| Churchill/MCKN 7 contains: |
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| 1 |
Cabinet papers on naval policy and naval statistics |
| 2 |
Appointment of McKenna to the Midland Bank |
| 3 |
Letter to Pamela McKenna about correspondence |
| 4 |
Article on McKenna's career |
| 5 |
Speeches, mainly for Midland Bank |
| 6 |
Speeches, mainly for Midland Bank |
| 7 |
Minutes of Midland Bank shareholders' meetings |
| 8 |
Reparations Committee: correspondence, papers and newspaper cuttings |
| 9 |
Reparations Committee: flight of capital |
| 10 |
Reparations Committee |
| 11 |
Reparations Committee |
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The Papers of Reginald McKenna
| Title |
Cabinet papers on naval policy and naval statistics |
| Reference |
MCKN 7/1 |
| Covering Dates |
Jul 1917 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 file |
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| Content and context |
Includes: memorandum by Winston Churchill on naval war policy, particularly the ineffectiveness of the distant blockade and the Navy's defensive approach, while submarines were attacking commercial shipping, and the advantages of inshore offensives from an overseas base close to Germany, such as the Frisian Islands, Borkum or Sylt; comparative tables for the Anglo-American and German fleets, supplied by Churchill. |
| Index Terms |
| First World War (1914-1918) |
| Maritime Warfare |
| Cecil, James Edward Hubert Gascoyne - (1861-1947) 4th Marquess of Salisbury, politician |
| Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874-1965) Knight, statesman and historian |
| Royal Navy |
| No further on-line information. |
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