This has taken a few months to do and i think its pretty much done!
If anyone thinks i've missed bits out or ignored certain sections please PM me and i'll be happy to correct it!
Jan 1st 1936
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin approves a plan by Montgomery-Massingberd (Chief of the Imperial General Staff) for the complete motorization of the British Army. Montgomery-Massingberd steps down as Chief of Staff (Army) to be succeeded by his deputy Sir Cyril Deverell, in order to concentrate on his role as C.I.G.S.
January 1936
Sir Cyril reports to King Edward VIII about progress through January. Naval and air dicussion/arguments continue.
February 1936
Arguments over the RAF and Fleet Air Arm.
Dury puts up screenies of diplomacy, Gibraltar, Middle East, production and technological research.
February 1936
Sir Cyril reports about the situation (screenie) in February;
11/2/36 The first engineering brigade is added to the 2nd Infantry Division.
17/2/36 Popular front of left wing parties in Spain is elected adding more instability.
26/2/36 the 2-2-6 incident is put down in Japan as right wing military clique attempts to take control.
More screenies of the East African situation, research and production.
Discussion of future production priorities.
(addy joins)
March 7th 1936
A strange man named Dury takes over all power of this story…
A report from 1956 by Arthur.C Wilton (dury) about Britain in the 30’s. The Defence White Paper of March 1st delivered by Sir Montgomery-Massingberd was disputed by Sir Cyril Deverell for the exclusion of armoured divisions – an enlarging of the foot infantry was planned however.
The admiralty gained new builds for the old style battlefleet and the RAF gained new fighter research and defensive radar coverage over Britain.
The first steps were taken on March 14th when the 4th Infantry Division was created, plus an attached engineering brigade (117th Independent Engineering Brigade) was to go to the 2nd Infantry Division.
16th – 25th April 1936
16/4/36 At a cabinet meeting Eden addresses the situation in Ethiopia, a point is made about only military might convincing people like Mussolini and Hitler.
Sir Cyril announces the completion of a new 75mm field howitzer by the Leyland company, but that they will not be built.
Professor Alan Turing will research improved tabulating machines to speed up research.
25/4/36 Sir Cyril attends ANZAC day and afterwards is to attend the engineering brigade joining the 4th Infantry Division.
25th April 1936
Sir Cyril (dury) meets General McGovern (Maximus) plus a Captain Smith at Aldershot barracks, they discuss global troop movements so as to distribute the new engineering brigades.
Aldershot command as of May 1st ’36:
British Army HQ (level 1)
1st Inf Div (‘18+Eng)
2nd Inf Div (‘18+Eng)
4th Inf Div (‘18+Eng)
5th Inf Div (‘18+Eng)
2nd to be swapped for the 3rd in the Middle East.
RAF:
Liverpool – 1 TAC
Norwich – 3 STRAT
Portsmouth – 1 TAC, 1 INT
Dover – 1 INT
Tel Aviv – 1 TAC
Rangoon – 2 TAC
1st May 1936
Current production menu:
7 Tribal class DDs
6 Inf Divs (’36)
9 Eng Bde.
2 KGV BB
4 Radar
4 Triton class SS
Factory Bombay
Factory Madras
Factory Calcutta (55%)
Sir Cyril responds to Sir Montgomery Massingberd by stating that the White paper is looking for more mobile type artillery rather than the traditional static type.
28th – 29th May 1936
28/5/36Sir Cyril is at an Old Boys dinner at the Royal Military college hosted by Great War general Monash.
Dylan arrives and tells him of the arrival of the 2nd Infantry Division at Alexandria, plus the reinforcement of the navy in Gibraltar with HMS Argus and attending units.
The 3rd Infantry Division was brought back to Portsmouth.
Sir Cyril insists Dylan must inspect and report on the motorised exercise.
29/5/36 Sir Cyril nurses a hangover at the War ministry. 6th Infantry Division was formed on the 24th May, plus a new engineering brigade is to be attached to the 3rd Division.
13th June – 1st July 1936
13/6/36 Exercise Piston is under way on Salisbury Plain which is testing lorry borne infantry.
Dylan is there to report on the findings, he see’s great promise with battalion sized units but problems with anything larger and mounted assaults.
30/6/36 An engineering brigade is added to the 5th Infantry Division.
Sir Cyril meets Baldwin at the War Ministry. They discuss where to put the radar installations in Britain – also Ireland asked for the hand over of Ulster!
Asimov meets with Hugh Dowding and Arthur Harris in a radar test lab in Cambridge to bask in the success of better radar detection.
1/7/36 A meeting with the Chiefs of Staff, PM and War minister at the Ministers conference room is to begin with a speech by the head of the admiralty (Sir Humphrey).
1st July 1936
Admiral Tulp discusses the Task Force Argus and the Mediterranean theatre with Vice Admiral Lyons (commander of TF Argus).
1st July 1936
Sir Humphrey tries to address ministers and chiefs but collapses with the last words “My God, the French!”
Sir Cyril reads humpys report but throws it into the fire as humpy suffered a stroke but should recover (perhaps to becomes a Lord?).
Admiralty orders the creation of Task Force Argus to be deployed on Gibraltar.
2nd – 15th July 1936
2/7/36 Sir Cyril and Dylan meet with Baldwin in the cabinet room to discuss Spain.
It is about to flare up into a Civil War as Franco looks set to announce a coup from Spanish Morocco with German and Italian help by airlifting his army to the mainland. Baldwin doesn’t look like intervening in any way despite Dylan’s plan on intervention.
15/7/36 Baldwin meets Sir Cyril and Admiral Tulp in the cabinet room, Tulp is now Chief of Navy.
In Spain, Franco has begun transporting his forces to the mainland plus the best commanders have defected to his side. The capitol ships have remained loyal to the Government.
Improved Machine Tools has been researched, spare IC is to be spent improving existing units.
Asimov produces a paper on the RAF regarding its situation and capabilities in the event of war.
The head analyst from SIS suggests that Spain will be a battle of the extremists.
25th – 27th July 1936
25/7/36 Sir Cyril is in the War office looking over Spanish situation and contingency plans – starting on the 18th; Franco has announced his intention to create a fascist Spain in the mould of Germany and Italy. On the 21st the Soviets declared to help the Republicans, 23rd France declared her neutrality and then on the 24th both Germany and Italy decide to send aid to the Nationalists.
He speaks to Neville on the phone who declares Britain’s non-intervention.
26/7/36 The British ambassador to Spain visits Franco’s HQ in Burgos and states that British subjects should be treated well. He delivers a message back to Britain that the offer has been rejected.
27/7/36 Miguel Santos in La Coruna watches as Royal Naval warships enter the harbour menacingly, reports of similar actions in other ports convinces the Nationalists to declare that any British citizens captured will be treated humanely and handed to our authorities.
30th August 1936
Sir Cyril is working on a new Army white paper and operational plan for intervention in Spain.
Earlier in August, the 9th ‘Highland’ division was commissioned as well as the engineering brigade for the 6th Infantry Division. Only yesterday, the 9th ‘highland’ division received it’s ENG brigade.
That means Aldershot command now has 6 divisions all with ENG brigades.
Canada gave us blueprints for Agrichemistry, whilst the French gave us improved light cruiser, improved battlecruiser and basic light tank for improved machine tools and strategic bombing doctrines.
1st – 18th September 1936
1/9/36 Sir Cyril and Lord Gort (Deputy chief of army) discuss the armed forces needs and politics in an Army General Staff meeting.
6/9/36 Baldwin announces increased expediture on consumer goods (0.05% a day) and less on supplies.
Republican Spain has been slightly influenced and the Task Force Lyons is to be created a Gibraltar consisting of 2 aircraft carriers, 1 heavy cruiser, 3 lights cruisers and 3 destroyer flotillas.
17/9/36 Baldwin has refused a trade deal with Nationalist Spain and that Agrichemisty has been researched. Agricultural Production will be researched next by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
18/9/36 Baldwin makes a press release about the rejection of the Nationalist Spain trade deal and the sending of Task Force Lyons to reinforce Gibraltar.
25th – 28th September 1936
Baldwin (dury) confirms the presence of army officers in Spain and will support similar air officers going too. He is also sending Sir Clive Wolfe to Singapore as his special envoy to the far east.
25/9/36 Sir Cyril delivers a lecture at the Ministry of War; Republicans forces in Spain have been crushed and Madrid is now almost totally surrounded (screenies).
Facist help has ensured Burgos was defended (airlift from N.Africa) and new expeditionary forces from Germany and Italy are particularly worrying.
He concludes that lessons from Spain prove the advantage of small unit combat tactics and motorisation for the army. Also armour needs to be improved in light of other nations developments.
28/9/36 Baldwin agrees that the monoplane fighter is the future and also that doctrines must be improved due to the lessons from Spain. He also confirms the commitment to upgrading the armed forces.
Sticks (braedy) considers the Japanese threat to stability in the far east.
Baldwin shows the armed forces available in the East.
2nd October 1936
The Times (dury) reports on the 12th ‘Eastern’ Division being created for service in the far east (first of two). It will wait a month for its engineering brigade.
Asimov (RAF) replies to Vice Admiral Lyons (addy) regarding the acceptance of monoplane designs.
Continuing discussion about older aircraft (Swordfish/Dauntless) by Braedy.
SirCliveWolfe is assigned to the far east and reports on the situation and needs there.
Sticks (braedy) talks to Sir Clive in a pub in Bristol (cider drinking, not much thinking!!) about Japanese fleet movements in Taiwan, it seems to be an amphibious training exercise.
1st November 1936
Stanley Baldwin starts a cabinet and chiefs debate about future funding.
He confirms the upgrading of fighter command to the new hurricane – basic interceptor researched 4th October.
Operational Destruction doctrine is to be researched by Portal after experiences in Spain.
On the 21st October the final engineering brigade was finished freeing up funds.
Stanley notes the slow progress of the motorised division research via a House of Lords inquiry.
The Chancellor notes that there is 78IC to distribute, 32.5 is for consumer goods leaving 45.5 for production. That means there is 9.5 free for new production, rising to 14.9 in December.
Sir Thomas Wallace (addy) is promoted to First Lord of the Admiralty!
Debate rages for the next few pages.
1st November 1936
Inner cabinet/military chiefs debate about all services continues over the past few pages.
Stanley Baldwin states how the spending will be; firstly a run (x3) of Hurricane MKIs. Planned next as funds allow are 2xHQ units, 2xSurrey class CAs and then 5xTribal class destroyers.
Research will be on new equipment designs and strategic movements are announced (screenies).
5th November 1936
Sir Cyril is informed of Roosevelt’s re-election in the US and how that is a good thing.
Later, he meets Baldwin at 10 Downing Street and discusses the army over tea. He is disappointed not to get more funding but is assured of the production of 2 HQ units in a month or so.
10th November 1936
Sir Cyril faces a hard task marshalling the Indian Army together for the biggest peacetime exercise ever in Cuttack province.
He then overlooks problems rising in Palestine and sends the 1st Iraqi Motor Infantry division to Sharm el-Sheikh by its own transport.
17th November 1936
Sir Cyril is inspecting a radar site on the Essex coastline, meeting Hugh Dowding and seeing a brand new Hurricane MkI for the first time. They are both impressed by the expanding network.
30th November – 4th December 1936
30/11/36 Sir Cyril (dury) chats with Stanley Baldwin at the War Office.
15th ‘Scottish’ Division has been formed (last of the expansion) which means two divisions can be sent to Singapore.
Aldershot Army command (HQ) has been upgraded. A new HQ unit is to be built after industry in India is finished, but no money (read: Chamberlain!) for armour.
4/12/36 Cabinet meeting (dury) where the military was only represented by Montgomery-Massingberd.
Chamberlain announces the completion of industry in Bombay meaning 2xHQ ’39 can be built.
9th December 1936
Sir Cyril is confused about reports of King Edward abdicating in a few days and the Prime Minister having to resign.
1st Infantry Division has finished its reorganisation (’36 inf)
11th December 1936
Chamberlain takes power as Baldwin is forced to resign over the abdication crisis.
He keeps the cabinet the same so to keep stability, but with the inclusion of John Simon as Chancellor.
However he plans to make changes, both politically and militarily – specifically less of the ‘reckless spending’ of Baldwin.
12th December 1936
Neville Chamberlain (dury) addresses his first cabinet meeting.
He enacts economic measures without discussion to boost productivity and prosperity (or is it a trick of accounting?).
He wants détente, not confrontation in foreign affairs.
For the military he has increased supplies and upgrades, whilst denying the admiralty with new capital ships.
11th – 17th December 1936
Neville finishes the meeting by stating that he will reverse Baldwin’s policy and openly trade with the Nationalists, he will also not condone gunboat diplomacy but ‘get along’ with the likes of Germany and Japan.
Screenies of the cabinet, production (before and after Neville) and research.
Sir Cyril attends a function at the American embassy and receives a note saying that the 3rd Infantry Division has completed their refit (to ’36 standards).
21st December 1936
Sir Cyril (dury) speaks to US Naval Attache Fitzpatrick about the lack of funding from both Baldwin and Chamberlain. He fears appeasement could create a massively disadvantageous situation like in Napoleons time.
Sir Cyril talks to Dylan about the new trade deal with the Nationalists.
22nd – 23rd December 1936
Nebb (flocky) can ask a question at PMs question time. He starts by talking about housing improvements and then invites Neville to Sheffield to see the situation for himself.
Neville responds with a boast of the economy.
Nebb replies by scolding the lack of Government action and with a supplementary question asks why a dissent level of 2% isn’t being reduced.
Neville is taken aback by nebbs sources and responds that the growing economy will improve matters.
Later in the cabinet room, an angry Neville (with Hore-Belishas help) decides to go on a trip to Sheffield to show how better off people are.
Nebb reveals how he got his information from a carelessly left pile of papers.
Sir Thomas Wallace (addy) decides to send the HMS Hood for the much talked about Singapore conference.
24th December 1936
Nebb (flocky) reads over the Spectator regarding the reduction of dissent and how it is so slow and costly.
24th – 26th December 1936
24/12/36 Sir Cyril meets Wavell in the Bay of Bengal.
25/12/36 The Indian Army exercise (6 v 6 divs) is put underway with the 3rd Indian being motorised.
General O’Connor receives advice from Dylan in the exercise. He goes on to achieve great successes, impressing Dylan.
26/12/36 Archibald Wavell wants to try and improve the infantry divisions with more mobility.
27th December 1936
Dylan (dury) meets General Robertus and introduces him to Sir Cyril.
Neville attends a Vauxhall ceremony to promote the British economy.
Sir Cyril, Wavell and Robertus discuss Egypt and Palestine.
29th – 30th December 1936
29/12/36 Dylan (dury) watches a tank exercise and inspects the A9 Cruiser tank. He rues over not having more armour.
30/12/36 Sir Cyril chats to Dylan about convincing Neville of the need to fund armour.
Sir Cyril flies with Lt.Gen Kandolf into Singapore Harbour for the conference.
4th January 1937
Sir Cyril arrives at the bar and meets Sir Clive. The admiral wants to build political support to increase expenditure as Sir Thomas Wallace arrives.
Sir Cyril informs Clive of the motorisation project and future of the army.
6th January 1937
Sir Clive starts a forces meeting on HMS Hood in Singapore, varying discussion of matters of all kinds.
Sir Thomas Wallace (addy) comments on the Naval aspect.
6th January 1937
Sir Cyril (dury) belatedly enters the discussion on HMS Hood in Singapore and announces the army’s new situation. The new 12th and 15th Infantry Divisions will soon arrive in Singapore, meaning one of the garrisons can be taken away (disbanded?). The 12 Indian divisions will be split into two armies of 6 in Rangoon and Calcutta. No more reinforcements for east of the Suez are to be contemplated for a few years.
12th – 13th January 1937
12/1/37 Neville watches a ceremony as no1 RAF Tactical group is upgraded to Handley Page Hampdens.
Air General Harris and Sir Cyril are caught talking about the Ciudad Real bombings.
13/1/37 Nebb receives a package from Perpignan with photos from the SCW.
Neville discusses the bombing with his security chief, he is looking to cover it up as relations improve with the Nationalists and he doesn’t want to offend Hitler.
Nebb reads the letter from Jennings confirming Ciudad Reals obliteration on the 11th January.
13th – 14th January 1937
Nebb (flocky) looks at photos of Ciudad Real both before and after destruction.
Dawson from the Times wishes to meet Neville regarding reports of German bombing of Ciudad Real.
Nebb (as an MP) must go to London.
Dawson of the Times looks over two alternative stories (blaming either side) of the bombing.
Nebb reaches London and finds no news in the papers on the 14th. He decides to give the photos to the Manchester Guardian as it isn’t pro-Franco.
Neville meets Dawson from the Times about the two alternative reports – Neville confirms Ciudad WAS bombed by the Germans and it is fine to print the true story.
Nebb meets Crozier, editor of the Guardian and shows him the photos.
Dawson reads the final Times print about the German bombing of Ciudad.
15th – 17th January 1937
15/1/37 Neville is pleased about the newspaper reports about Spain as it will reinforce the publics wish to avoid conflict.
Sticks (Braedy) and Admiral King from the US Navy discuss carriers.
Nebb (flocky) reads the different reports in the papers about Ciudad Real.
17/1/37 Neville meets the industry minister;
industry in Madras has been completed. Industry to be improved in Glasgow and also funds to military improvements are to be made.
18th - 22nd January 1937
18/1/37 Chamberlain (dury) is at a cabinet meeting, a group of interceptors has been upgraded to hurricane MKIs. Neville wants a public display of these but goes against his advisors views.
Operational Destruction doctrine has been researched by Charles Portal. Improved light cruiser to be researched.
19/1/37 Kim Philby (flocky) from the Times reports on Ciudad Real being ‘liberated’ by the Nationalists.
He states that Republicans destroyed the town with explosives to blame it on the Nationalists.
Dawson comments upon the report and its effects on war-mongering in Britain.
22/1/37 Neville talks to Owen Boyd in the cabinet room – the 2nd group of tactical bombers in Liverpool has been upgraded to hampdens. No12 fighter group is set to be upgraded to Hurricanes on the 28th.
23rd – 25th January 1937
Dury starts a discussion about cabinet changes.
23/1/37 Guardian article (flocky) about the bombing of Ciudad Real by the Nationalists (more specifically Germany).
25/1/37 Nebb (flocky) reads out a statement by the Nationalists about Red massacres.
Sir Owen Boyd (quicky) is worried by the tactics used by the Luftwaffe in Spain, but impressed with the new hurricanes and hampdens.
30th January 1937
Neville (dury) is at RAF Hawkinge at a Hurricane display and meeting with all the chiefs. He talks to Sir Owen Boyd about the new Hurricane MkII.
Kim Philby (flocky) wakes injured and hears German voices.
Sir Cyril talks to Dylan about his soon to be promotion to Brigadier and his visit to see the defences of Gibraltar.
Philby figures out what happened in a hospital, his staff car had been hit by a shell.
1st February 1937
Neville addresses the party room as he talks about the new cabinet.
Sir John Simon becomes armament minister as well as Home Secretary, Lord Cecil becomes Intelligence Chief. Neville continues about his future aims and policy.
1st February 1937
Nebb (flocky) meets at the George in Southwark with Archibald Sinclair (leader of the rump of the liberals 21MPs), Richard Acland, Leo Amery and Winston Churchill to create an anti-facist group.
1st February 1937
Sir Thomas Wallace (addy) has screenies of the fleets in Colombo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Scapa Flow and Gibraltar.
2nd February 1937
Chamberlain and Sir John Simon (dury) get ready for the next Parliamentary session.
Archibald Sinclair (flocky) leads the debate by saying German air units are guilty of bombing Ciudad Real and Madrid.
Eden responds by not fully commenting until the details are known.
Admiral Wolfe publishes his future for the Royal Navy in a communiqué to Sir Thomas Wallace.
They discuss the details further.
2nd – 3rd February 1937
2/2/37 Philby (flocky) is in a hospital in Nationalist Spain as General Franco visits him! His is awarded the Red cross of military merit.
3/2/37 Richard Acland and William Gallacher (flocky) seek to verify the trade position in regards to the 2 sides of Spain.
The trade minister (dury) replies that the Government is upholding LoN resolutions apart from some outstanding contracts.
3rd February 1937
Head of RAF (quicky) posts a screenie of air units, then discusses the future for the RAF (upgrades, doctrines, multi-purpose fighter)
Defence Minister (dury) thanks quicky for the paper.
Crozier (flocky) at the Manchester Guardian seems determined to release information about German pilots in the SCW.
Addy releases naval priorities.
3rd – 9th February 1937
3/2/37 Agricultural Production research completed. Advanced Machine Tools to be researched by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.
9/2/37 Archibald Sinclair (flocky) writes a note for Eden informing him of his question to come in Parliament.
9th February 1937
Archibald Sinclair (flocky) addresses Eden in Parliament over Philby receiving a medal from Franco and thus not being impartial.
9th February 1937
Eden addresses Parliament with regard to Archibald Sinclairs betrayal. He defends Kim Philbys medal from Franco and reports on the Ciudad Real bombing.
Screenies of ministers, production (before and after) and research *doesn’t seem to load for me
Sir Jonathon Maristow (funky) issues a memo to all about taking control of home tactical command.
Sir Owen Boyd (quicky) responds and asks RAF chiefs and their wives to his for a dinner.
1st March 1937
Sir Frederick Rebbeck (elpip) is introduced as Chairman for Hartland and Wolff replying sternly to a ‘hurryup’ letter from Sir Thomas Wallace.
Neville Chamberlain notes that industry has improved to 118 after the cabinet reshuffle, dissent is at 5.17%
2nd – 5th March 1937
2/3/37 Sir Owen Boyd (quicky) meets with Adrian King and Jonathon Maristow (funky), they discuss the RAFs role and Owen reveals the request for development of a multi-role fighter has been accepted.
Sir Roebeck (elpip) mulls over the cuts and restrictions on the ‘new’ Ark Royal.
5/3/37 Brigadier Dylan (dury) lectures Sandhurst on a new book by Rommel called Infantry Attacks.
It is similar to the new mobility led future of the British Army, he meets with Captain Maners afterwards.
7th March 1937
Sir Frederick Roebeck (elpip) starts a meeting at Belfast with Vice Admiral Lyons, Sir Thomas Wallce (addy) and SirClive. New carrier discussed first, then air wing.
Rear Admiral Fitzpatrick (Braedonal) aka Sticks, rushes from the US to join the meeting.
7th March 1937
Meeting continues; carrier design discussion, then fleet air arm fighter (sea gladiator current).
Charles Naysmith (elpip) introduces the idea of a new Gloster FAA fighter, a British Zero.
7th March 1937
Meeting continues; CAG decided upon:
Current – Sea Gladiator / Swordfish
Improved – F5/34 (Gloster Fighter) / Skua (dive bomber) / Swordfish (torpedo)
To – Typhoon / Barracuda / F5/34 converted?
Continuing discussion over carriers and aircraft.
9th – 10th March 1937
9/3/37 No 14 RAF Fighter Wing (Hurricanes) is now operational.
Nebb (flocky) is disappointed about the Ashes and watches an alarming Spanish Pathe film.
10/3/37 Sir Cyril (dury) meets Lord Gort and discusses his future.
10th – 23rd
March 1937
10/3/37 Manchester Guardian article (flocky) about the disproportionate effect of the non-intervention agreement on the Spanish CW, plus Germany and Italys disregard for it.
11/3/37 Philby (flocky) is on the front in Spain; the Nationalist offensive has stalled and failed to cut the Republicans in two and taken Madrid. He spots German panzers with upgraded 20mm cannon.
Eden receives an offer from Italy of an Anglo-Italian Mediterranean Treaty before LoN meeting on foreign volunteers in Spain.
Report from El pip about the slow development of motorisation at the Bedford Research Division for the Army.
12/3/37 Republican Foreign Minister Barcia (flocky) delivers a speech in Geneva about the abhorrent intervention of the facists in the SCW.
Dylan (dury) receives a note from Sir Cyril informing him of German tanks near Madrid, should he commence Operation Aeneas? He scribbles a note back…
Eden signs the ban on foreign volunteers. Nebb writes the next days facist warning.
SirCliveWolfe lands in Alexandria as he returns home on a Short Empire flying boat to meet the King.
17/3/37 Neville Chamberlain confirms that his brother Austen is ill in a communiqué to the press.
18/3/37 Neville mourns his brothers passing due to apoplexy.
19/3/37 Sir Clive meets the Old Guard and King George at the Fort Blockhouse, Gosport. Discussing naval developments.
21/3/37 Neville addresses the Whitehall function for Austen; a long speech regarding the British constitutional advantages, and Austens legacy (what effect will it have on him?)
22/3/37 Neville meets the Kings Secretary as he suggests SirClive for the vacant Air Minister.
Neville sends a telegram to SirClive requesting his presence tommorow.
23/3/37 SirClive rolls up in his Bentley and walks into the PMs office.
Thomas Webb (Jai) sends a report to SirClive on his experiences and fears of a resurgent Japanese Navy.
17th – 23rd March 1937
17/3/37 Sir Clive responds to Thomas Webb (Jai) regarding Japanese rearmament.
Correspondence continues regarding Japanese naval power.
23/3/37 Nebb (flocky) remembers Austen Chamberlain as a great statesman and politician.
Neville Chamberlain meets with Sir Clive and Sir Owen Boyd. Sir Clive becomes Minister for the RAF and a peerage to Lord Wolfe, 1st Viscount of Singapore. This means Lord Wolfe can choose a RAF Chief of Staff.
23rd March 1937
Discussion of positions.
Vice Admiral Lyons (addy) promoted to Admiral and takes command of the Mediterranean Fleet.
Charles Naysmith (pippy) reminds the Air Ministry of contracts for longe range naval recon planes and 4 engined bombers.
Dury the gameshow host introduces a competition to name the fleet air arm fighter, addys full red dress impresses the crowd…
24th March 1937
Lord Wolfe produces a RAF White Paper for future plans and production. He also provides what is needed from aircraft producers.
He meets Sir Thomas Wallace (addy) at the Air Ministry.
24th March 1937
New Group Commander Reginald Jones (mld0806) takes control of south east command.
Gloster Griffin is chosen as the name for the new FAA fighter.
Report from the Times (flocky) about violence in Palestine.
25th – 26th March 1937
Thomas Cadmore (Jai) assigned to lead the RN Pacific Forces.
25/3/37 Albert Sarraut announces that with Britain and 27 other European countries, the Committee to oversee Non-Intervention in the SCW.
Eden has tea with Chamberlain to explain the intricacies of the deal, plus there is a potential Mediterranean Agreement/Treaty involving Britain, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Jugoslavia and France.
1st April 1937
Discussion between Jai and addy over future naval production and priorities.
Chamberlain reports on the continuing growth of the economy and the reduction in dissent.
2nd April 1937
Lt.Gen Berty is assigned to be the new commander of forces in Palestine and Jordan.
Report from the Times about disturbances in Palestine rising and the Arab Higher Committee’s opposition to further immigration.
Chamberlain reads the report whilst Sir Cyril and Eden explain the situation.