Telegram from WSC to Commander in Chief, British Army of Occupation [Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that no German research and development establishments should be destroyed.

Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] (Washington [United States]) to WSC agreeing with his misgivings concerning the proposed boundaries of the French zone of occupation in Germany and its effect on railway links; and suggesting possible amendments. Copy.

Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] (Washington [United States]) to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that Edward Stettinius [Secretary of State, United States] has agreed that it is undesirable for the French zone of occupation in Germany to abut on the Russian zone. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador in the United States] marked "Personal and Top Secret" passing on a message for Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] entirely agreeing with two of his telegrams [on an account of a talk with Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Union Foreign Minister, and the French zone of occupation in Germany]; and thanking him for his references to CSC. Copy.

Telegram from President Truman to WSC suggesting the text for a message he intends to send to Marshal Stalin on the procedure for the occupation by their respective armies of the zones they will occupy in Germany and Austria, emphasising the need to come to an agreement on the zones for Austria. Annotated.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" suggesting an alternative to Truman's message to Marshal Stalin on the zones of occupation in Germany and Austria; and detailing arrangements for occupation before and after Germany is finally defeated.

Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador in the United States] to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" reporting discussions between Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] and General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] on the French zone of occupation in Germany. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon, in the United States] marked "Top Secret" asserting that President Harry Truman's suggested draft message to Marshal Stalin on zones of occupation in Germany and Austria makes no arrangements about the food question and is "obscure". Copy.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that any agreement entered into regarding withdrawal to the designated post hostility zones of occupation in Germany and Austria should be tripartite; and therefore suggesting WSC send an amended version of his proposed message to Marshal Stalin on arrangements for occupation before and after Germany is finally defeated.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" suggesting arrangements for the occupation of Germany and Austria before and after Germany is finally defeated. Carbon copy.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of the message he has sent to Marshal Stalin at Truman's request on arrangements for the occupation of Germany and Austria before and after Germany is finally defeated; and commenting that Stalin is pleased at the way they informed him about Heinrich Himmler's [Head of the SS] offer [to surrender in Western Europe while continuing the war against the Soviet Union]. Carbon copy.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" asking him to send instructions to his representative on the European Advisory Commission to help settle the final text of a Declaration to be issued recording the defeat and unconditional surrender of Germany. Carbon copy.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" setting out the procedure for the meeting of the United States and British Armies, and Soviet forces; and commenting on possible developments in the Allied zones of occupation in Germany with regard to the control structure and food distribution.

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Washington [United States]) marked "Personal and Top Secret" arguing for the boundaries of the French zone of occupation in Germany to be drawn "so as to ensure a wide corridor between the boundaries of France and Russia" and so that railway communication can run directly from the British to the United States zone. Despatched on 19 April.

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Washington [United States]) marked "Personal and Top Secret" informing him of the latest plans for Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] to take Lubeck [Germany]; the advance to Linz [Austria]; and for the Americans to take the region south of Stuttgart [Germany] where the main German "TA" [Tube Alloy, the atomic bomb] research is concentrated. Despatched on 19 April.

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" giving the draft text of the message he proposes to issue following the meeting of the Anglo-American and Soviet Armies in Germany.

Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he has no objection to WSC's proposal to issue a declaration recording the defeat and unconditional surrender of Germany in case there is no central German authority to do so; and that instructions have been sent to the Soviet representative on the European Advisory Commission accordingly.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he will announce [the] surrender [of Germany] at 9 am Washington [United States] time on 8 May as recommended by General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army].

Telegram from WSC to Frank Roberts [Counsellor, British Embassy] (Moscow [Soviet Union]) marked "Secret" and "Clear the Line" requesting he deliver a message to Marshal Stalin after WSC has communicated with President Harry Truman warning that it will be impossible to keep the German surrender secret until 8 May and thus suggesting they announce it later that day.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" suggesting that in light of General Dwight Eisenhower's [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] telegram warning that news of the German surrender might leak out before 8 May, they make the announcement later that day; and asking Truman to ring him back "on the open line".

Telegram containing telephone message from William Leahy [Chief of Staff to the President of the United States] to WSC stating that President [Harry Truman] fully understands WSC's difficulties [over news of the German surrender leaking out before the formal announcement] but that he is unable to make an earlier announcement until Marshal Stalin agrees.

Telegram from WSC to [Frank Roberts, Counsellor, British Embassy] (Moscow [Soviet Union]) marked "Clear the Line" cancelling his previous message and asking him to give Marshal Stalin a message informing him that German radio has just announced the surrender of Germany and proposing that in light of this they make their announcements later that day. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he has decided to postpone his broadcast [announcing the surrender of Germany] until the next day; and informing him that a statement has been issued to the press indicating the time of the announcement and that 8 May will be regarded as VE Day. Crossed through.