Telegram from WSC [Marrakesh, Morocco] to the Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Alan Brooke, later Lord Alanbrooke of Brookeborough] requesting he pass a message to Field Marshal Sir John Dill [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] asking him to appeal to the United States Chiefs of Staff for the 504th American Parachute Brigade to be retained for Shingle [Allied amphibious operations at Anzio, Italy]. Marked: "From Sextant".

Copy of letter from WSC to the President of the United States of America [Harry Truman] marked "most secret" returning the copy of the Proclamation to Japan by the Heads of Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of China [not attached], stating that he is willing to sign it in its present form but suggesting one minor alteration.

A report entitled "The present situation in Poland", being a digest of information for the period 15 May to the 20 Jun [1945], and describing the activities of the Lublin administration and the Soviet authorities: Comments on mass purges; deportations, prisons and concentration camps; devastation of Polish industry; further call-up for the army; the situation east of the Curzon line; preparations for elections; attitude to the German population; reports by eye witnesses [typescript].

Letter from Katharine Marjory, Duchess of Atholl (79 Gloucester Road, SW7) to WSC referring to an enclosed document about the serious situation in Poland [?probably CHAR 20/195A/37-47] and recounting observations of eye witnesses about mass deportations, the behaviour of the Russian Army, and the strengthening of the defences at Lublin [manuscript].

Letter from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] to Katharine Marjory, Duchess of Atholl thanking her for her letter of 29 Jun [1945] and stating that the considerations which she raised were given due weight when the British Government decided to recognise the new provisional government of Poland [copy].

Letter from Bernard Griffin [Catholic Archbishop of Westminster] (Archbishop's House, Westminster, London, SW1) to WSC writing in support of the letter sent by Katharine Marjory, Duchess of Atholl and expressing concern about what is happening in Poland and the Balkan States [typescript copy].

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].

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Sir Edward] Campbell [Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Ministry of Health] informing him that his suggested parliamentary question about the role of British forces in the Far East would not be helpful at present.Carbon typescript signed in pencil.

Letter from WSC to Prime Minister of the Netherlands [Professor Doctor Pieter S Gerbrandy] informing him that there is no chance of clearing Western Holland by 30 Apr [1945], commenting on the contents of his letter, and stating that he is endeavouring to have the matter put into the hands of General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] [carbon, with manuscript addition not in hand of WSC].

Letter from WSC to Lieutenant-Colonel Steer-Webster thanking him for the excellent coloured reproduction of "Mulberry B" [codename for type of artificial harbour used on D-Day], asking him to thank Corporal Jobson who was responsible for the painting, and thanking him and his staff for the various models and the relief map of the Mulberry which they have sent to WSC's Map Room [carbon].

Letter from Lord Corvedale [earlier Oliver Baldwin, later 2nd Lord Baldwin] (No.9 W.D.S.B., Bradbury Barracks, Hereford) to WSC regarding a first hand account of the battle of Arnhem [Netherlands] which he is sending to WSC because it is probably unique of its kind [manuscript].

Letter from Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Lord Corvedale [earlier Oliver Baldwin, later 2nd Lord Baldwin] acknowledging receipt of his letter and the first hand account of the battle of Arnhem [Netherlands] which will be shown to WSC as soon as an opportunity arises [carbon].

Detailed first hand account of the battle of Arnhem [Netherlands] describing the experiences of a single British soldier over a two week period from his parachute drop into the Netherlands until his return to billets in Newark [Nottinghamshire] [typescript].

Telegram from Chiang-Kai-shek [President of China] to WSC offering the heartiest congratulations of the Chinese Nation on the occasion of the triumphant entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany]: expresses conviction that the "heroic efforts of your armed forces will be attended with equally brilliant successes in the Far East in their struggle with the Japanese aggressors" [copy].

Proposed text of telegram from WSC to Chiang-Kai-shek [President of China] to WSC thanking him for his telegram of congratulations on the occasion of the triumphant entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany], and confirming that: "our endeavours will not slacken until Tokio [Tokyo, Japan] has been entered as well as Berlin." [copy, see also CHAR 20/195B/189 & 193].

Draft of telegram from WSC to Chiank-Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his message of congratulations on the occasion of the entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany] and confirming that: "our endeavours in the joint cause will not slacken until Tokio [Tokyo, Japan] has been entered as well as Berlin." [typescript] Annotated and initialled by WSC in red [see CHAR 20/195B/193 for final version].

Telegram from Chiank-Kai-Shek [President of China] to WSC conveying congratulations of the entire Chinese Nation on the occasion of the entry of Allied troops into Berlin [Germany] and expressing the conviction that: "the heroic efforts of your Armed Forces will be attended with equally brilliant successes in the Far East in their struggle with the Japanese aggressors".

Telegram from WSC to Chiang-Kai-Shek [President of China] thanking him for his telegram of congratulations on the occasion of the entry of "our Soviet Allies" into Berlin [Germany]; commenting on the victory gained by Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre] in Italy; expressing conviction that "our endeavours in the joint cause will not slacken until the last enemy has been beaten down".

Letter from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to A F Ewing [Private Secretary to the Minister of Works] stating that CSC has drawn his attention to an article by Oswald Birley in the Times of 29 May [1945] about the continued closure of Regent's Park and asking for clarification of the position [carbon].