Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" regarding the lack of communication from Premier Stalin, apart from a cryptic "Thank you", commenting on its implications for their plans to send planes and supplies to the Soviet Union, speculating on the reasons for the silence, and asking Roosevelt for his thoughts.

Telegram from WSC to Minister of State in the Middle East [Richard Casey] thanking him for his MOS/51 and stating that he has "not thought it opportune" to make the request outlined in his paragraph 3 because "Our relations with the Soviet are pretty bleak at present" but stating that he has referred Casey's telegram to the Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon].

Telegram from Stalin to WSC denying official endorsement of Pravda article on relations between the Soviet Union and United States. [See CHAR 20/68A/15 for WSC's telegram].

Telegram from Premier Stalin to WSC marked "personal and secret" informing him of the deterioration of the situation in the Stalingrad area [Soviet Union] since the beginning of September, due to German air superiority, and asking for supplies of fighter aircraft from Great Britain and the United States. Claims that Germany are manufacturing not less than 2500 combat aircraft a month, far more than the 1300 suggested by British intelligence.

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" informing him that he has just received the immediately following telegram from Stalin [see CHAR 20/80/132], stating that he feels a desperate effort ought to be made to meet this request, and commenting on the implications. Initialled.

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "personal and secret" reciting text of telegram from Stalin to WSC regarding the deterioration of the situation at Stalingrad [Soviet Union] and requesting supplies of fighter aircraft from Great Britain and the United States [see CHAR 20/80/126-127].

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC commenting on WSC's proposed text of message for Stalin: advocates a firm commitment to putting an air force in the Caucasus; argues that shipping convoy PQ19 must sail to the Soviet Union and comments on how this might be achieved; refers to his anxiety about a forthcoming message from the United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

Telegram from Vyacheslav Molotov [Soviet Union Foreign Minister] to WSC marked "personal" referring to various documents on the question of the British medical personnel in Archangel and Voinga (Murmansk) [Soviet Union] and suggesting that WSC will be able to draw the necessary conclusions, particularly in regard to certain irregularities in the actions of the respective British naval authorities.

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "secret" stating that the United States is prepared to send a heavy bomber group to "Velvet" [codename for proposed Anglo-American air force on Soviet southern flank] and that Great Britain would provide the fighters and medium or light bombers.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell (Commander in Chief, India) marked "personal": expresses pleasure that Wavell is pressing forward with his plans; states that he now feels much more comfortable about the Caucasus [Soviet Union] and that "it looks as if Hitler's campaign against Russia in 1942 will be a great disappointment to him"; promises to send copies of telegram correspondence with Stalin and Roosevelt.

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC regarding assistance for the Soviet Union: agrees with WSC's proposals for delivering supplies by the northern route; comments on the need to make a firm commitment to the joint Anglo-American air force on the Russian front [Codename "Velvet"]; suggests amendments to WSC's proposed telegram to Stalin.

Telegram from WSC to Premier Stalin marked "personal and secret" informing him that his "later information" [? Enigma decrypts] shows that German plans for sending shipping to the Caspian by rail have been suspended.

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "most secret and personal" reciting text of his telegram to Stalin regarding Allied support for the Soviet Union [see CHAR 20/81/18-20] With annotations by ? Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to the Minister of Defence].

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "personal and most secret" reciting text of message to Stalin outlining the ways in which the United States can help the Soviet Union. Refers to: placing an air force under Soviet command in the Caucasus [codename "Velvet"]; arranging transfer of merchant ships; making an automobile tyre plant available; sending reinforcements of troops and supplies to the Persian Gulf.

Telegram from General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC on probable German fronts for the summer: he believes Hitler will attack Britain before Ukraine or Caucasus [Soviet Union]; to invade Britain requires prior bombing of ports, aerodromes, munitions and industrial centres; war of attrition in Atlantic and heavy attack on Mediterranean basin. [Copy].

Telegram from WSC to the Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] for Commanders-in- Chief Committee Middle East advising against relying on German engagement in the Soviet Union; feels Whipcord [codename for a British plan for the invasion of Sicily] should proceed immediately relying on superiority of Allied air power, to link up with Mediterranean; Germany will be threatened in Europe and provoke resistance by Spain.

Telegram from WSC to [Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador to the Soviet Union] on transportation obstacles to sending British divisions to the Caucasus.