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].

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.

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].

Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing his concern over insufficient numbers of fighting troops and stating that he is holding an inquiry into the matter.

Supplement dated 17 October to the London Gazette of 10 October reprinting despatches from [6th] Lord Gort, [earlier John Vereker, former] Commander-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force, dated 25 April and 25 July 1940, with explanatory notes. [later annotations by WSC and his staff].

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].