Telegram from Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] to WSC marked "Personal" warning of the "dire political consequences" of the Americans evacuating Strasbourg [France]; and stating that "from the point of view of morale" it should be held at "almost any cost". Photocopy.

Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Attack on St Nazaire [France], 1942", reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth [Devon] (13 April 1942) and Commander [Robert] Ryder, Senior Officer, 10th A/S Striking Force (1 April), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].

Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Dieppe [France] Raid", reprinting a contemporary despatch from Captain [John] Hughes-Hallett (30 August 1942), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].

Printed despatch marked "Secret" entitled "Operations in North-West Europe, 6 June 1944 - 5 May 1945" by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Montgomery of Alamein [then Commander 21st Army Group]. [typescript copy; cover has some minor annotations].

Long "uncorrected" galley proofs of a report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [printed by HMSO; minor annotations by individuals including ?Ronald Fraser of the Cabinet Office and WSC].

Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [soft-bound, printed by the US Government Printing Office].

Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. In a presentation binding with an annotated dedication to WSC from Eisenhower and a note [by WSC's secretary] indicating that the gift was acknowledged on 23 January 1950.

French pamphlet, an alphabet for "des grandes personnes qui ne comprennent pas encore le francais", criticising British policy to France, published by G Mazeyrie [or Mazevrie] of Paris [France].

French pamphlet, criticising British policy to France and especially WSC's role, depicting him as a gangster.

Letter from [Alfred] Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] (British Embassy, Paris) to Maurice Schumann, Delegue a l'Assemblee Consultative Provisoire, thanking him for his letter on victory and expressing his admiration for those who resisted in France. [Carbon copy].

Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 103" and "Personal and Top Secret" asking if he has read an article in the Observer on the French situation. [Copy].

Telegram from WSC to Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] marked "Personal and Top Secret" approving his telegram [on French policy towards the Levant states, Syria and the Lebanon]; and suggesting he might visit General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] rather than have de Gaulle come to him, provided he is assured "the door" would not be "banged, barred and bolted" against him. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to Paul Reynaud, Edouard Daladier and Leon Blum [former Prime Ministers of France] sending them his "warmest congratulations" on their liberation [from captivity in Germany]. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to Sir Edward Grigg [later Lord Altrincham, Minister of State, Middle East] marked "Secret and Private" expressing his concern over French policy in the Levant States [Syria and the Lebanon]; and stating that he has "given every possible warning to [General] de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic]" on the matter. Carbon copy.

Telegram from Alfred Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich, British Ambassador to France] marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he does not understand WSC's criticism of his attitude to Major-General Sir Edward Spears; and that he opposed Spears' policy because it was not HM Government policy. [incorrectly dated 6 June; carbon copy].

Telegram from John Winant [United States Ambassador to Great Britain] to WSC marked "Secret" repeating the text of a note from the French Ambassador to the United States, Bonnet, to President Harry Truman giving General de Gaulle's [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic] views on the dispute between France and the United States and Britain in north-western Italy.

Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Personal" reporting a meeting between him and General Alphonse Juin, Chief of Staff to General de Gaulle [President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic], on the dispute between France and the United States and Britain in north-western Italy.

Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" asking his permission to settle arrangements for the withdrawal of French troops from Italy.

Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Private, Personal and Top Secret" agreeing to Alexander [settling arrangements for the withdrawal of French troops from Italy].

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he will repeat to Truman the telegrams exchanged with Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre, on settling arrangements for the withdrawal of French troops from Italy]; and emphasising the importance of the united stand with the United States on this and other contentious matters.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the exchange of telegrams with Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] on settling arrangements for the withdrawal of French troops from Italy.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" acknowledging receipt of WSC's telegrams and approving Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander's [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] actions [on settling arrangements for the withdrawal of French troops from Italy].