Letter from [1st] Lord Hankey [Minister without Portfolio] to WSC on Norwegian developments, which they both feel have not gone far enough, enclosing memorandum on the situation and further developments.

Letter from the Admiral [of the Fleet, 12th] Lord Cork [and Orrery] to WSC on the situation in Scandinavia, particularly Narvik [Norway].

Letter from Admiral [Sir Roger] Keyes to WSC pressing for action in Norway, asking for authority to lead a Royal Marine assault on Trondheim [Norway].

Letters from [Sir Roger] Keyes to WSC and [Prime Minister] Neville Chamberlain on widespread dissatisfaction with the waging of the naval war, and the recent lack of success at Trondheim fjord and Steinkjer [Norway], mentions previous disasters in the World War I, and intrigue in the intervening years by [Admirals Sir Reginald] Bacon, [1st Lord] Jellicoe, [1st Lord] Beatty, [Sir Charles] Madden and especially [Sir Dudley] Pound [1st Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff].

Letter from WSC to Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for War] suggesting sending tank units over to Flanders as part of Operation "Maurice". [carbon, with manuscript annotations by WSC].

Telegram from WSC to Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, asking for clarification of decisions in Norwegian waters and offering information on rapidly changing events. [draft, for final version see CHAR 19/2B/191].

Letter from WSC to Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, offering congratulations on recent Naval victories off the Norwegian coast; mentions HMS Rodney, Illustrious and Suffolk; [Vice-]Admiral [Cedric] Holland, [Major-]General [Pierse] Mackesy and [Admiral of the Fleet, 12th] Lord Cork [and Orrery]. [carbon, with manuscript annotations by WSC].

Letter from WSC to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warning that present policies will cause trouble in Norway and asking about the burden of absolute responsibility for the Military Co-ordination Committee [manuscript draft; see CHAR 19/2C/301 for final version; CHAR 19/5/11 typescript draft] Original first paragraph: "Being anxious to sustain you to the best of my ability, I must warn you that you are approaching a head-on smash in Norway".

Letter from WSC to Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, challenging the decision by the United States to withdraw Lend-Lease funding for operations Bolero [codename for preparations for the invasion of Normandy, France] and Roundup [codename for the Allied invasion of North West Europe] in favour of Torch [codename for Allied invasion of North West Africa].

Minute from [Major-General Hastings] Ismay [Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence] (Offices of the War Cabinet) to First Lord [of the Admiralty, WSC] giving the decision of the Chiefs of Staff that the post of Commander-in-Chief, North West Expeditionary Force, [?Major-General Pierse Mackesy] should cease to exist once his work has passed to the Flag Officer at Narvik [Norway, Admiral of the Fleet, 12th] Lord Cork [and Orrery].

Letter from WSC to [Major-General Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] and copied to Colonel [Ian] Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet] on the needless delay over operation "Paul" [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany]; comments on the Illustrious being wasted when it is needed to collect aeroplanes from the United States. [carbon copy].

Minute from the 1st Sea Lord [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] to WSC informing him that after the evacuation of Narvik [Norway] is finished the Ark Royal will carry out Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany] in a modified form. Annotated by WSC on 8 June: "Good".

Memorandum from "D P" [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, 1st Sea Lord] to WSC and copied to First Lord [of the Admiralty, A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough], explaining modifications to Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany], necessary due to ice in the Gulf of Bothnia and the German occupation of Norwegian aerodromes; annotated by WSC.

Draft minute from WSC to 1st Sea Lord [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] and copied to First Lord [of the Admiralty, A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough] insisting that Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany] go ahead in some form; suggests aerodromes at "Bardufoss" and "Skaanland" [both Norway] be bombed.

Telegram from Flag Officer, Narvik [Norway, Admiral of the Fleet, 12th Lord Cork and Orrery] to WSC and high ranking members of the Admiralty marked "Secret" on action concerning aerodromes and possible landing sites in Norway. [copy].