Copy of letter from Mr Gentry (111, South Croft 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. [Carbon, see CHAR 20/199/35-36 for original letter].

Letter from Catharine Ryan (43 Parkland's Road, Streatham, SW16 [London]) to "Mr Robinson" [David Robertson, Conservative MP for Streatham, London] asking if he can possibly do something to speed up "demobbing" and commenting on the case of her husband who is in Group 24 and last spent a Christmas with his little girl in 1938 and has been abroad nearly three years.

Cabinet memorandum by Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir John Anderson, later 1st Lord Waverley] on man-power in the second half of 1945, including as an appendix a memorandum by the Minister of Labour and National Service [R A Butler].

War Cabinet paper on "Army manpower: the programme of releases to 30 June 1946 and new requirements to 31st December 1945" marked "Top Secret" including a memorandum by the Secretary of State for War [Sir James Grigg], an annex review of army manpower, May 1945, and a postscript dated 10 May.

Draft minute from WSC (10 Downing Street) to Secretary of State for War [Sir James Grigg] requesting proposals are put into effect to reduce manpower in the Middle East. [annotated by WSC; flagged "C"].

Minute from [1st Lord] Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Paymaster General] to WSC on the need to reduce the number of troops in the Middle East, comparing the position in October 1944 with June 1945. [signed; annotated by WSC].

Minute from "P J G" [Sir James Grigg], Secretary of State for War, (War Office) to WSC giving figures for British troops in the whole of the Middle East and Near East, and explaining why these seem so high. [initialled].

Minute from WSC to the Foreign Office on making a statement defending [Major-]General [Sir Edward] Spears and commenting on the strength of French and British forces in the Levant, Syria [and the Lebanon]. [Carbon copy].

Minute from "T L R" [Leslie Rowan, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC on proposals by the Secretary of State for War [Sir James Grigg] to reduce manpower in the Middle East and reporting [1st] Lord Cherwell's [earlier F A Lindemann, Paymaster General] thoughts on the matter. [initialled].

War Cabinet memorandum by the Secretary of State for War [Sir James Grigg] marked "Top Secret" on manpower in the Middle East.

Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for War [Sir James Grigg] asking him to proceed with his proposed cuts in Middle East manpower, and suggesting further reductions will be necessary.

Minute from "T L R" [Leslie Rowan, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC advising him on a response to the Secretary of State for War [Sir James Grigg] on troop reductions in the Middle East and drawing attention to a minute by [1st] Lord Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Paymaster General] on the matter [CHAR 20/232/55-56]. [initialled; annotated by WSC on 21 March and by Rowan on 23 March].

Minute from [1st Lord] Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Paymaster General] responding to the Secretary of State for War's [Sir James Grigg] proposals to reduce personnel in the Middle East and dismissing the concerns of the Chiefs of Staff that such a sizeable force is required to maintain internal security. [signed; annotated by WSC].

Minute from "P J G" [Sir James Grigg], Secretary of State for War, (War Office) to WSC setting out his proposals for reducing personnel in the Middle East, commenting on internal security considerations, administrative implications, implications special to the RAF, and financial considerations. [initialled; flagged "E"].

Appendix "A" [to a minute from Sir James Grigg, Secretary of State for War, to WSC, CHAR 20/232/58-70] giving details of proposed reductions in manpower in the Middle East. [flagged "B"].

Memorandum from the Commander in Chief, Middle East Forces [General Sir Bernard Paget] (General Headquarters, Middle East Forces) marked "Top Secret" on manpower levels in the Middle East Base, prepared on WSC's verbal instructions, with an appendix table setting out the relevant figures.

"Table 1" giving the "estimated strengths of imperial armed forces (white troops)" at approximately 1 May or 1 June 1945 and analysing the imperial army and air force by theatre at approximately 1 June 1945.

Maps and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the West by theatres" [North-West Europe and the Mediterranean].

"Table 2" of "divisions in the West by theatres" at approximately 31 May and 28 June 1945, setting out totals for North-West Europe and the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

"Table 2A" of "independent brigades in the West by theatres" at approximately 31 May and 28 June 1945, setting out totals for North-West Europe and the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

Map and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the East by theatres" (India and Burma [later Myanmar]).

"Table 3" setting out the strengths of "divisions and brigades in the East" (India and South East Asia Command) at approximately 1 May and 30 June 1945.

"Table 4" giving numbers of "army battle casualties" for Burma [later Myanmar] of Imperial, United States and Chinese troops from December 1941 to June 1945.