Letter from [Valentine] Lawford (Foreign Office) to [Edith] Watson [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] suggesting that she draw the matter to the attention of [1st] Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken, Minister of Aircraft Production], otherwise send a "soothing reply" to Sir Walter Windham emphasising the difficulty of raising awareness in America "without infringing U.S. regulations and bringing discredit and suspicion on their cause and their Government".

Letter from Sir Walter Windham to WSC offering his services to go to the United States and Canada to conduct a press campaign to gain more aeroplanes for the war effort; with [carbon of] a reply from "A B" [Anthony Bevir, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] that the letter will be forwarded to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso].

Letter from "E M W" [Edith Watson, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to [Frank] Wood [Assistant Principal] (Air Ministry) forwarding a letter from Sir Walter Windham [not included in file] enclosing a device to damage aeroplanes on take-off. [carbon; with registry slip].

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.

Telegram from Flag Officer, Narvik [Norway, Admiral of the Fleet, 12th Lord Cork and Orrery] to WSC and high ranking members of the Admiralty marked "Secret" on action concerning aerodromes and possible landing sites in Norway. [copy].

Telegram from Admiralty to Flag Officer, Narvik [Norway, Admiral of the Fleet, 12th Lord Cork and Orrery] requiring aerodromes at "Bardufoss" and "Skaanland" [both Norway] to be rendered incapable of use so they cannot be used by the Germans to interfere with Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany]. [copy with covering note].

Minute from WSC to [Major-]General [Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] requiring mines to be laid in the approach to Lulea [Sweden] before the evacuation of Narvik [Norway]; asks for a plan to be drawn up using flights from aircraft-carriers. [copy].

Letter from King George VI to WSC advising him to reconsider his choice of [1st] Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] for Aircraft Production in the Air Ministry; feels there will be repercussions, especially in Canada where the Air Training Scheme will take place. [manuscript].

Letter from WSC to General [Claude] Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief Middle East] criticising [Air Marshal Sir Arthur] Tedder's [Air Officer Commanding in Chief, RAF, Middle East] estimate of strength; looking forward to receiving news of Operation Crusader as "the whole immediate future of the war" depends on it; and suggesting that although troops are preparing for Norway they could easily be diverted to Africa if necessary. [copy].

Telegram from WSC to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East [Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore] sending congratulations on the defence of Tobruk, Libya, and commenting on the quantities of equipment being sent to him.

Telegram from Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East [Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore] to WSC thanking him for his message of support to Libyan squadrons and expressing his confidence in RAF, Middle East.

Telegram from WSC to Air Officer Commanding in Chief Middle East, with request from Australian Prime Minister [Robert Menzies] for greater air support for Imperial troops in Greece.

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of the Free French] (Spears Mission, Brazzaville [Congo]) to WSC suggesting German-Italian troops may attack Southern Libya/Chad, then advance through Fort Lamy to French Cameroons and Nigeria; and advising building up the air defence of Central Africa.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] with intercepted information on a heavy German air attack on Crete [Greece].