The documents in the Great Britain Diplomatic Files are original evidence. They are presented here in both original and text converted formats, although in general, Maps, Charts, Tables and Photographs were not converted into text. Text documents are "keyword" searchable, but have been edited from the orignal, meaning that handwriting and signatures has been deciphered, and OCR errors have been corrected. Original documents serve as snapshots in time, and also as touchstones by which the researcher can judge the text conversions.

Diplomatic Corresp. Great Britain: 1933-36

• 43 Items
• Correspondence and memoranda dated between 4/7/33-12/28/36. Correspondents include: FDR, Cordell Hull, Norman H. Davis, King George, R.D. Lindsay, Robert W. Bingham, William Phillips, D.G. Osborne, Samuel I. Roseman, Henry Morgenthau.
• Topics: Commerce and Navigation Treaty with Great Britain; alternative approaches to debt agreement with Great Britain; proposal of British government to suspend Jewish immigration into Palestine.

• 43 Items
• Correspondence and memoranda dated between 4/7/33-12/28/36. Correspondents include: FDR, Cordell Hull, Norman H. Davis, King George, R.D. Lindsay, Robert W. Bingham, William Phillips, D.G. Osborne, Samuel I. Roseman, Henry Morgenthau.
• Topics: Commerce and Navigation Treaty with Great Britain; alternative approaches to debt agreement with Great Britain; proposal of British government to suspend Jewish immigration into Palestine.

• 113 Items
• Correspondence, reports and memorandum dated between 9/20/38-12/25/39
• Correspondents Include: Welles, Merriman, Halifax, FDR, The British Embassy, Summerlin, Chamberlain, Burnham, Helm, Lord Lothian, Hull and watson.
• Topics Include: The King and quuen's trip to New York, Poland's and Germany's situation in the war during aforementioned dates, and personal correspondence to and from FDR.

• 34 Items
• Correspondence, conversation reports, and memoranda dated between 1/3/1940 and 9/24/1940
• Correspondents include: Cordell Hull, FDR, and others -Topics include: Naval action in Montevideo, conversations between Cordell Hull and Lord Lothian and others.

• 51 Items
• Correspondence, reports, and memoranda dated between 5/19/1940 and 6/1/1940
• Correspondents include FDR, Lord Lothian, and London
• Topics include: Reports in the European military situation including land and air forces; report in Norway.

• 79 Items
• Correspondence and telegrams from June 1940
• Correspondents include: Lord Lothian and FDR
• Topics include: Recent military situations

• 61 Items
• Reports in forms of telegrams regading the military situation dated 6/28/40-7/30/40.
• Correspondents Include: Lord Lothian
• Topics Include: The daily status of advancements and setbacks of both Allied and oppossing forces in the war effort. All telegrams sent to FDR

• 61 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams dated between 7/1/40 and 7/31/40.
• All correspondence addressed to FDR by Lord Lothian on military situation.

• 54 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams dated between 9/1/40 and 9/29/40. Correspondents include: Lord Lothian and Nevile Butler.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams addressed to FDR relevant to military situation.

• 28 Items
• Correspondence, reports, memoranda, and notes dated between 10/1/40-12/20/40.
• Correspondents include FDR, Winston Churchill, Cordell Hull, King George II, Morgenthau, Margot Oxford, and others.
• Topics include: Bombing of English cities, and British/American relations.

• 60 items.
• Correspondence and telegrams dated between 9/29/40 and 10/31/40.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams to FDR on military situation.

• 26 Items
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 10/31/40 and 11/29/40 relating to military situation. Correspondents: Nevile Butler, Lord Lothian.
• Topics: Daily updates from Butler and Lothian to FDR on military situation; "private message" from Prime Minister to FDR on his re-election.

• 56 Items
• Correspondence and telegrams dated between 11/28/40 and 12/31/40.
• Correspondents include: Lord Lothian, Nevile Butler.
• Topics: Correspondence and telegrams addressed to FDR on military situation.

• 55 Items
• Correspondence, memorandum, reports, and conversations dated between 1/4/1941 and 12/31/1941
• Correspondents include: FDR, Sumner Welles, Lord Halifax, and George Duke of Kent
• Topics: Correspondence and reports on the bombing in London, memos on FDR's visits to other countries, letters to FDR regarding him as the leader of the world.

• 58 Items
  
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 12/30/40-1/30/41 relating to military situation.
• Correspondents: Neville Butler, Churchill and halifax
• Topics: Daily updates from correspondents to FDR on military situation throughout the war effort.

• 24 Items
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 1/29/41 and 2/28/41.
• Correspondents include Lord Halifax, Nevile Butler.
• Topics: All correspondence and telegrams addressed to FDR on military situation.

• 68 items
• Includes correspondence, telegrams and reports dated between 2/27/41 and 3/31/41.
• -Topic: All correspondence, telegrams and reports addressed to FDR on military situation.

• 62 Items
• Includes corresspondence and telegrams dated between 3/31/41-4/30/41
• Correspondents include: halifax and Butler
• Topics: Daily updates from Halifax, Butler, and an illegible other to FDR on the military situation throughout the war effort.

• 62 Items
• Includes corresspondence and telegrams dated between 3/31/41-4/30/41
• Correspondents include: halifax and Butler
• Topics: Daily updates from Halifax, Butler, and an illegible other to FDR on the military situation throughout the war effort.

• 63 Items
• Correspondence and telegrams dated between 5/30/41 and 7/7/41.
• Correspondents include: Nevile Butler; Lord Halifax.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams addressed to FDR on military situation.

• 104 Items
• Correspondence and telegrams dated between 7/31/41-9/4/41
• Correspondents include: Lord Halifax, Neville Butler, and R.J. campbell.
• Topics include: Daily reports on current military situation.

• 56 Items
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 8/29/41 and 9/30/41.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams from R.J. Campbell to FDR on military situation.

• 56 Items
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 8/29/41 and 9/30/41.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams from R.J. Campbell to FDR on military situation.

• 55 items
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 11/1/41 and 11/29/41.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams addressed to FDR on military situation.

• 37 items
• Correspondence, reports and telegrams dated between 11/28/41 and 12/31/41.
• Topic: All correspondence, reports and telegrams addressed to FDR on military situation.

• 74 items
• Correspondence, memoranda and notes dated between 1/1/42-12/23/42; correspondents include: FDR, George VI, Lord Halifax, Lord Beaverbrook, H. Hopkins, Sumner Welles, Edwina Mountbatten, Duchess of Kent, Lord Mountbatten.
• Topics include: Telegram from London to White House-"Daily British Roundup";
• correspondence re: naval projects;
• correspondence from Baltic-American Society;
• Great Britain proposals regarding India;
• draft of Declaration for discussion with Indian leaders;
• correspondence between Philip Holland and Sumner Welles;
• British Press Comment, 4/18-4/19/42 attack on Churchill's position as Defense Minister;
• draft of reciprocal aid note by governments of Great Britain and Australia.
• Views on British-American situation written by Herridze to Harold Butler; correspondence re: death of Duke of Kent;
• notes on Hess dated 11/42; Hess' viewpoints on Hitler/Germany;
• evaluation of Hess' mental state;
• E.Roosevelt's visit to Buckingham Palace.

• 61 Items
• Includes correspondence and telegrams dated between 12/31/41 and 1/31/42.
• Correspondents include: Lord Halifax; R.J. Campbell.
• Topic: All correspondence and telegrams to FDR on military situation.

• 67 items
• Correspondence and telegrams dated between 2/242-2/27/42.
• Correspondents include: Lord Halifax, R.J. Campbell
• Topics Include: Daily reports on the current military situation.

• 69 Items
• Correspondence, memoranda and reports dated between 1/9/43 and 12/15/43.
• Correspondents include Harry Hopkins, King George, FDR, Lord Halifax, Sumner Welles Averill Harriman, R.J. Campbell, Lord Mountbatten, Queen Mary, Cherwell, Winant.
• Topics include: Discussion on reports of Rudolph Hess' health;
• settling claims through reverse lend-lease;
• Averill Harriman and Lord Beaverbrook visit with Prime Minister;
• Hess' arrival in Great Britain;
• Mountbatten's visit to China and meeting with Chian Kai-Shek,
• Britain's financial status reported by Cherwell.

• 43 Items
• Includes correspondence, reports, memoranda and notes dated between 1/4/44-4/9/45.
• Correspondents include: FDR, Wilson Brown, Lord Halifax, Lord Beaverbrook, E.R. Stettinius, Jr., Lord Mountbatten, Cordell Hull, John Winant, Sir Oliver Leese.
• Topics: British government and question of Italian ships for Russians;
• British government and balances from lend-lease program; discussion on final agreement of British government and U.S. government lend-lease transactions;
• military situation in South East Asia [Burma]
• news of Gen. Wingate missing, B-25 crashed
• report from Lt. Col. James W. Bellah on Wingate's forces in Northern Burma;
• political crisis between Egypt and Great Britain;
• correspondence between FDR and Lord Beaverbrook on "Roosevelt papers" given to FDR by Beaverbrook
• papers mention slaves of FDR's great grandfather at Hyde Park
• Distinguished Service Medal awarded to Field Marshal Sir John Dill
• separation of U.S.
• command between China and Great Britain and Burma updated by Lord Mountbatten,
• British government assisting in re-equipping French Air Force;
• John Gilbert Winant discussing policy of "three great powers" in relation to Europe;
• agreements in European Advisory Commission; discussion of failure of Soviet authorities to repatriate liberated British prisoners of war.

• 43 Items
• Includes correspondence, reports, memoranda and notes dated between 1/4/44-4/9/45.
• Correspondents include: FDR, Wilson Brown, Lord Halifax, Lord Beaverbrook, E.R. Stettinius, Jr., Lord Mountbatten, Cordell Hull, John Winant, Sir Oliver Leese.
• Topics: British government and question of Italian ships for Russians;
• British government and balances from lend-lease program; discussion on final agreement of British government and U.S. government lend-lease transactions;
• military situation in South East Asia [Burma]
• news of Gen. Wingate missing, B-25 crashed
• report from Lt. Col. James W. Bellah on Wingate's forces in Northern Burma;
• political crisis between Egypt and Great Britain;
• correspondence between FDR and Lord Beaverbrook on "Roosevelt papers" given to FDR by Beaverbrook
• papers mention slaves of FDR's great grandfather at Hyde Park
• Distinguished Service Medal awarded to Field Marshal Sir John Dill
• separation of U.S.
• command between China and Great Britain and Burma updated by Lord Mountbatten,
• British government assisting in re-equipping French Air Force;
• John Gilbert Winant discussing policy of "three great powers" in relation to Europe;
• agreements in European Advisory Commission; discussion of failure of Soviet authorities to repatriate liberated British prisoners of war.

• 96 items
• Includes correspondence, memos, drawings, reports and notes dated between 3/5/40 and 12/7/42.
• Correspondents include FDR, Churchill, Stalin, Hull, Welles and others.
• Topics include the military situation in Europe, post-war needs of European countries, postwar peace commitments, Pearl Harbor and British propaganda.

• 63 Items
• Correspondence, memos, reports, telegrams, a newspaper clipping and maps
• Correspondents include: FDR, Churchill, Welles, Foreign Office, Hull, Mary churchill, Clemintine Curchill, Sir Alfered Webb
• Topics Include: Corresponce between Churchill and FDR regarding the war situation, the military, war costs in terms of shipbuilding between the US and Britain,
• telegram regarding Stalin and changes that Churchill made in memo to Russia,
• report on activities and strenghts as of June 1943 of opposing forces in Yugoslavia, Albania and Greece,
• person letters between Winston, Mary, and Clementine Churchill to FDR regarding their trip to Hyde Park and the Capital,
• itinerary for the Churchill's visit to the US,
• letters and telegrams that exhibit and display the friendship between Chuchill and FDR

• 82 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams, photograph, reports dated between 1/4/44 and 3/5/45.
• Correspondents include: FDR, Winston Churchill, Cordell Hull, Powers Symington, Mrs. Winston Churchill, E.R. Stettinius, Jr.
• Topics: Negotiations for exchanging Japanese civilian prisoners for British and American civilians held by Japan;
• photograph of damage at 10 Downing St. from bombing;
• restrictions on Irish ships by Great Britain;
• FDR discussing three separate states with separate governments in Balkan confederation;
• Churchill's views on imperalism and democracy and government of Persia;
• Churchill and FDR discuss merits of "Basic English";
• leaking of confidential information to British and American press;
• Argentina and British meat contracts;
• Churchill's speech to House of Commons-1/18/45 discussing the war,
• foreign situations and policies;
• exchange of messages between Winston Churchill and General Franco;
• discussions on food relief for Belgium and Holland.

• 14 Items
• Correspondence, memos, and reports dated between 3/21/1941 and 5/19/1941
• Correspondents include: FDR, Hopkins, Forster, and J.H. Burns
• Topics include: Transfer of defense articles

• 14 Items
• Correspondence, memos, and reports dated between 3/21/1941 and 5/19/1941
• Correspondents include: FDR, Hopkins, Forster, and J.H. Burns
• Topics include: Transfer of defense articles

• 9 Items
• Correspondence and telegrams
• Correspondents include: Averell Harriman and FDR
• Topics include: U.S. aid given to Joseph Stalin and The calulations of the goods lost during shipment.

• 46 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams,a nd memos dated between 1/13/38 and 6/2/39
• Correspondents include: Joseph Kennedy, Sumner Welles, and Cordell Hull
• Topics include: British Empire, Spanish Insurgents, and Bombing of Spanish civilian population

• 58 Items
• Correspondence, telgrams, memorandum and reports dated 7/20/39-12/2/40
• Correspondents Include: FDR, Joseph Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Hull, Hanes,Capra and Cohn, Callaghan, Welles, Breckenridge Long, Watson, Currie, and Fairbanks
• Topics Include: Political international situation,
• political and economic situation in England,
• private purchasing agencies,
• US financial situation,
• state of international affairs,
• Kennedy's personal leeter of thanks to FDR,
• the state of war progress in the beginning stages in regards to England,
• England's economy due to the war,
• personal correspondence,
• Kennedy's response to film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,
• update on Kennedy's health to FDR,
• document on "The German Supply Outlook",
• the evacuation of Americans in foreign countries,
• critism of Joe Kennedy's pro-Catholic, pro-peace sentiments in regards to the war,
• letter of Kennedy's resignation as Ambassador

• 10 Items
• Cover letters and graphs
• No correspondents mentioned
• Topics include: Graphs that depict the shipping situation; losses and gains for Allied, Opposing and Neutral forces

• 2 Items
• Correspondence and an article
• Correspondent is John M. Keynes
• Topics include: Countries helping one another before to much damage is done.

• 71 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams, memorandums dated between August 25, 1938 and June 15, 1939.
• Correspondents include: FDR, E.R., King George, Sumner Welles, W.L. Mackenzie King, Rev. Frank R. Wilson, Rt. Rev. George Tucker, Nicholas Roosevelt.
• Topics: Details of King and Queen of England's visit to Canada, summer 1939; invitation by FDR to King and Queen to visit United States [Washington/Hyde
• Park];
• "Recommendations of personal needs of King and Queen";
• guest lists-dinners for King & Queen;
• correspondence pertaining to Sunday service at St. James Church, Hyde Park;
• itineraries of King and Queen on their visit to Canada and U.S.;
• lists of members of Royal Party;
• program of "American Music" performed at the White House--Royal visit;
• details of visit to Hyde Park;
• "Itinerary of The Visit of Their Britannic Majesties to the United States".

• 56 Items.
• Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda.
• Correspondents: FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, King George, Queen Elizabeth, G. Summerlin, Sumner Welles, Rev. Frank R. Wilson, Lady Nunburnholme.
• Topics: Correspondence from Mackenzie King to FDR re: King and Queen=s visit to U.S.;
• gift from King and Queen to St. James Church, Hyde Park;
• FDR appointment of governmental committee to make study of stock of food and clothing for people of Great Britain;
• correspondence from King and Queen to FDR about concerns of human conditions in Europe at end of war--asking for an international organization to be set-up;
• personal letters from Queen Elizabeth to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding the war;
• King George requesting use of destroyers;
• King George responding to U.S. aid [munitions] in Mediterranean;
• comments from King George on combined efforts of U.S. and Great Britain in holding back Japan=s continued efforts to attack British territories.

• 56 Items.
• Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda.
• Correspondents: FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, King George, Queen Elizabeth, G. Summerlin, Sumner Welles, Rev. Frank R. Wilson, Lady Nunburnholme.
• Topics: Correspondence from Mackenzie King to FDR re: King and Queen=s visit to U.S.;
• gift from King and Queen to St. James Church, Hyde Park;
• FDR appointment of governmental committee to make study of stock of food and clothing for people of Great Britain;
• correspondence from King and Queen to FDR about concerns of human conditions in Europe at end of war--asking for an international organization to be set-up;
• personal letters from Queen Elizabeth to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding the war;
• King George requesting use of destroyers;
• King George responding to U.S. aid [munitions] in Mediterranean;
• comments from King George on combined efforts of U.S. and Great Britain in holding back Japan=s continued efforts to attack British territories.

• 56 Items.
• Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda.
• Correspondents: FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, King George, Queen Elizabeth, G. Summerlin, Sumner Welles, Rev. Frank R. Wilson, Lady Nunburnholme.
• Topics: Correspondence from Mackenzie King to FDR re: King and Queen=s visit to U.S.;
• gift from King and Queen to St. James Church, Hyde Park;
• FDR appointment of governmental committee to make study of stock of food and clothing for people of Great Britain;
• correspondence from King and Queen to FDR about concerns of human conditions in Europe at end of war--asking for an international organization to be set-up;
• personal letters from Queen Elizabeth to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding the war;
• King George requesting use of destroyers;
• King George responding to U.S. aid [munitions] in Mediterranean;
• comments from King George on combined efforts of U.S. and Great Britain in holding back Japan=s continued efforts to attack British territories.

• 56 Items.
• Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda.
• Correspondents: FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, King George, Queen Elizabeth, G. Summerlin, Sumner Welles, Rev. Frank R. Wilson, Lady Nunburnholme.
• Topics: Correspondence from Mackenzie King to FDR re: King and Queen=s visit to U.S.;
• gift from King and Queen to St. James Church, Hyde Park;
• FDR appointment of governmental committee to make study of stock of food and clothing for people of Great Britain;
• correspondence from King and Queen to FDR about concerns of human conditions in Europe at end of war--asking for an international organization to be set-up;
• personal letters from Queen Elizabeth to Eleanor Roosevelt regarding the war;
• King George requesting use of destroyers;
• King George responding to U.S. aid [munitions] in Mediterranean;
• comments from King George on combined efforts of U.S. and Great Britain in holding back Japan=s continued efforts to attack British territories.

• 30 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams, cables, photo, Christmas card
• Correspondents: FDR, Arthur Murray, Faith Murray
• Topics: Personal correspondence, letters involving the Prime Minister, the military situation, and the Murrays' trip to the United States

• 30 Items
• Correspondence, telegrams, cables, photo, Christmas card
• Correspondents: FDR, Arthur Murray, Faith Murray
• Topics: Personal correspondence, letters involving the Prime Minister, the military situation, and the Murrays' trip to the United States

• 8 Items
• Correspondence; memorandums.
• Correspondents: FDR; William Phillips; William J. Donovan.
• Topics: Information on Nazis and Hitler: Military problems arising from capture of Stalingrad; dismissal of German Chief of Staff Halder;
• bomber services from Luftwaffe; Mussolini requests help from Hitler/Germany re: Africa; Franco/Spain: Realization Germany will not win over Russia;
• disappearance of German Facist Government.
• Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to England; William Phillips assignment in Delhi;
• political and religious divisions throughout India.

• 8 Items
• Correspondence; memorandums.
• Correspondents: FDR; William Phillips; William J. Donovan.
• Topics: Information on Nazis and Hitler: Military problems arising from capture of Stalingrad; dismissal of German Chief of Staff Halder;
• bomber services from Luftwaffe; Mussolini requests help from Hitler/Germany re: Africa; Franco/Spain: Realization Germany will not win over Russia;
• disappearance of German Facist Government.
• Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to England; William Phillips assignment in Delhi;
• political and religious divisions throughout India.

• 8 Items
• Correspondence; memorandums.
• Correspondents: FDR; William Phillips; William J. Donovan.
• Topics: Information on Nazis and Hitler: Military problems arising from capture of Stalingrad; dismissal of German Chief of Staff Halder;
• bomber services from Luftwaffe; Mussolini requests help from Hitler/Germany re: Africa; Franco/Spain: Realization Germany will not win over Russia;
• disappearance of German Facist Government.
• Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to England; William Phillips assignment in Delhi;
• political and religious divisions throughout India.

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