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Begining of hostilities WW2

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From: Jeff Hayward

17 October 2011

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
On September 1st 1939 German forces invaded Poland.This led the UK
to declare war on Germany on 3rd September 1939 for invading
Poland.

At the same time the Soviet union under Stalin invaded Poland from
the east and the country (Poland) was subsequently divided in two
by both invading countries armies,therefore !

Can you supply me with the following information ...

1)Why did the UK 'not' declare war on the Soviet union ?

Do bear in mind that Poland was guaranteed its sovereignty if it
was invaded which it was but 2 countries invaded Poland ..

2) Why did the UK only declare war on one of those invading
countries and not both ??

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Hayward

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

18 October 2011

Dear Mr Hayward
 
As it stand your request can not be answered.
 
1, it's too far reaching
2, non specific.
 
would you like to refine your request.
 
Best regards
 
Information Rights Team
FCO
 

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Gareth Winchester left an annotation (18 October 2011)

Suggestion: ask for communications between the UK & USSR and between the UK & Poland in the run-up to the invasion(s) of Poland

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From: Jeff Hayward

19 October 2011

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
I wouldn't describe a conflict in which 50 million lives were lost
as ' non specific '

Can you please supply me with the following information,

1) communications between the UK & USSR and between the UK & Poland
in the run-up to the invasion(s) of Poland.

Note: If two men are beating up someone in the street and the
police arrive to intervene ... Do they arrest both men for assault
or just one and let the other go ?

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Hayward

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

19 October 2011

Dear Mr Haywood

Please would you provide a time period for your enquiry below.
The request as currently phrased would go over the £600 cost limit.

Kind Regards
Information Rights Team

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Gareth Winchester left an annotation (20 October 2011)

Suggestion: limit it to 1939

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From: Jeff Hayward

20 October 2011

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
You asked for a time limit ...

1) 1939

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Hayward

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

20 October 2011

Dear Mr Hayward
Please see below reply.

Information Rights Team
FCO

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From: Jeff Hayward

24 October 2011

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
Please could you provide me with the following information ...

1) All correspondence between the Polish government from September
1st 1939 to 30th September 1939

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Hayward

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

25 October 2011

Mr Hayward,

We are presuming this is a further refinement of your earlier FOI request (ref 1078-11) and not a new one?

Regards,

Information Rights Team

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From: Jeff Hayward

25 October 2011

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
Yes it is a refinement of my earlier request ...

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Hayward

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

18 November 2011

Attachment FOI Request 1078 11 reply.pdf
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

21 November 2011

Attachment FOI Request 1078 11 reply.pdf
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Dear Mr Hayward,

 

I would be grateful if you could let me have a postal address which I can
send the enclosures.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mary Pring

 

Historical FOI Team

Information Management Department

FCO

Tel: 01908 515959

[1][email address]

 

 

From: Tanweer Hussain (Restricted)
Sent: 18 November 2011 22:16
To: [FOI #90021 email]
Subject: Reply to Freedom of Information request ref 1078-11

 

 

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

6 January 2012

Dear Mr Hayward,

 

Just to let you know that I have not yet received a postal address to
which I can send the enclosures.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mary Pring

 

Historical FOI Team

Information Management Department

FCO

Tel: 01908 515959

[1][email address]

 

 

From: Mary Pring (Restricted)
Sent: 21 November 2011 13:41
To: [FOI #90021 email]
Subject: FW: Reply to Freedom of Information request ref 1078-11

 

Dear Mr Hayward,

 

I would be grateful if you could let me have a postal address which I can
send the enclosures.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mary Pring

 

Historical FOI Team

Information Management Department

FCO

Tel: 01908 515959

[2][email address]

 

 

From: Tanweer Hussain (Restricted)
Sent: 18 November 2011 22:16
To: [FOI #90021 email]
Subject: Reply to Freedom of Information request ref 1078-11

 

 

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From: Jeff Hayward

1 February 2012

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

The law, the Ministry of Justice and the Information Commissioner
all say that an email is sufficient

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Hayward

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

23 May 2012

Attachment Polish 1939 result 97.csv.txt
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Attachment Poland FO 1939 results 43.csv.txt
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Attachment Poland and Britain 1939 result 12.csv.txt
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Attachment Polish and British 1939 FO results 32.csv.txt
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Attachment polish and british 1939 CO results 2.csv.txt
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Attachment poland and british 1939 FO results 9.csv.txt
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Attachment Poland and UK 1939 result 9.csv
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Attachment anglo and polish 1939 FO result 8.csv.txt
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Dear Mr. Hayward

 

Please see attachments relating to your recent request.

 

Kind Regards

 

Pete Curtis

 

Review Assistant - Historical FOI Team & TNA Transfer

AMT |IMD|I&TD| FCO| HP | Bldg71 | RM 020 | FTN: 8007 5489

 

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