Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Top Secret" informing him that President Harry Truman has agreed to his suggested time for the simultaneous announcement of VE Day.

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 from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Personal and Secret" agreeing to WSC's [initial] suggestion for the timing of the VE Day announcements.

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.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin 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. Carbon copy.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that President Harry Truman proposes to issue his statement [on the link-up of American and British forces and the Soviet Army] to the press and radio; that the Soviet authorities should agree with General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] as to an appropriate time for the release; and that a recording of WSC's message is being flown to Stalin.

Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Personal and Secret" requesting the postponement of the announcement of the German surrender until 9 May because of continued German resistance on the Eastern front. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Secret" stating that he will not be able to delay his announcement of the German surrender until 9 May, despite continued resistance by certain groups [on the Eastern front]. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to CSC (Moscow [Soviet Union]) marked "Top Secret" suggesting she broadcast on 9 May a message from him "to Marshal Stalin, to the Red Army, and to the Russian people" sending greetings for their "splendid victories" and hope for a peaceful future. Copy.

Telegram from Sir Edward Grigg [later Lord Altrincham, Minister of State, Middle East] (Beirut [Lebanon]) to WSC marked "Personal" requesting he look at Grigg's telegram from Beirut expressing anxiety about the arrival of the "Jeanne d'Arc" [French battleship]; and congratulating him on his VE Day broadcast. Carbon copy.

Telegram from Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] (San Francisco [United States]) to WSC congratulating him on his VE Day announcement.

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (San Francisco [United States]) marked "personal" informing him that he has had to postpone his BBC broadcast until 13 May; and apologising as this upsets an arrangement made for a broadcast by Eden at the same time. Carbon copy.

Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] (San Francisco [United States]) to WSC marked "personal" stating that he understands [the postponement of WSC's broadcast preventing one by Eden]. Despatched on 10 May (United States time), 11 May (British time).

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (San Francisco [United States]) marked "Personal" expressing his sorrow at displacing a broadcast by Eden [with one of his own]. Carbon copy.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" thanking him for his views on the future situation in Europe; agreeing that an early meeting [between Marshal Stalin and the two of them] is necessary; stating that he will make every effort to permit an early meeting; and congratulating WSC on his broadcast of 13 May.

Note from WSC to Private Office stating that "This" [referring to letter about Leslie Mitchell of British Movietone News] should be addressed to the new Minister of Information [Geoffrey Lloyd] and signed by WSC. [Typescript].

Note from CSC to WSC reminding him to take some action about the well-known war films commentator, Leslie Mitchell, who has "a very boastful, gloating, trampling manner" and suggesting that WSC might see him for five minutes. [Initialled typescript] With annotation in red ink by ? WSC.

Minute from WSC to Minister of Information [Geoffrey Lloyd] marked "indexed" suggesting that he study some of the commentaries made on the British Movietone by Leslie Mitchell, as WSC has been "disagreeably impressed by his boastful and trampling manner", and asking whether this commentator can be induced to be more moderate in tone.

Memorandum from Geoffrey Lloyd [Minister of Information] to WSC replying to his personal minute [complaining about the tone adopted in commentaries by Leslie Mitchell], stating that he will take this up with the heads of British Movietone News who "are co-operating well at the present time", and expressing hope that they would take notice of a suggestion that their commentaries be toned down. [Initialled typescript] Initialled and dated by WSC in red ink on 21 Jun.

Telephone message from the Managing Director of the BBC [John Reith, later Lord Reith] stating that Havelock Wilson has not approached the BBC [about broadcasting an appeal for industrial peace] and that Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland does not think such an appeal desirable.