Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, October 1944.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris [Commander in Chief Bomber Command]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers, particularly Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon]; the...

Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to the Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] suggesting that Duff Cooper [Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, later 1st Lord Norwich] should be offered the position of Envoy or Charge d'Affaires in Italy and not that of Minister Resident at Allied Headquarters in Algiers and stating: that Allied policy towards Italy has been right and that they will eventually turn against Germany; that Italy should expect to lose Rhodes, the Dodecanese, Albania and all...

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Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt regarding the joint Anglo-American planning of the military administration of Italian occupied territory and suggesting that a British General Officer is established as military governor of "Husky land" [Sicily] under the Supreme control of General Dwight Eisenhower [Commander in Chief North African Theatre of Operations, United States Army].

Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, January 1945.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: senior civil servants, including Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; Colonel Ian Jacob and Major-General Leslie Hollis [Military Assistant Secretaries to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; Sir Desmond Morton...

Scope and Contents Letter from Vera Lombardi [formerly Vera Arkwright] (Madrid [Spain]) to WSC asking him whether he would be able to help her return to Italy. She explains that she has escaped from Coco [Chanel] and the Germans and is due to return to Rome in January and relays a message from Randolph Churchill asking WSC to intervene. She explains that she had worked with Coco [Chanel] until 1937; had been taken to her in Paris [France] "by her orders and the methods of Her German friends"; is very concerned...

Scope and Contents Copy of a letter from Vera Lombardi [formerly Vera Arkwright] (Madrid [Spain]) to WSC asking him whether he would be able to help her return to Italy. She explains that she has escaped from Coco [Chanel] and the Germans and is due to return to Rome in January and relays a message from Randolph Churchill asking WSC to intervene. She explains that she had worked with Coco [Chanel] until 1937; had been taken to her in Paris [France] "by her orders and the methods of Her German friends"; is very...

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Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in connection with the landings in the Gulf of Salerno [Italy] on 9th September, 1943", reprinting a despatch from Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station (8 March 1945), with later Admiralty foreword and footnotes, and an appendix on planning the operation. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].

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Despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Alexander [of Tunis], [formerly Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] entitled "The Conquest of Sicily [Italy], 10 July 1943 to 17 August 1943" giving details of the planning and invasion, with maps, and contemporary instructions and directives. [bound volume].

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Colour map of the Italian front (oblique from Southeast) marked "Secret" showing Allied and German forces.

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Colour map of the Italian front (oblique from Southeast) marked "Secret" showing Allied and German forces.

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Colour map of Central and Southern Italy (oblique from Southeast).

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Letter from Captain Robin Sanderson (Grenadier Guards Company, Guards' Battalion, IRTD, CMF) to WSC congratulating him on the fifth anniversary of his Premiership, wishing him well for the future, and commenting on events in Italy. [Copy; annotated by John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, to indicate that Sanderson was in charge of WSC's villa at Marrakesh, Morocco].

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Air letter from [Captain] Robin Sanderson (Grenadier Guards Company, Guards' Battalion, IRTD, CMF) to WSC congratulating him on the fifth anniversary of his Premiership, wishing him well for the future, and commenting on events in Italy. [signed manuscript; received 8 May].

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Letter from [Guy] Millard [Assistant Private Secretary] (Foreign Office) to [John] Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) enclosing a copy of a telegram containing a message from the Captains Regent [Casali and Valentini] and Foreign Secretary [Giacomini] of San Marino and a draft reply, and giving background information on San Marino's role in the war in Italy. [signed].

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Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] and War Cabinet marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 179" on opening UNRRA [United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration] to Italy. [Copy].

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Telegram from WSC [on board the Queen Mary returning to Britain from the United States] to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire 318" and "Personal. Top Secret" referring to [Eden's] "Cordite 410" and commenting on President [Franklin Roosevelt] publishing [?the Italian Armistice terms], expressing dissatisfaction at British delay due to [Eden] consulting "all other powers and Dominions". [Copy].

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Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire 93" and "Personal and Top Secret" referring to [Eden's] "Cordite 150", giving his views on recognising the Italian government arguing "Why cannot you leave it alone and let things develop?", commenting on [Eden] visiting the President [Franklin Roosevelt], and his own arrangements for returning to Britain mentioning a cover plan. [Copy].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on interfering with Italian importing of coal. [Copy; given running number 209].

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Brief report from "Young" ("C I Desk" and "P I Secretary") to "C of S" ?[Chief of Staff, Northwest African Strategic Air Force] on an attack by 310 Bomb Group on Pantellieria [Italy] gun emplacements on 31 May 1943. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs from an attack [by 310 Bomb Group] on Pantellieria [Italy] gun emplacements; some with details highlighted in coloured pencil.

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Brief report from "Young" ("C I Desk" and "P I Secretary") to "C of S" ?[Chief of Staff, Northwest African Strategic Air Force] on an attack by 97th Bomb Group on the Northeast side of Foggia [Italy] ?aerodrome on 31 May 1943. [Carbon].

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Brief report from "Young" ("C I Desk" and "P I Secretary") to "C of S" ?[Chief of Staff, Northwest African Strategic Air Force] on an attack by 99th Bomb Group on the Southwest side of Foggia [Italy] ?aerodrome on 31 May 1943. [Carbon].

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Brief report from "Young" ("C I Desk" and "P I Secretary") to "C of S" ?[Chief of Staff, Northwest African Strategic Air Force] on an attack by 2 Bomb Group on Foggia [Italy] rail road facilities on 31 May 1943. [Carbon].

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Operations report on an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on Cagliari Harbour, Sardinia [Italy]. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs [from an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on Cagliari Harbour, Sardinia, Italy].