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British Cabinet papers, 1880-1916. (Brighton, England, Harvester Press Microform Publications. 1980. 49 reels)
Film GB CAB37
Arranged in two parts: Part 1, 1880-1905, Volumes 1-81 (reels 1-23); Part 2, 1906-1916, Volumes 82-162 (reels 24-49). The records consist of photographic copies of Cabinet Office memoranda and other papers from private collections, Public Record Office papers, and the Foreign Office Library.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aids available in Microform Reference.
Cabinet minutes (conclusion), 1916-1939. (62 reels)
Film GB CAB23
Arranged by volume number. Within each volume there is a varying number of folios. The records consist of 101 volumes of minutes or conclusions of the British Cabinet. Included are the War Cabinet Minutes (Series W.C.), "A" Minutes, "X" Minutes, (Peacetime) Cabinet Conclusions, the Conferences of Ministers, Imperial War Cabinet Minutes, and Cabinet Conclusions.
GUIDE: An index is available on reels 59-62. There is also an unpublished finding aid in Microform Reference.
Cabinet papers or memoranda, 1915-1939. (Millwood, New York, KTO Microform, 1978. 199 reels)
Film GB CAB24
Arranged by volume number. Within each volume there is a varying number of folios. The records consist of 288 volumes of memoranda of the British Cabinet Office, 1915-1939. Cabinet memoranda were the papers circulated to members of the Cabinet by individual ministers before the discussion of major problems or questions of policy. Included are the "G" Series, the "G.T." Series, the "C.P." Series, and the Foreign Reports (further divided as the Eastern Reports, the West and General Reports, the British Empire Reports, and the Foreign Countries Reports).
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference. There is also an index on reels 1-4.
Committee of Imperial Defence: minutes of meetings of the chiefs of staff sub-committee, 1923-1939. (London, England, Public Record Office, 1976. 29 reels)
Film GB CAB53
The records consist of volumes 1-55 of the minutes of meetings and memoranda of the chiefs of staff sub-committee.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference.
Committee of Imperial Defence papers, 1888-1914 (inclusive), 1902-1914 (bulk). (London, England, Public Record Office, 1964. 9 reels)
Film GB CAB38
Arranged chronologically. The records consist of twenty-eight volumes of photographic copies of the minutes and memoranda of the British Committee of Imperial Defence. The memoranda were kept in four series: Home Defence, Miscellaneous, Colonial Defence, and Indian Defence.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference.
Committee on Foreign Policy proceedings and memoranda, 1936-1939. (London, England, Public Record Office. 4 reels)
Film GB CAB27
The records consist of volumes 622-627 of the proceedings of the Committee on Foreign Policy for the period April 30, 1936-August 25, 1939 and two volumes of memoranda, July 8, 1936-August 29, 1939. Volume I of the memoranda contains material on Germany, Spain, France, the colonies, the League of Nations, and the Locarno Peace Treaty. Volume II consists of memoranda on Germany, Central and South-Eastern Europe, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Danzig, Russia, China, and the Far East.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference.
Papers of the War Council, Dardanelles Committee and War Committee, 1914-1916. (London, England, Public Record Office. 8 reels)
Film GB CAB42
The records consist of twenty-six volumes (1-26 of 26 volumes) of photographic copies of papers of the Cabinet Office. The material includes minutes of War Council meetings, War Committee meetings, and meetings of the Committee of Imperial Defense. Topics include military strategy, economic and trade policy, and foreign relations.
War Cabinet memoranda (WP and CP series), 1939-1945. (London, England, Public Record Office. 1970-1971. 32 reels)
Film GB CAB66
The records consist of volumes 1-67 of the memoranda of the War Cabinet, WP and CP series.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference.
War Cabinet memoranda [WP(G) Series], 1939-1941. (London, England, Public Record Office, 1972. 5 reels)
Film GB CAB67
The records consist of volumes 1-9, which cover the period September 5, 1939 to December 31, 1941, of the War Cabinet memoranda, WP(G) Series.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference.
War Cabinet memoranda [WP(R) series], 1939-1942. (London, England, Public Record Office, 1972. 6 reels)
Film GB CAB68
The records consist of volumes 1-9 of the standing monthly reports by various ministries to the Cabinet for the period September 11, 1939 to December 28, 1942.
GUIDE: Unpublished finding aid available in Microform Reference.
War Cabinet minutes, 1939-1945. (London, England, Public Record Office. 16 reels)
Film GB CAB65
The records consist of volumes 1-55 of the War Cabinet meetings, 1939-1945.
GUIDE: Subject index is available on film.

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