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.

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 Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] to WSC marked "Personal" reporting on French policy towards the Levant States [Syria and the Lebanon]; that General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] regretted Britain moving an extra division into the Lebanon; and was in a bad mood when he drafted his reply to WSC because he had heard that the French zone of occupation in Germany would not include Cologne. Copy.

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 President Harry Truman to WSC congratulating him and the British forces and people on the defeat of Germany. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Personal and Top Secret" sending him the text of a minute appealing for the order to arrest all members of the Reich Food Estate to be cancelled in order to assist German food production in the following year.

Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC marked "Personal" assuring him that he is aware of possible difficulties involving the removal of Nazi Party members from the German civil service, but [in response to WSC's particular concern] stating that only top officials in the Reich Food Estate should be affected.

Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] marked "Top Secret" and "Guard" and "personal and secret, private and confidential" commenting on the "winter prospect in Germany", and expressing his dislike of seeing German admirals and generals "being made to stand with their hands above their heads".

Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] to WSC marked "Top Secret", "Guard" and "personal and private" commenting on the situation in occupied Germany: suggesting that British policy concerning the German population, particularly regarding fraternisation with troops, needs to be reviewed, and pointing to communist activity in the British zone.

Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] agreeing with Montgomery on the need to relax restrictions on troops fraternising with the German people.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" explaining why he is unable to delay the withdrawal of American troops from the Soviet zone of Germany; and proposing to send a message to Marshal Stalin advocating that this withdrawal begins on June 21 but also emphasising the need for the Soviet Union to settle the matters of the occupation of Berlin [Germany] and Austria.

Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] to WSC marked "Top Secret" and "Personal" commenting on conditions in occupied Germany: the agricultural position, the general food situation, coal production, and discharging prisoners of war.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" agreeing to issue instructions [for the withdrawal of troops from the Soviet zone of Germany]; but suggesting altering Truman's proposed message to Marshal Stalin on the matter to advocate that the establishment of the Allied Commission and the withdrawal of Russian troops in Austria take place simultaneously.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" giving the text of his revised message to Marshal Stalin on arrangements for the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of a telegram from him to Marshal Stalin, supporting Truman's message on arrangements for the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin supporting President Harry Truman's message on arrangements for the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria. [Carbon copy].

Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" proposing to postpone the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria until 1 July; and suggesting they establish the French zones.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of a message from him to Marshal Stalin agreeing to begin the movement of allied and Soviet troops to their agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria on 1 July.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC on increasing French, Belgian, and particularly, German coal production, to prevent mass unrest in western Europe that winter.