WSC's copy of a government paper for the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the War Cabinet marked "Most Secret" entitled "Plans for the Defeat of Japan" including a resume of the "Strategic Considerations leading up to the Selection of the Pacific Plan for the Defeat of Japan" and annexes. Flagged: "B, C and D".

Telegram from Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] to Chiefs of Staff commenting on a message from the United States Chiefs of Staff [see CHAR 20/188A/72-74] on strategy in his theatre. Flagged: "W".

WSC's copy of a government paper for the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the War Cabinet marked "Most Secret" entitled "Operations in South-East Asia and the Pacific" including observations by WSC on COS (44)123(O) [CHAR 20/188A/7]. Flagged: "E".

WSC's copy of a government paper for the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the War Cabinet marked "Most Secret" entitled "South East Asia - Future Operations" including copies of minutes from WSC to the Chiefs of Staff Committee; Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] to WSC; and a memorandum from Esler Dening [Chief Political Adviser to the Supreme Commander South East Asia]. Flagged: "F".

Minute from Chiefs of Staff to WSC marked "Private and Top Secret" explaining that they have not committed themselves to any fixed strategy in the Far East and stating their reasons for preferring the "South West Pacific" to the "Bay of Bengal" policy [as the centre of gravity for British and Imperial war effort against Japan]. Flagged: "Y". Copy of CHAR 20/188B/128-132.

WSC's copy of a government paper for the Principal Administrative Officers Committee of the War Cabinet marked "Top Secret" entitled "Potentialities of India as a base" including a report to the Chiefs of Staff by the Principal Administrative Officers concluding that risks would be involved in using India as a base for the full programme required by the "Bay of Bengal" strategy [as the centre of gravity for British and Imperial war effort against Japan]. Flagged: "AA".

Minute from WSC to the Chiefs of Staff marked "Secret" reviewing the differences between himself and the Chiefs of Staff and stating that he feels it his duty to give certain rulings, including the maintenance of the "Bay of Bengal strategy" [as the centre of gravity for British and Imperial war effort against Japan] and the sending of a reconnaissance mission to Australia. Initialled. Carbon draft with annotations. For copy of final minute see CHAR 20/188A/64-68.

Draft notes for minute from WSC to General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]. See CHAR 20/188B/141-145.

Letter from Katharine Marjory, Duchess of Atholl [Chairman of the British League for European Freedom] (79 Gloucester Road, London, SW7) to WSC asking him not to recognise the new government of Poland unless the Russian secret police are withdrawn, commenting on reports of conditions within Poland, and asking that no pressure be sanctioned to make Poles return [Typescript copy].

Telegram from Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean [Liaison Officer with Marshal Tito, Premier of Yugoslavia, later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] to WSC marked "Personal" giving text of a message from Dr Ivan Subasic [Ban of Croatia, Prime Minister of the Royal Yugoslavian Government] on the liberation of Belgrade [Yugoslavia, later Serbia].

Telegram from Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean [Liaison Officer with Marshal Tito, Premier of Yugoslavia (later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia)] to WSC marked "Personal" passing on the text of the joint agreement between Tito and Dr Ivan Subasic [Ban of Croatia, Prime Minister of the Royal Yugoslavian Government] on forming a united government. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Private and Top Secret" recommending that Greek troops serving with Allied armies should be sent to Greece if they are "trustworthy" [supporters of the Greek Government].

Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] to WSC marked "Personal" giving details of casualties for the 21st Army Group from 4 September to 31 October.

Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that "all suitable arrangements" have been made for the Dutch Government in the 21st Army Group area.

Telegram from General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Private" stating that the Greek Brigade will be arriving in Greece over the course of the next month and that in political terms they are "generally trustworthy" [supporters of the Greek Government].

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Private and Top Secret" asking for British troops in Greece to be reinforced because of threat of Communist insurgency.

Telegram from WSC and Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] to Reginald Leeper [British Ambassador to Greece] marked "Top Secret" stating that they endorse British troops being used to support law and order; that George Papandreou [Prime Minister of Greece] should break the Communist monopoly on newspaper production; that Leeper should speak firmly to the Communists in government.