Letter from WSC to Lieutenant-Colonel Steer-Webster thanking him for the excellent coloured reproduction of "Mulberry B" [codename for type of artificial harbour used on D-Day], asking him to thank Corporal Jobson who was responsible for the painting, and thanking him and his staff for the various models and the relief map of the Mulberry which they have sent to WSC's Map Room [carbon].

Telegram from Chiang-Kai-shek [President of China] to WSC offering the heartiest congratulations of the Chinese Nation on the occasion of the triumphant entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany]: expresses conviction that the "heroic efforts of your armed forces will be attended with equally brilliant successes in the Far East in their struggle with the Japanese aggressors" [copy].

Proposed text of telegram from WSC to Chiang-Kai-shek [President of China] to WSC thanking him for his telegram of congratulations on the occasion of the triumphant entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany], and confirming that: "our endeavours will not slacken until Tokio [Tokyo, Japan] has been entered as well as Berlin." [copy, see also CHAR 20/195B/189 & 193].

Draft of telegram from WSC to Chiank-Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his message of congratulations on the occasion of the entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany] and confirming that: "our endeavours in the joint cause will not slacken until Tokio [Tokyo, Japan] has been entered as well as Berlin." [typescript] Annotated and initialled by WSC in red [see CHAR 20/195B/193 for final version].

Telegram from Chiank-Kai-Shek [President of China] to WSC conveying congratulations of the entire Chinese Nation on the occasion of the entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany] and expressing the conviction that: "the heroic efforts of your Armed Forces will be attended with equally brilliant successes in the Far East in their struggle with the Japanese aggressors".

Telegram from WSC to Chiang-Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his telegram of congratulations on the occasion of the entry of "our Soviet Allies" into Berlin [Germany]; commenting on the victory gained by Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre] in Italy; expressing conviction that "our endeavours in the joint cause will not slacken until the last enemy has been beaten down".

Letter from Lord Corvedale [earlier Oliver Baldwin, later 2nd Lord Baldwin] (No.9 W.D.S.B., Bradbury Barracks, Hereford) to WSC regarding a first hand account of the battle of Arnhem [Netherlands] which he is sending to WSC because it is probably unique of its kind [manuscript].

Letter from Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Lord Corvedale [earlier Oliver Baldwin, later 2nd Lord Baldwin] acknowledging receipt of his letter and the first hand account of the battle of Arnhem [Netherlands] which will be shown to WSC as soon as an opportunity arises [carbon].

Detailed first hand account of the battle of Arnhem [Netherlands] describing the experiences of a single British soldier over a two week period from his parachute drop into the Netherlands until his return to billets in Newark [Nottinghamshire] [typescript].

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal, Private and Top Secret" requesting he give his personal attention to the matter of [repatriating] British prisoners of war rescued by Soviet Armies; giving details of advances against the Germans in Western Europe; and suggesting that Hitler may try to prolong the war after all North Germany has been conquered.

Telegram from Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to the Minister of Defence, Straelen, Germany] to Foreign Office passing on "Personal" message from WSC to Marshal Stalin reporting that he is at Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's [Commander 21st Army Group] Headquarters; and that orders have just been given to launch the main battle to force the Rhine on a broad front centering around Wesel [Germany].

Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC giving details of his "main thrust" to drive "eastward to join hands with [the] Russians or to attain [the] general line of the Elbe [Germany]"; outlining the main tasks of his commanders in these operations. Annotated with some corrections to the text.

Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Private, Confidential, Personal and Top Secret" urging that rather than shifting "the main axis of advance" to the south they should try to advance as far eastward as possible, emphasising the political significance of capturing Berlin [Germany]; and arguing against the withdrawal of the 9th US Army from the 21st Army Group.

Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting that the enclosed message from WSC to President Roosevelt on differences between the British and United States Chiefs of Staff on tactics against Germany [CHAR 20/213A/101-103] is passed on to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army].

Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC arguing that he has not changed his plan for the defeat of Germany in Western Europe; that all decisions have been taken for operational reasons; and denying that he intended relegating British forces to a peripheral role.