Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Bernard Freyberg [Governor-General of New Zealand] (Government House, Auckland, New Zealand) to WSC, explaining that he was sending him a food parcel containing ham, tongue and bacon via RMS Rimutaka. Freyberg explains that the smoked ox tongue was an experiment and would need soaking for 24 hours. He adds that as the parcel was being sent in a refrigerator ship he was anxious to know if the food reached WSC in good condition and asks if WSC's secretary could let him know. In...

Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Bernard Freyberg [Governor-General of New Zealand] (Wellington, New Zealand) to WSC, stating that he was sending him a food parcel containing a New Zealand ham, via the SS Corinthic and explaining that the parcel would be forwarded from New Zealand House in London. Includes crossed out note from Freyberg asking WSC to let him know if the parcel arrived in good condition, a postscript sending good wishes for 1949 and a note by WSC saying that he must send the Freybergs their...

Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Bernard Freyberg [Governor-General of New Zealand] (Wellington, New Zealand) to WSC, stating that he was sending him a smoked ham, via the SS Ceramic, which was due to leave Wellington on 12 February, arriving in London in mid-March. In a postscript, Freyberg adds that he knew WSC had parcels from all over the world, but this was just to let him know that they were all thinking of him. He also adds that there need be no answer, and that [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord...

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Letter from Sir Bernard Freyberg [Governor-General of New Zealand] (Wellington, New Zealand) to WSC, stating that he was sending him a large smoked ham, which he hoped he would eat rather than give away. Freyberg adds that he was also sending CSC fifteen pounds of sweets and chocolate and in a postscript asks if WSC's secretary could let him know if the food didn't arrive. Signed typescript

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Parcel label addressed to WSC from Sir Bernard Freyberg [Governor-General of New Zealand] (Government House, New Zealand), signed with love from Freyberg. Annotated as being a gift of a large ham which had been given to Mrs Landeman, with a note of a telegraphed reply from WSC thanking Freyberg.

Scope and Contents Letter from 1st Lord Freyberg [Governor-General of New Zealand] (Government House, New Zealand) to CSC, explaining that he had sent her a large smoked ham and five pounds of butter via SS Rangitata, which was due to arrive in London at the end of August. He adds that it wasn't a good time for butter in pats or tins and asks if she could arrange for the food to be picked up from New Zealand House in London. In a postscript, Freyberg states that no answer was needed unless the food failed to...

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Minute from [1st Lord] Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Paymaster-General] to WSC arguing for a "genuine guarantee" from the Services that an expansion of Britain's commitment in the Far East will not inflate further their manpower demands and slow down demobilisation, commenting on exports and imports, and the food situation in Britain and liberated Europe. [signed; flagged "B"].

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Report by Lieutenant-General [Sir Ronald] Weeks [Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff, British Zone of Germany] on the "Provision of Food and Coal for the British Sector of Berlin [Germany]". [annotated note by Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary, on front page of report dated 18 July; section on page 8 flagged "X"].

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Appendix "A" [to a report by Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks, Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff, British Zone of Germany, CHAR 20/233/2-10] on the "Relative Feeding Levels in British Zone and in British Section of Berlin [Germany]".

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Appendix "B" [to a report by Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks, Deputy Military Governor and Chief of Staff, British Zone of Germany, CHAR 20/233/2-10] on the "Meat and Fat position in the British Zone [of Germany]".

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the 35 million ton import programme for food, raw materials, paper, textiles, and fertilisers, with an accompanying table. [Copy; given running number 259].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on attending the Food Policy Committee and discussions on the cheese ration and live-stock policy. [Copy; given running number 256].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the import shortage, livestock reductions, the move towards the basal diet, non-food imports, and the value of animal proteins. [Copy; given running number 253a].

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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on rationing preserves, low flying attacks, searchlights on aircraft, and countering torpedoes. [Copies; given running numbers 249a, 250, 251, and 252].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the food situation: stocks of wheat, meat, sugar, and butter, and imports. [Copy; given running number 243].

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Aide-memoire [by F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] for WSC on importing capacity, requirements of materials and food, and future outlook. [Copy; given running number 240].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC attaching a draft minute to the Minister of Agriculture [Robert Hudson] on the possibility of a quantity of Northern Ireland potatoes being destroyed. [Copy; given running number 223(B)].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC referring to a memorandum by Minister of Agriculture [Robert Hudson] on destroying Northern Ireland potatoes because of the decline in the pig population. [Copy; given running number 221A].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on importing Australian wheat. [Copy; given running number 208].

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Telegram from WSC [in the United States] to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire 284" and "Personal and Top Secret" requesting independent reports from France, the Low Countries, and Germany on the health and food supply of the population, suspecting it is better than they have been led to believe. [Copy].

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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC attaching a precis of a note given by Sir Walter Layton [Chairman of Executive Committee, Ministry of Supply] to Averell Harriman [United States Special Representative in Great Britain] on British food and other import needs. [Copy; given running number 285A].

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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] (Great George Street [London]) to WSC on imports and food stocks, referring to "W.P.(R) (41) 31", and fuzes for high level bombing. [annotated copies; given running numbers 288 and 289].

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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on forecast food imports, referring to "W.P.(R) (41) 39", and a chart showing sinkings [see ?CHAR 20/258B/217-218]. [Copies; given running numbers 315 and 316].

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Minute [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC attaching a draft minute to Minister of Food [1st Lord Woolton, earlier Frederick Marquis] on the low level of food imports under the Lend-Lease Act. [Copy; given running number 317].

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Minute [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC sending on a draft minute to the Minister of Food [1st Lord Woolton, earlier Frederick Marquis] on imports of pork, diary products, oil and oilseeds, and Argentine meat. [Copy; given running number 320].