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Series of photographs of the Italian Front as plotted in the Defence Map Room, with dates from 24 to 30 April 1945. Reproduced by the Air Ministry Photographic Reproductions Branch.

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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].

Scope and Contents 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 304" and "Personal and Top Secret" referring to [Eden's] "Cordite 393 and 395" and suggesting the text of a message from WSC to President [Franklin Roosevelt] arguing against the publication of long Armistice terms with Italy and that the announcement should be delayed because of a lynching in Rome [Italy]....

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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 293" and "Personal and Top Secret" referring to [Eden's] "Cordite 380" and commenting on amendments [to ?the announcement of the Italian Armistice terms] and the effect of a "filthy outrage" [a lynching] in Rome [Italy]. [Copy].

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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 Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir John Anderson, later 1st Lord Waverley], and War Cabinet marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 166" and "Personal and Top Secret" on discussions with the United States on "munition and non-munition supplies", dismantling German industries, plans for the war in the Far East, and proposals for Italy. [Copy].

Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to General [Sir Henry] Wilson [Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] and General [Sir Harold] Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Special Unnumbered Signal" and "Personal and Top Secret" stating that "Everything has opened here very well so far as your affairs are concerned", referring to "Boniface" information [Enigma decrypts, ULTRA] about German forces in Italy, LSTs [landing...

Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] and War Cabinet marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire 112" and "Personal and Top Secret" on discussions on the plans for the Mediterranean theatre: not weakening General [Sir Harold] Alexander's [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] army, LSTs [landing craft] in the Adriatic, aiming for Vienna [Austria], and UNRRA [United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration]...

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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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Draft message from WSC to Ivanoe Bonomi, President of the Council of Ministers, Rome [Italian Prime Minister] thanking him for his VE-Day message. [written by ?Nicholas Henderson, Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary; annotated by Prime Minister's Private Secretary John Peck and WSC's Secretary Patrick Kinna].

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Telegram from Ivanoe Bonomi [Italian Prime Minister] to WSC on the victory in Europe and the reaction in Italy.

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Letter from WSC to Count Nicolo Carandini [Italian Ambassador to Great Britain] thanking him for his letter and congratulations. [Carbon copy].

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Draft letter from WSC to Italian Government Representative [Count Nicolo Carandini, Italian Ambassador to Great Britain] thanking him for his letter and congratulations. [annotated by ?John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary].

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Letter from the Nicolo Carandini [Italian Ambassador to Great Britain] (14 Three King's Yard, Davies Street, London) to WSC sending his congratulations and expressing his admiration for WSC's consideration towards Italy. [signed].

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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Personal and Secret" congratulating him [on arranging the withdrawal of French troops from north-western Italy].

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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Guard" and "Personal and Top Secret" expressing his concern over the possibility of there being only one corps left in north-east Italy; and hoping that he will be able to come [to London] to discuss the situation.

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Telegram from Sir Desmond Morton [Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] (Athens [Greece]) to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" setting out suggestions for a future British policy to ensure Italy and Greece do not fall to communists. [Despatched on 18 June; carbon copy].

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Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Guard" and "Top Secret" giving the present situation and forecast for Allied troop numbers in Austria, Italy, and Greece; and stating that he wishes to leave for the United Kingdom on 27 June. [Carbon copy].

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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" expressing concern at the proposed reductions in troop numbers in Italy and Greece.

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Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Guard" and "Personal" stating that he would welcome stronger forces in Italy; but that the "whole situation" needs to be carefully studied "on [the] highest level". [Carbon copy].

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Telegram from [Admiral] P Voulgaris, Prime Minister of Greece, (Athens) to WSC (10 Downing Street) congratulating the armies under the command of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] on behalf of the people of Greece on the Allied victory in Italy and commenting on Greece's involvement.

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Telegram from [Admiral] P Voulgaris, Prime Minister of Greece, to WSC (10 Downing Street) congratulating the armies under the command of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] on behalf of the people of Greece on the Allied victory in Italy and commenting on Greece's involvement. [Carbon copy].

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Letter from Maximilian Lobkowicz [Czechoslovakian Ambassador to Great Britain] (Czechoslovak Embassy, 8 Grosvenor Place [London]) to WSC conveying a delayed message from [Dr Eduard] Benes [President of Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic and Slovakia] on the victory of the Allied Armies in Italy. [signed].

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Letter from WSC to Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, on his arrangements for cruise with the Med. Fleet, also on his proposed visit to Rome and meeting with Mussolini [carbon].