Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Secretary to the Board of Admiralty [Sir (William) Graham Greene] on the public and secret memoranda for Canada concerning the Canadian emergency contribution of 3 Dreadnoughts to the Royal Navy. [Carbon].

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC listing naval vessels built or being built in Canada that would be suitable for combatting enemy submarines and mining operations and asking if they can be temporarily assigned to the United States.

Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC marked "most secret and personal" regarding Canadian opposition to reprisal measures against German prisoners-of-war and expressing hope that WSC will accept the offers of mediation made by the Protecting Power and the International Red Cross Committee.

Telegram from Prime Minister of Canada [W Mackenzie King] to WSC marked "most secret and personal" regarding arrangements for British Liberators to use Gander [Newfoundland, later part of Canada] and Goose [Labrador] airfields for servicing and refuelling during Atlantic patrols.

Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [W Mackenzie King] marked "most secret and personal" thanking him for agreeing to the use of Goose [Labrador] and Gander [Newfoundland, later part of Canada] airfields by British aircraft and commenting on the arrangements.

Letter from WSC to John Winant [United States Ambassador to Great Britain] regarding Canada and the Combined Food Board, agreeing with the President Roosevelt's procedure but suggesting that the message to Canada be shortened omitting passages which may lead to comparisons with Canada and other countries and enclosing a proposed draft [see CHAR 20/94B/184 ] Signed.

Letter from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] (Government House, Bahamas) to WSC on his proposed trip to the United States and Canada, his general attitude to HM Government and his situation in the Bahamas. Signed typescript with additional copy of the letter.

Draft telegram [from Lord Cranborne, earlier Robert Gascoyne Cecil, later 5th Lord Salisbury, Secretary of State for the Dominions] to United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada [Malcolm MacDonald] on the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] proposed visit to Canada. Copy.

Minute from "M" [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC suggesting that on balance they should let the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] visit Canada, and commenting on the difficulties of finding a press adviser for the Duke. Typescript [initialled and annotated by Moyne].

Drafts of minute from WSC (10 Downing Street) to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] and Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] stating that he sees no reason why the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] should not visit Canada and the United States towards the end of September given the right planning. Drafts annotated by individuals including WSC.

Minute from "M" [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC on co-ordinating visits to the United States and Canada by [George] the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas], suggesting the Duke of Kent's visit is limited to Canada. Initialled typescript.

Minute from "A E" [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Foreign Office) to WSC suggesting that [George] the Duke of Kent's visit is limited to Canada. Initialled typescript.

Minute from WSC to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] and Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] on co-ordinating visits to the United States and Canada by [George] the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Carbon copy.

Telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to Governor, Bahamas [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], sending on a message from WSC on arrangements for the Duke's visits to Washington [United States] and Canada. Copy.

Telegram from Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to Governor, Bahamas, [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII] sending on a message from [Sir Walter] Monckton [Director-General of Ministry of Information] on finding the Duke a Press Attache, suggesting trying Rene McColl "as an experiment", and arrangements for the Duke's proposed visit to the United States and Canada. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on the Duke's visit to the United States and Canada, emphasising that "no word should ever be spoken inconsistent" with encouraging the United States to enter the war. Carbon copy.