Asia-Pacific War, 1941-1945
Found in 670 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 07 Feb 1945
(Untitled), [1945]
Map and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the East by theatres" (India and Burma [later Myanmar]).
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 3" setting out the strengths of "divisions and brigades in the East" (India and South East Asia Command) at approximately 1 May and 30 June 1945.
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 4" giving numbers of "army battle casualties" for Burma [later Myanmar] of Imperial, United States and Chinese troops from December 1941 to June 1945.
(Untitled), Jul 1945
Map setting out the estimated distribution of the Japanese Army on 1 July 1945 from MI2 sources.
(Untitled), Jul 1945
"Table 6" giving "estimated distribution of Japanese forces by areas" on 1st July 1945.
(Untitled), 08 Apr 1948
Note from "G R G A" [Commodore George Gordon Allen] briefly commenting on despatches on "The Battle of the Java Sea" and "Actions against raiders" [CHAR 20/241/212 and CHAR 20/241/213]. [initialled manuscript; annotated by WSC's secretary ?Lettice Marston, later Lettice Shillingford].
(Untitled), 1948
Proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "Battle for the Java Sea, 27th February, 1942" reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Commodore [John] Collins, Commanding China Force (17 March 1942) and Captain H M L Waller, HMAS Perth (27 February 1942), with a later appendix by Captain [Oliver] Gordon (1 October 1945), and Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 1948
Proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "Actions against Raiders" reprinting contemporary despatches and reports on the "destruction of enemy raider No. 16 by HMS Devonshire" (November 1941), "sinking of the German Supply Ship Python" (November 1941), and "action by HMIS Bengal and MV Ondina with two Japanese raiders" (November 1942), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 20 Apr 1945 - 21 Apr 1945
Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] to WSC agreeing with him concerning the importance of the Western Allies taking Lubeck [Germany] and Linz [Austria], and hoping they can take Prague [Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic and Slovakia]; and reporting conversations with General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] in which he emphasised the difficulties of attacking the Japanese mainland. Despatched on 21 April. Copy.
(Untitled), 12 Jun 1945
Telegram from WSC to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he is very pleased at Marshall's offer of an air base in Okinawa [Japan].
(Untitled), 04 Jan 1945
Telegram from Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] to WSC marked "Personal" reporting on the situation in Burma [later Myanmar]: that the advance has carried them into Akyab Island [Burma] and Yeu [Burma] has been captured. Photocopy.
(Untitled), 14 Feb 1945
Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" giving details of review of Australian war effort; explaining how their commitments still exceed their manpower resources; and requesting assistance in increasing Australian naval strength. Photocopy.
(Untitled), 30 Mar 1945
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945
Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] to WSC stating that General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] has stated that he has no desire to do anything that might detract from Lord Louis Mountbatten's [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] ability to capture Rangoon [Burma, later Myanmar].
(Untitled), 03 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 04 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating his message to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] and Marshall's reply on securing US air support for the attack on Rangoon [Burma, later Myanmar].
(Untitled), 06 Apr 1945
Telegram from Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] to WSC marked "Personal" informing him of developments with the 14th Army in Burma [later Myanmar]; suggesting that Dracula [Allied attack on the Rangoon area, Burma] is instituted again; and commenting on future needs for US transport aircraft.
(Untitled), 11 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of a telegram he proposes to send to Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] on co-ordinating operations in Indo-China with Major General Albert Wedemeyer [Commander United States Forces in the China Theatre]; and arguing that they should fully support French forces fighting the Japanese in Indo-China [later Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam].
(Untitled), [1948]
(Untitled), 1946
Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] reprinting a despatch on operations in Hong Kong, 8 to 25 December 1941, by Major-General [Michael] Maltby, late General Officer Commanding, British Troops in China, dated 21 November 1945, with appendices giving a narrative of events and approximate casualty figures, and explanatory footnotes. [annotated by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall].
(Untitled), c 1946
Typescript copy of a "Secret" despatch on the operations of Malaya [later Malaysia] Command, 8 December 1941 to 15 February 1942, by Major-General [Arthur] Percival, formerly General Officer Commanding Malaya, with sections on the period prior to the outbreak of hostilities with Japan, the operations on the mainland of Malaya, the battle of Singapore, and summary and conclusions, with a foreword by Percival, appendices including contemporary instructions and communications, and maps.
(Untitled), 21 Aug [1947]
Letter from [Lieutenant-General Sir Henry] Pownall (The Lea, Wittersham, Kent) to WSC suggesting that the publication of a despatch by [Field Marshal 1st Lord] Wavell [as Commander-in-Chief, India, see CHAR 20/251/9] is likely to lead to "some controversy", but that WSC should agree and reply to it at a forthcoming stage of his memoirs. [signed].