Telegram from the Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC advising that War Office did know about essential alterations to tank axles; Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder [Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East] and Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] feel their competence questioned, especially over Tedder's "misleading figures", seek reassurance.