Scope and Contents Letter from [Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie] Hollis [Deputy Secretary (Military) of the Cabinet] (Ministry of Defence, Great George Street) to WSC (28 Hyde Park Gate) commenting on the probable controversy that will be caused by the publication of a despatch on Burma [later Myanmar] by [Field Marshal 1st] Lord Wavell [as Commander-in-Chief, India, see CHAR 20/251/9], sending on some background information [CHAR 20/251/7-8], giving the Prime Minister's [Clement Attlee] views, and asking for...

Scope and Contents Telegram from Field Marshal [Sir John] Dill, [Head of] British Joint Staff Mission, Washington [United States], to Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Alan Brooke, later 1st Lord Alanbrooke of Brookeborough] (War Office) marked "Most Secret" and "Private" commenting on United States views on the inclusion of Burma [later Myanmar] in [General Sir Archibald] Wavell's [ABDA] command and Chiang Kai-Shek's [President of China] position. [despatched on 1 January; post-war copy, flagged...

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Telegram from the Chiefs of Staff (War Office) to Commander-in-Chief, India, General [Sir Archibald] Wavell marked "Most Secret" sending on the text of a telegram from WSC on the thinking behind the decision for Burma [later Myanmar] to be included in the ABDA area. [post-war copy, flagged "A"].

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Typescript copy of a despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell [then Commander-in-Chief, India] on operations in Burma [later Myanmar], December 1941 to May 1942, dated 14 July 1942, including contemporary reports by Lieutenant-General [Thomas] Hutton and General [Sir Harold] Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, successive General Officers Commanding, Burma].

Scope and Contents Long galley proofs entitled "Air Operations in Burma and Bay of Bengal, January 1st to May 22nd 1942" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Air Vice-Marshal [Donald] Stevenson [Air Officer Commanding, Burma, later Myanmar] with sections setting out the situation, on Japanese air strength, the air superiority battle over and later evacuation of Rangoon, the land battle at Tenasserim, the withdrawal up the Prome Road, the reverse at Magwe, the withdrawal of the Burma Army to India, and...

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Note from [Commodore George Gordon] Allen [to WSC] commenting on a report on air operations during the campaigns in Malaya [later Malaysia] and Netherland [East Indies, later Indonesia] by Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby [see CHAR 20/251/45]. [signed].

Scope and Contents Bound set of page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Report on the air operations during the campaigns in Malaya [later Malaysia] and Netherland East Indies [later Indonesia] from 8th December, 1941, to 12th March, 1942" reprinting a despatch by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby, former Assistant Air Officer Commanding Far East Command, RAF, and AOC in Java, dated 26 July 1947, with sections on pre-war preparations, a narrative of operations based on Malaya, summaries of...

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Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in Eastern Theatre, based on India from March 1942 to December 31, 1942" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell, [then] Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 27 September 1943, covering Burma [later Myanmar], the defence of India, internal Indian matters, air matters and naval operations. [annotated; flagged "B"].

Scope and Contents Long galley proofs of a despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell, [then] Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 27 June 1944, entitled "Operations in the India Command, covering period 1st January, 1943, to 20th June, 1943" including operations in Burma [later Myanmar] and air operations, with appendices of orders of battle, and communications from Major-General [Aubertin] Mallaby [then Director of Military Operations, GHQ India] (1 April 1943), Air Vice-Marshal [George] Baker, Senior Air Staff...

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Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in the Indo-Burma theatre based on India from 21 June, 1943, to 15 November, 1943" reprinting a despatch by Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 22 November 1945, on planning, land and air operations, intelligence, and organisation, training, and administration, with explanatory footnotes. [annotated].

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Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, 1943-1946, [1st Lord] Mountbatten of Burma [then Viceroy of India], dated 30 July 1947, with sections on strategy and operations, civil affairs in Burma [later Myanmar], post-Japanese surrender tasks, conclusions, and appendices, annexures, and a map tucked into the back flap. [flagged "C"] Manuscript dedication from Mountbatten to WSC on back of front cover.

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Biennial report by the Chief of Staff of United States Army, General George Marshall, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson], 1 July 1943 to 30 June 1945, dated 1 September 1945, with sections on the victory in Europe, victory over Japan, occupied territories, weapons, troops, and a supplement "Atlas of the World Battle Fronts in semi-monthly phases" to 15 August 1945. In a presentation binding for WSC.

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First report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson], dated 4 January 1944, with sections entitled "Before Pearl Harbor", "Building an Air Force", "Combat Operations", and "The Men". In a presentation binding with an annotated dedication to WSC from Arnold dated 24 November 1945.

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Second report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson] with sections on the air war against Germany and Japan, research, development, and welfare, and a conclusion. In a presentation binding for WSC.

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Third report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Robert Patterson] with sections on the war in Europe and the Pacific and "Air Power and the Future". In a presentation binding for WSC.

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Series of photographs of the Burma Front [later Myanmar] as plotted in the Defence Map Room, with dates from 9 March to 4 May 1945. Reproduced by the Air Ministry Photographic Reproductions Branch.

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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 Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] and Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 86" and "Personal and Top Secret" referring to their "Cordite No. 122" and commenting on the increased pay scheme [for servicemen fighting against Japan after the end of the war in Europe], the movement of troops to the East including for "Dracula" [proposed Allied attack on the Rangoon area, Burma, later Myanmar], the...

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Telegram from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to WSC on Japanese preparations to attack China at Kunming; suggests once China has been defeated Japan will turn attention to the West so British and United States air force help now would decisively frustrate Japanese aggression.

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Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] and General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's plea for air support; suggests a joint ultimatum to Japan, but asks advice.

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Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] on sending of Prince of Wales to join Repulse in the Indian Ocean, to contain Tirpitz.

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Telegram from General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC favouring aid for China against Japan, as this may encourage the United States into the war.

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Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's appeal for support; does not believe Japan will attack but will try to increase Lend-Lease assistance to China.

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Telegram from WSC to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on provision of 3 squadrons under Major-General Claire Chennault [Commander of the United States Army Air Force Units in China] for China.

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Telegram from General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC on talks with Admiral Sir Tom Phillips [Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet]; expresses doubts about capability of 2 separate fleets to combat superior Japanese fleet.