Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "most secret and personal" stating his belief that the danger of offensive action by the French fleet would be reduced by the presence of United States warships in the Mediterranean, and suggesting the temporary attachment for four or five days of four American destroyers to British naval units, to be replaced in the American Atlantic flotilla by a corresponding number of British destroyers.

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "most secret" reciting text of press release for issue to the United States press immediately following the American landings in French North West Africa [Codename "Torch"].

Telegram from WSC, Former Naval Person, to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" on subjects including: the good progress of the Battle of Egypt [a reference to the Second Battle of El Alamein, Egypt]; his opinion that Roosevelt's proposed message to [Marshal Philippe] Petain [Head of Vichy Government, France] is too kind and may have an undesirable effect on the de Gaullists [Free French]; and arrangements for transport for [Henri] Giraud to Gibraltar. Typescript.

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" reporting on his long talks of yesterday with General Charles De Gaulle [Leader of the Free French] and General Francois D'Astier and stating that he strongly favours a meeting between De Gaulle and General Henri Giraud as soon as possible, "before rivalries crystallize.".

Telegram from General Dwight D Eisenhower [Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC reporting on his meeting with Pierre Boisson [Vichy French Governor General of West Africa] during which Boisson complained that the promises made to him about the release of Vichy French prisoners and the cessation of antagonistic propaganda had not yet been honoured.

Telegram from WSC [Moscow, Soviet Union] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] asking about the position with regard to the renewal of "Rutter" [Codename for original plan for raid on Dieppe, France].

Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] asking him to report if and when "Jubilee" [Codename for raid on Dieppe, France] takes place.

Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] marked "most secret and personal" suggesting that it would be wise to describe "Jubilee" [Codename for raid on Dieppe, France] as a "Reconnaissance in force." Annotated, probably during writing of WSC's "The Second World War" c1948-1954.

Letter from Paul Reynaud [Prime Minister of France] to WSC, thanking him for letter on the new French Cabinet, and Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] and a joint project.

Letter from WSC to Paul Reynaud [Prime Minister of France] on the composition of the new French Cabinet, particularly [Edouard] Daladier [Minister of War] and [Georges] Mandel [Minister of Colonies]; conveys enthusiasm from Prime Minister [Neville Chamberlain] and Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] for a joint project. [carbon].

Letter from [Brigadier-General] Louis [Edward] Spears to WSC on the urgent need to sort out diplomatic relations with the French before errors are committed as in World War I.

Copy of a minute from WSC to Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance] on war reparations and the payment of war debts to the United States. WSC feels that there is a good prospect of obtaining reparations from Europe, including 25 million pounds a year from Germany, and that they should wait for proposals from France and Italy. He advocates an open statement that all previous offers have lapsed.

Letter from WSC to Brigadier-General [Edward] Spears hoping Spears would be able to act between [6th Lord] Gort [earlier John Vereker, Commander-in-Chief of the British Field Force] and [General Alphonse] Georges [Commander of the French Forces and Operations in the North East], or [General Sir] Edmund Ironside [Chief of Imperial General Staff] and [General Maurice] Gamelin [commanding French Land Forces], if WSC could arrange it.

Minute [from ?F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, WSC's Personal Assistant to ?WSC] giving a comparison of enlisted men in Britain and France.

Minute [from ?F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, WSC's Personal Assistant] to WSC on conclusions about Allied air strengths in comparison with those of Germany.

Printed note by WSC for the War Cabinet on planned joint Naval mining operations with the French, involving the Royal Marines.

Letter from WSC to Paul Reynaud [Prime Minister of France] on the appointment of Major-General Edward Spears as defence liaison with France. [Carbon].

Letter from WSC to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, speculating on German plans for the winter regarding the Balkans and the East; urging preparations to be made in Western Europe. [carbon with manuscript annotations by WSC].

Letter from Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to WSC responding to suggestions for war preparation and discussing European strengths and weaknesses, commenting on the French Air Force. [annotated by WSC].