Papers of Alan and Jean Salisbury [manuscript], 1939-1946. 1939-1946.

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Papers of Alan and Jean Salisbury [manuscript], 1939-1946. 1939-1946.

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This collection contains photocopies held by the National Archives of Australia of Sir Frederick Shedden's World War II 'War Cabinet notebooks', from which he and his assistants compiled the minutes of the meetings of the War Cabinet from 5/2/1940 to 19/1/1946. Also included is CRS A5954/2 [Item 734/1], 'War Cabinet meetings notes', 27 September 1939 to 25 January 1940, which were not included in volume 1 of Shedden's 'War Cabinet notebooks'. These notes were contained in F.G. Shedden's box No. 536. In 2004, these notes were transcribed by Jean Salisbury, personal stenographer to Shedden during World War II.

35 cm. (3 boxes)

Libraries Australia

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Libraries Australia

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Australia. War Cabinet

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Salisbury, Alan, 1917-2004.

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Public servants. From the description of Papers of Alan and Jean Salisbury [manuscript], 1939-1946. 1939-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225338640 ...

Australia. Dept. of Defence

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Shedden, Frederick Geoffrey, Sir, 1893-1971

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Sir Frederick Shedden, K.C.M.G., O.B.E., was Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1937 to 1956. Other positions he held included Chairman of the War Cabinet, 1939-1946. He accompanied the Prime Minister overseas for defence discussions in 1941, 1944, 1946, 1951 and 1955, and visited the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for defence discussions in 1949. From the description of Correspondence. 1947-1949. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225747981 ...

Salisbury, Jean, 1922-

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