Scope and Contents Minute from John Colville [Private Secretary to WSC] to [Christopher] Eastwood [Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs] marked "most secret" reporting that [Harry] Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to the President of the United States] had said that the cruise the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII and Edward Prince of Wales] had taken with [Axel] Wenner-Gren had had a "deplorable effect". Hopkins noted that the United States consider Wenner-Gren a...

Scope and Contents Letter from Christopher Eastwood [Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs] (Colonial Office [London]) to [John] Martin [Private Secretary to WSC] marked "secret" discussing possible courses of action to be taken about the association between the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII and Edward Prince of Wales] and Axel] Wenner-Gren [a suspected pro-Nazi]. He explains that [1st] Lord Lloyd [of Dolobran], Secretary of State for the Colonies does not want to write to...

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Copy of a letter from John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC] to [Christopher] Eastwood [Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs] informing him that WSC agrees that a United States agent should warn the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII and Edward Prince of Wales] about the [pro-Nazi] activities of Axel Wenner-Gren. Carbon typescript signed with initials.

Scope and Contents Copy of a letter from [?Valentine] Vivian to K Robinson of the Colonial Office marked "secret" enclosing a mutilated extract from an interview given by the Duke of Windsor [earlier King Edward VIII and Edward Prince of Wales] to Liberty magazine. The interview "infuriates heads of news services" as the Duke condemns the "Lend Lease" agreement between Great Britain and the United States; states that the German people want [Adolf] Hitler in power; and comments on the failure of the first...

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Telegram from Edward [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] to [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of State for the Colonies] on his plans to visit the United States. Despatched on 11 March; received on 12 March. Copy.

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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) [?to WSC] on the implications of the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] proposed US visit; suggests contact with the pro-German [Swedish] financier [Axel] Wenner-Gren should be discouraged. Copy.

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Note from "J M" [John Martin, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC attaching a press summary of the article appearing in Liberty magazine dated 11 March: "The Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] talks of War and Peace".

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Newspaper cutting from the Sunday Dispatch reporting the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] interview in Liberty magazine.

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Telegram from Secretary of States for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] passing on a message from WSC advising against a trip to the United States, use of [Axel] Wenner-Gren's [Swedish financier] yacht, and spontaneous public statements which are open to misinterpretation. Copy and WSC's typed draft.

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Note from "J H P" [John Peck, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to "Mr. Trimbey" stating that WSC wants a copy of an item [his message to the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] sent to the Palace. Manuscript.

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Note from "J M" [John Martin, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC stating that Sir Alexander Hardinge [Private Secretary to King George VI] has been informed of WSC's message to the Duke [of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Manuscript.

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Telegram from Edward [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], Governor [and Commander in Chief] of the Bahamas, to [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of States for the Colonies] for WSC advising that the "yacht in question" is owned by Alfred Sloane, head of General Motors; complaining about American journalists and offering to resign if he is impeding Anglo-American relations. Copy.

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Minute from WSC (10 Downing Street) to the Private Office enclosing a draft message from him to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on matters including Anglo-American relations and Windsor's comments in Liberty magazine not being HM Government policy. Typescripts annotated by WSC.

Scope and Contents Letters from "E A S" [Eric Seal, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to [1st] Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of States for the Colonies] and Sir Alexander Hardinge [Private Secretary to King George VI] enclosing WSC's draft reply to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] on matters including Anglo-American relations and Windsor's comments in Liberty magazine not being HM Government...

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Letter from Walter [Guinness, 1st Lord Moyne, Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC commenting on his draft telegram to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Signed typescript, annotated by WSC.

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Letter from [Sir Alexander] Hardinge [Private Secretary to King George VI] (Buckingham Palace) to [Eric] Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] commenting on WSC's draft telegram to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Manuscript.

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Note from "E A S" [Eric Seal, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to WSC giving [Sir Alexander] Hardinge's [Private Secretary to King George VI] views on WSC's draft telegram [to the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Manuscript.

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Telegram from Secretary of States for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] passing on a message from WSC on matters including Anglo-American relations and Windsor's comments in Liberty magazine not being HM Government policy. Copy with complements slip.

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Telegram from Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (Washington) to the Foreign Office giving extracts from the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas] interview [with Fulton Ousler] in Liberty magazine. Copy preceded by Foreign Office request.

Scope and Contents Telegram from Edward [the Duke of Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII], the Governor [and Commander in Chief of the] Bahamas, to WSC questioning [Lord] Halifax's [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] judgement of American public opinion and WSC's friendship, citing a telegram of 1 July 1940 [folio 52 is a copy], and commenting on Queen Elizabeth's reference in Life to the Duchess of Windsor [earlier Wallis Simpson] as "that...

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Minute from "M" [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness, Secretary of States for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC nominating [Colin] Davidson, a Senior Clerk in the House of Lords, as Press representative for the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Typescript [for WSC's reply see CHAR 20/31A/61].

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Note by "J R C" [John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC explaining why a Life magazine article on the Queen [Elizabeth] was passed by the censors. Manuscript.

Scope and Contents Letter from [Sir Alexander] Hardinge [Private Secretary to King George VI] (Buckingham Palace) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) thanking him for a copy of a further message received from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward, Prince of Wales, and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Signed typescript preceded by note from "J R C" [John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Martin and copy of Martin's letter to...

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Letter from Martin Russell (Ministry of Information) to [John] Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) explaining why a Life magazine article on the Queen [Elizabeth] was passed by the censors. Signed typescript.

Scope and Contents Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [1st Lord Moyne, earlier Walter Guinness] commenting on [Colin] Davidson [Clerk to the House of Lords, becoming the Duke of Windsor's Press representative], asking about "Sir Edward" [Peacock, Windsor's financial adviser], and suggesting he will not reply to HRH [Windsor, earlier Edward, Prince of Wales and King Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas]. Annotated with note by [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Private...