for capture of Dodecanese. AFRICA: Battle in Tunisia etc., 1943 Jan.-June. This 1943 April material is printed. PREM 3/3/6. 1943 June Reel: 1 PREM 3/6/2. Reel: 3 AEGEAN: Use of Turks for capture of Dodecanese. 1943 Nov.-Dec AFRICA: Torch Operation (N.W. Africa) etc., 1942 PREM 3/3/2. Oct.-Dec. This material is printed. Reel: 1 1943 March PREM 3/6/1. AEGEAN: Various. Reel: 3 1943 Feb.-1944 July PREM 3/3/10A. Reel: 1 1 Churchill at War: The Prime Minister's Office Papers, 1940-1945 Reel Listing AIR: Allocation of aircraft. Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Burning of forests and 1942 June-Oct crops. PREM 3/7. 1940 July-1941 July Reel: 3 PREM 3/11/1. Reel: 4 AIR: Atlantic Ferry organisation. 1940 Nov.-1942 Sept Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Message to Pres. PREM 3/9. 1942 Aug.-Sept Reel: 3 PREM 3/11/5. Reel: 4 AIR: Co-operation with Army, dive-bombers. 1940 July-1943 June Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Mr. Justice PREM 3/8. Singleton's report on bombing of Germany. Reel: 3 1942 May-June PREM 3/11/4. BOMBING: Measures for improving accuracy of Reel: 4 bombing. 1941 Sept.-1944 Dec Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Naval requirements PREM 3/10. and attacks on Germany. Reel: 3 1941 Oct.-1942 April PREM 3/11/3. Bombing: Bombing Policy (I). Reel: 4 Related Material: See also PREM 3/31. Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Shuttle bombing. 1943 Oct.-Nov Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Air Policy - note by PREM 3/11/10. P.M. Reel: 4 1942 Sept.-Dec PREM 3/11/6. Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Various. Reel: 4 1940 July-1941 Dec PREM 3/11/11A. Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Alleged failure of our Reel: 4 bombs to explode. 1940 July-1941 May Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Various. PREM 3/11/2. 1942 Jan.-1943 June Reel: 4 PREM 3/11/12. Reel: 4 Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Anglo-American bomber offensive. Bomber Programme: American bomber production. 1942 Nov.-1943 Feb 1941 April-Nov PREM 3/11/7. PREM 3/13/1. Reel: 4 Reel: 5 Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Bombing of Bolzano. Bomber Programme: Bomber Programme - Events 1943 Aug and Minutes etc., July-Oct. Originals. PREM 3/11/9. 1941 Oct Reel: 4 PREM 3/13/3. Reel: 5 Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Bombing of Hamburg. Bomber Programme: Bomber Programme - Events 1943 July and Minutes etc., July-Oct. This material is printed. PREM 3/11/8. 1941 Oct Reel: 4 PREM 3/13/2. Reel: 5 Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Bombing policy (II). 1943 Nov.-1945 April Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) PREM 3/12. meeting April 17 and May 22. Reel: 4 1942 April-June PREM 3/13/10. Bombing: Bombing Policy (I): Bombing targets in Reel: 5 Italy/Switzerland and Germany. 1941 PREM 3/11/11B. Reel: 4 2 Churchill at War: The Prime Minister's Office Papers, 1940-1945 Reel Listing Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) British Raids: Bombing of Berlin. meeting April 7. 1940 July-1944 June 1942 March-April PREM 3/14/2. PREM 3/13/9. Reel: 6 Reel: 5 British Raids: Bombing of Italy. Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) 1941 March-1944 May meeting Dec. 9. PREM 3/14/3. 1941 Dec Reel: 6 PREM 3/13/7. Reel: 5 British Raids: Monthly analysis of Bomber Command operations. Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) 1943 April-1945 March meeting Feb. 12. PREM 3/14/4. 1942 Jan.-Feb Reel: 6 PREM 3/13/8. Reel: 5 British Raids: Various. 1940 May-1944 Dec Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) PREM 3/14/5. meeting July 17. Reel: 6 1942 July PREM 3/13/11. British Raids: Commands. Related Material: See also Reel: 5 PREM 3/20/6, 3/32, 3/53/10 and 3/272. 1941 May-1945 July Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) PREM 3/15. meeting Nov. 27. Reel: 7 1941 Nov PREM 3/13/6. British Raids: Filter rooms. Reel: 5 1940 Oct.-Nov PREM 3/16. Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) Reel: 7 meeting Oct. 23. 1941 July-Oct British Raids: French factories and railways, PREM 3/13/4. bombing of. Reel: 5 1941 May-1943 Nov PREM 3/17. Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) Reel: 7 meeting Oct. 31. 1941 Oct.-Nov German Raids: A. M. Harris's papers. PREM 3/13/5. 1942 June-Sept Reel: 5 PREM 3/19. Reel: 7 Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) meeting papers, etc. German Raids: Repair, etc. 1942 Sept.-1943 March 1940 Sept.-1943 April PREM 3/13/12. PREM 3/18/1. Reel: 5 Reel: 7 Bomber Programme: Defence Committee (Supply) German Raids: Various. meeting papers, etc. 1940 June-1945 April 1943 Dec.-1944 Jan PREM 3/18/2. PREM 3/13/13. Reel: 7 Reel: 5 Miscellaneous (I): Aircraft fitted with Merlin Bomber Programme: Various. engines. 1942 Aug.-1943 Nov 1940 Sept.-1941 Sept PREM 3/13/14. PREM 3/20/3. Reel: 5 Reel: 8 British Raids: A.C.M. Harris's paper on damage to Miscellaneous (I): Blind landing of aircraft. German cities. 1940 Oct.-1941 Sept 1943 Nov PREM 3/20/4. PREM 3/14/1. Reel: 8 Reel: 6 3 Churchill at War: The Prime Minister's Office Papers, 1940-1945 Reel Listing Miscellaneous (I): Congratulations to Fighter and Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: A.I. Bomber Commands. equipment. 1940 Sept.-Dec. and 1943 July 1940 June-Dec PREM 3/20/2. PREM 3/22/5. Reel: 8 Reel: 9 Miscellaneous (I): Efficiency of British day fighters. Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Chemical 1942 Aug.-Sept searchlights. PREM 3/20/8. 1940 Sept.-1941 July Reel: 8 PREM 3/22/6. Reel: 9 Miscellaneous (I): Ideal bomber. 1940 Aug Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: German PREM 3/20/1. beams and counter measures. Reel: 8 1940 Sept.-1941 Nov PREM 3/22/4. Miscellaneous (I): Lengthening range of fighter Reel: 9 aircraft. 1941 May-1942 June Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Middle PREM 3/20/5. East. Reel: 8 1941 Aug.-Sept PREM 3/22/7. Miscellaneous (I): R.A.F. establishments. Reel: 9 1941 March-1944 Feb PREM 3/20/7. Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Night Air Reel: 8 Defence meetings. 1940 Oct.-1944 March Miscellaneous (I): Unified command of European PREM 3/22/1. bombing operations. Reel: 9 1942 Dec.-1943 Nov PREM 3/20/6. Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Night Reel: 8 interception - memoranda by A.M. Dowding. 1940 July-Nov Miscellaneous (I): Various. PREM 3/22/2. 1940 May-1943 July Reel: 9 PREM 3/20/9. Reel: 8 Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Night interception - various. Miscellaneous (II): British Bombing Research 1940 Aug.-1942 Feb Mission. PREM 3/22/3. 1944 Dec.-1945 April Reel: 9 PREM 3/21/3. Reel: 8 Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Photographs. Miscellaneous (II): Jet propulsion. 1940 Sept.-1945 July 1940 Oct.-1945 July PREM 3/23. PREM 3/21/4. Reel: 9 Reel: 8 Night Bombing - Measures to Counteract: Various. Miscellaneous (II): R.A.F. manpower. 1940 Sept.-1944 July 1944 Jan.-July PREM 3/22/8. PREM 3/21/1. Reel: 9 Reel: 8 Air Raid Warnings: Effect on production. Miscellaneous (II): Suicide bombers. 1940 Sept.-Nov 1945 Jan PREM 3/28/4. PREM 3/21/2. Reel: 10 Reel: 8 Air Raid Warnings: In Government offices. Miscellaneous (II): Various. 1940 Sept.-Dec 1944 Feb.-1945 Aug PREM 3/28/2. PREM 3/21/5. Reel: 10 Reel: 8 4 Churchill at War: The Prime Minister's Office Papers, 1940-1945 Reel Listing Air Raid Warnings: In shops, banks and Post Offices. Pilots, Training Schools: Transfer of pilots from Fleet 1940 Sept.-Oct Air Arm to R.A.F. PREM 3/28/3. 1940 June Reel: 10 PREM 3/24/1. Reel: 10 Air Raid Warnings: Public warnings.
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