Private and Official PapersCAB 631908-1944War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Lord Hankey: Papers
This series consists of correspondence and papers accumulated by Lord Hankey during his career in public service which ended in 1942, although two files extend past this date.
The papers include memoranda and reports (largely prepared by Hankey) prepared for ministers and the Cabinet some of which became Cabinet papers, and correspondence; his engagement diaries 1926 to 1937; accounts of his visit to Dominion countries (South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada) 1934 to 1935 and his discussions there on matters of defence; correspondence and papers relating to his work in government during the Second World War including, in particular, a number concerning defence, oil supplies, the fall of the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and supplies to the Allies; and some private and personal correspondence.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.