Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trades Unions] regretting that men cannot be released from the armed forces into industry as invasion season is approaching [includes confidential figures].

Letter from WSC to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with thoughts on future action relating to Germany, advising against immediate bombing raids, commenting on supplies of artillery and munitions, and offering suggestions for the development of the Navy and Army. [carbon, with manuscript annotations by WSC].

Letter from WSC to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain agreeing on production objectives of 2000 aircraft per month and the need for the Army to be planned on a 50 or 55 division scale. [carbon, with manuscript annotations by WSC].

Letter from WSC to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain on issues such as training of territorial troops by deployment to India; the need for more Air Squadrons and the exaggerated emphasis placed on Air Raid Precautions. [typed copy, with manuscript annotations by WSC].

Copy of part of letter from unnamed sender (19 C.A. Unit, Inchdrewer House, Colinton, Edinburgh [Scotland]) to Irene Ward [Conservative MP for Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland] in which the writer refers to a recent visit to Belgium and Holland and reports a dinner conversation with the Brigadier of an independent company of the 21st Army Group, in which the Brigadier complained about the inadequate nature of his reinforcements. [Typescript].

Letter from "Bobby" [Major Maurice] Petherick [Financial Secretary, War Office] (52 Westminster Mansions, Little Smith Street, London, SW1) to George Harvie Watt [Prime Minister's Parliamentary Private Secretary] asking him to rescue the secret letter he wrote to WSC "from the P.M.'s tray" as it may be possible to do something from the War Office end about it, and asking if WSC has seen it. [Signed typescript].

Letter from John Peck [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Major Maurice Petherick [Financial Secretary] (War Office) stating that Petherick had written to WSC on 25 Apr enclosing a cutting from the Evening News about a special branch of the War Office, that WSC had not been able to take any action on the two suggestions, and suggesting that Petherick might want to take up the matter himself. [Carbon].

Letter from John Peck [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Miss E M Rogers (Private Secretary to Financial Secretary, War Office) marked "secret" enclosing the original letter and enclosures sent by Major Maurice Petherick [Financial Secretary at the War Office] to WSC on 25 Apr [not attached]. [Carbon].

Letter from George Harvie Watt [Prime Minister's Parliamentary Private Secretary] to John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] enclosing a letter from Major Maurice Petherick [Financial Secretary at the War Office] [probably CHAR 20/199/11] and asking for the memoranda marked "secret" to send back to Petherick. [Signed typescript].

Ms note from John Peck [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to George Harvie Watt [Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] stating that he has already returned "it" [secret memoranda] to "him" [Major Maurice Petherick].

Letter from Mr C Gentry (111 Southcroft Road, Tooting, SW17 [London]) to [David Robertson, Conservative MP for Streatham, London] regarding the poor health of his son, Private [Fred] Gentry, who is serving overseas and who has been in hospital with chest trouble and is now in a convalescent camp, and asking if arrangements can be made to transfer him over here.

Letter from Mrs Gentry (111 Southcroft Road, Tooting, SW17 [London]) to [David Robertson, Conservative MP for Streatham, London] regarding her two sons, Fred and Charles Gentry, who are both serving overseas. She comments on Fred's poor health and the fact that Charles has been gone nearly 4 years without leave, and asks for help, particularly in getting leave for Fred.

Extract from Hansard for 31 May 1945 pp 458-463 relating to the debate on Military Service (Higher Age Groups) and the decision to limit the call up to men aged under 30. Speakers are: Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Marlowe (Conservative MP for Brighton, Sussex), Malcolm McCorquodale (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour), Lord Hinchingbrooke [later Lord Sandwich, then Victor Montagu] (Conservative MP for Dorset South), and Francis Bowles (Labour MP for Nuneaton, Warwickshire).

Letter from Captain L Long (War Office), writing on behalf of Director-General Army Medical Services, to ? [David Robertson, Conservative MP for Streatham, London] replying to his letters of 17 Apr and 1 Jun about the brothers Gentry and giving information on the medical and service histories of Gunner C Gentry, serving in Italy, and Private F Gentry, stationed in North West Europe. [Typescript copy]

Copy of letter from Mrs Gentry (111, South Croft Road, Tooting, SW17 [London]) to [David Robertson, Conservative MP for Streatham, London] regarding her two sons, Fred and Charles Gentry, who are both serving overseas. She comments on Fred's poor health and the fact that Charles has been gone nearly four years without leave, and asks for his help, particularly in getting leave for Fred. [Carbon, see CHAR 20/199/37 for original letter].