RG-2 : Cabinet War Committee / Comité de la guerre du Cabinet

CANADIAN ACTIVE SERVICE FORCE - CANADIAN ARMY(ACTIVE)
No Employment of Canadian Forces Overseas outside U.K .
See also ; Iceland ; West Indie s
Ist Div . to proceed to France ; 1, 3,6 .
Ist Div . to remain in U .K . ; 1, 2 .
Disposition of Can . forces in France ; 11, 4 .
0". Forces return from trance ; 16, 1 .
Crerar accouht of operations & proposed operations
of Ist Division, Norway, Dunkirk, France ; 25, 6 .
"Tunnelling Troops" for Gibralter= (41, 6 .)(42, 2 .)
Possibility of serving in Egypt or elsewhere- 45 7
Arguments for and against sending Canadians t~ .z . 1 '
Egypt or Balkans - decision postponed : 51, 4-6 .
Despatch of Canadians to Near East unlikely ; 52, 6 .
Remainder of Ist Can . Tunnelling Co . sent to Gibral-
# ter ; establishment of 2nd . Co . authorized ; 56 ; 5-6 .
Suggested despatch of Canadians to Egypt to counter-
Ao ► ct lowered morale in Army & apathy in country due t o
long inactivity of Arm9j and as stimulous to recruiting
; $6, 4-5 .
Ibid ; telegram, P.M. to P.M. ; 87, 3-4 .
General McNaughton to decide re use of troops in
special operations outside U .K . ; 101 , 1-3 .(Spitzbergen)
Ibid' ; VcNaughton reply ; 102• 6 .
Extent of authority of Gen . l6cNaughton ; P.M. discusses
use of Canadian troops with him ; 107, 4-5.
U.K . suggestion of Canadian battalions for Hong
Kons ; 109 , 2 .
Approval of 2 Canadian Infantry Battalions for
Hong Kong ; 110 , 9 . (See Next-Page )
Australian High Commissioner's conmunications re
Canadian military assistance to Australia ; 1§ -6, 7-8-
%W# Churchill says no thought of using Canadians in
North Africa ; 59, 4. _