Telegram from General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC stating that he does not "wish any alteration in composition of convoy W.S.10".

Telegram from Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] to WSC with statement of duties of Intendant-General, Middle East [General Sir Robert Haining]: administration of transport; co-ordination of supplies, maintenance of vehicles, and to examine and advise on general administrative reorganisation.

Telegram from Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] to WSC advising against appointing Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich] to a ministerial post in the Middle East; suggests instead Walter Monckton at a lower level as Minister of Propaganda to control publicity and censorship.

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] on liaison with Vichy France over Syria. He recites text of message of 5 Jul from Vichy agent, and proposed text of British reply.

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] on position of Free French towards Vichy surrender in Syria: "negotiations should not break down merely on the point of form as to who [General Fernand] Dentz [Vichy High Commissioner in Syria] will surrender to".

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] agreeing that Duff Cooper [later Lord Norwich] should not be appointed as a second Minister in the Middle East, proposing Hubert Young (Governor of Trinidad) as Minister of Propaganda in Middle East to control publicity and censorship, and stressing the need for propaganda to be confined exclusively to the Middle East.

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of the Free French] to WSC expressing conviction that they will shortly find a solution to the organisation of Franco-British relations in the East and Syria.

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to WSC responding to proposals for policy in Middle East.

Telegram from WSC to Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] agreeing to a further consignment of tanks for Middle East; should take advantage of German advance on the Soviet Union to secure Libyan Desert; blames recent failure on RAF. [See CHAR 20/41/39 - 40 for reply].

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on latest developments in Syria: General Fernand Dentz [French High Commissioner in Syria] agreed to armistice negotiated with General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French], General Georges Catroux [Commander-in-Chief, Free French in the Levant] and General Sir Henry Wilson [Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces in Syria].

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC with strategical appreciation of Middle East: need more tanks, infantry of little use in desert.

Telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Middle East [Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck] to WSC on lack of troops to reinforce Iraq if Germans should switch advance from the Soviet Union to Syria and Middle East.

Telegram from WSC to Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] with a message for General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] to be passed on at Lyttelton's discretion suggesting the problems at the Syrian Conference were caused by mutual antagonism between Vichy and the Free French.

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] to WSC advising that armistice terms for Syria agreed between British and Vichy are opposed to Free French principles.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] and Free French rejection of the British Armistice Convention and additional protocol with Vichy and Syria.

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander- in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC blaming inadequate resources for failure to seize upon German preoccupation in the Soviet Union to hit enemy in Libya; his own priorities are to consolidate Cyprus and Syria and reorganise supplies. [See CHAR 20/41/15 - 18 for WSC's original telegram].

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] to WSC suggesting that the army of General Fernand Dentz [French High Commissioner in Syria] should not be repatriated as Vichy troops are following German orders.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC: agreement settled with General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] on Syrian Armistice; problems over Vichy troops swearing not to rally to Free French.

Telegram from WSC to Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos]: General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] and Free French should not be allowed to compromise safety of Syria; with personal message for de Gaulle inviting him back to England.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on threat to his objective of controlling Free French in Syria; fears reappointment of former Vichy officials by General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] will cause Arab revolt.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on good state of road transportation between Alexandria and Bagush [? Egypt]; discussion with Lieutenant-General Sir Noel Beresford-Peirse [Commander Western Desert Force] and [?] Major-General Sir Michael Creagh.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on request made by United States Military Attache for more tanks from the United States for Middle East.