Printed note by WSC for the War Cabinet on planned joint Naval mining operations with the French, involving the Royal Marines.

Envelope, in WSC's manuscript, headed "Misc private correspondence": on Admiralty appointments, Lord Halifax [Foreign Secretary, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin] and [David] Euan Wallace [Senior Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence in London]; endorsed with Prime Ministerial seal.

Manuscript letter from Eric Seal [Principal Private Secretary to WSC] on naval staff appointments, mentions: Vice-Admiral John Tovey [Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet], Vice-Admiral John Cunningham [Commanding First Cruiser Squadron], Rear-Admiral Tom Phillips [Vice-Chief of Naval Staff] and Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean; annotated by WSC.

Letter and envelope from King George VI to WSC enclosing list of names for Admiralty posts, mentions Rear-Admiral [William] Campbell Tait and Lord Louis Mountbatten; list of names of captains: Rhoderick McGrigor [Chief of Staff, China Station]; Loben Maund [Naval Chief of Staff, Narvik [Norway] operations]; Charles Woodhouse; George Creasy; H Oram; Charles Lambe; Michael Denny [Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance, Admiralty] and G Menzies. [Manuscript].

Letter from Eric Seal to WSC on acting as his Principal Private Secretary, appointments at the Admiralty, particularly a successor to George Cotton [Under-Secretary, Admiralty] at Bath [Somerset]. [Manuscript].

Letter from A V Alexander [First Lord of the Admiralty] to WSC on the appointment of a new Permanent Secretary; mentions Eric Seal replacing George Cotton as Under-Secretary at Bath [Somerset].

Letter, annotated, from WSC to [Franklin Roosevelt], President of the United States, on surrendering or scuttling of the British Fleet. [Typescript].

Printed parliamentary proceedings of the debate on the loss of HMS Glorious, speakers: Richard Stokes; Austin Hopkinson; A V Alexander [First Lord of the Admiralty]; Commander Robert Bower and 6th Lord Winterton [earlier Lord Turnour].

Extract from official report of personal explanations made in Parliament by Commander Robert Bower on the evacuation of Narvik [Norway] and the loss of HMS Glorious.

Memorandum by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, for the War Cabinet entitled "Possible Detente with Italy in the Mediterranean"; discusses need to build up common interests with Italy, perhaps in the Balkans, and to keep U-boat war out of the Mediterranean.

Printed paper by WSC for the War Cabinet entitled "Statement by the First Lord to the French Admiralty"; discusses the uses of "asdics" [anti-submarine detection indicator], the necessity of defeating U-boats to control the seas, and future strategy.

Memorandum by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, for the War Cabinet entitled "Australian Naval Defence (Winter 1939)"; suggests that Japan will reserve its strength for controlling China and not attempt to attack Singapore or Australia, therefore the Australian army can be dispatched wherever necessary. [expanded to produce CHAR 20/15/11].

Memorandum by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, for the War Cabinet entitled "Australian and New Zealand Naval Defence (Winter 1939)". [expands on content of CHAR 20/15/10].

Printed note by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, for the War Cabinet entitled "Comparison of British and Japanese Fleets"; discusses capacity of British Fleet which can be spared for the Far East, assuming the French Fleet will command Home Waters, with tables showing projected Capital Ship strengths in 1942, with dates of completion of ships.

Letter from WSC to [Major-General Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] and copied to Colonel [Ian] Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet] on the needless delay over operation "Paul" [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany]; comments on the Illustrious being wasted when it is needed to collect aeroplanes from the United States. [carbon copy].

Minute from the 1st Sea Lord [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] to WSC informing him that after the evacuation of Narvik [Norway] is finished the Ark Royal will carry out Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany] in a modified form. Annotated by WSC on 8 June: "Good".

Memorandum from "D P" [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, 1st Sea Lord] to WSC and copied to First Lord [of the Admiralty, A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough], explaining modifications to Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany], necessary due to ice in the Gulf of Bothnia and the German occupation of Norwegian aerodromes; annotated by WSC.

Draft minute from WSC to 1st Sea Lord [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] and copied to First Lord [of the Admiralty, A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough] insisting that Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany] go ahead in some form; suggests aerodromes at "Bardufoss" and "Skaanland" [both Norway] be bombed.

Letter from WSC to the First Lord [of the Admiralty, A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough] informing him that it is: "the duty of the naval authorities to carry out the approved policy of the transference of men from other shipbuilding and ship-repairing tasks to merchant ship repair work". [typescript copy].