Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, reciting the text of a telegram of 28 Apr 1942 from John Curtin [Prime Minister of Australia] to WSC requesting reinforcements [see CHAR 20/74/59-60].

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, regarding the effect of "Ironclad" [codename for operation against Diego Suarez, Madagascar] on troop reinforcements for India.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, India, stating that General Harold Alexander [General Officer Commanding, Burma, later Myanmar] should be ordered to return to India as soon as his command falls below the level of a division.

Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander- in-Chief, India] to WSC complaining that he is not being kept sufficiently informed about decisions affecting India; comments on the inability of R class battleships to face the Japanese fleet; states that he was not consulted about "Ironclad" [codename for operation against Diego Suarez, Madagascar] and comments on the need for the 5th Division in India.

Telegram from Admiral Geoffrey Layton [Commander-in- Chief, Ceylon] reporting on progress in Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] since 5 April 1942: outlines reinforcements and withdrawals; describes defensive works and reports on the RDF [Radio Direction Finder] situation; comments on aerodrome facilities and the likely zone of the main enemy landing; reports present airforce and army dispositions.

Telegram from the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, to WSC agreeing to acquiesce to British views regarding Soviet convoys; hopes that Britain will be able to keep convoys at a strength of thirty five ships and proposes to press the Soviet Union to reduce requirements as "Bolero" [codename for preparations for the main invasion of France] will require all possible munitions and shipping.

Telegram from WSC to Governor of Burma [later Myanmar, Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith] ordering him to return by air to India "If and when you feel you cannot do any good by remaining". Repeated to Viceroy and Governor-General of India [2nd Lord Linlithgow, earlier Lord Hopetoun] with a request to pass a copy of the telegram to General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in-Chief, India].

Telegram from the Governor of Burma [Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith] to WSC stating that he will leave Burma [later Myanmar] at dawn on 5 May 1942: "With a very heavy heart I will obey your orders.".

Telegram marked "Hush - Most Secret" from Richard Casey [Minister of State in the Middle East] (Malta) to WSC regarding the supply of reinforcements and provisions to Malta and outlining the importance of achieving air superiority.

Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander- in-Chief, India] stating that he cannot extract General Harold Alexander [General Officer Commanding, Burma] from Burma [later Myanmar] until he reaches Kalewa.

Telegram from WSC to General 6th Lord Gort [earlier John Vereker] appointing him as Governor, Commander- in-Chief, and Supreme Commander of Malta. Annotated "Despatched through 'C'" [Major-General Stewart Menzies, Head of Secret Intelligence Service, MI6].

Telegram from WSC to Lieutenant-General Sir William Dobbie relieving him of his position as Governor of Malta.

Telegram from Richard Casey [Minister of State in the Middle East] to WSC containing proposals clarifying the relationship between General 6th Lord Gort, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta [earlier John Vereker], the Middle East Defence Committee, the Commanders-in- Chief in Egypt, and the Service Commanders on Malta.

Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander- in-Chief, India] to WSC commenting on "Ironclad" [codename for operation against Diego Suarez, Madagascar], the situation in Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] and Burma [later Myanmar], General Harold Alexander [General Officer Commanding, Burma], and the defence of India.

Telegram from Premier Joseph Stalin to WSC requesting his help in escorting steamers containing important war materials from Iceland to the Soviet Union.

Telegram from the Minister of State in the Middle East [Richard Casey] to WSC, reporting on the views of the Commanders-in-Chief, General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East], Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder [Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, RAF, Middle East] and Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Pridham-Wippell [Second in Command, Mediterranean Fleet], particularly Auchinleck, with regard to the need for a postponement of projected land operations in Cyrenaica [Libya].

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, marked "most secret" stating the position of the Chiefs of Staff, the Defence Committee and the War Cabinet that "Malta shall not be allowed to fall without a battle being fought by your whole army for its retention"; comments on the implications if Malta should fall and states that the very latest date for engaging the enemy is one which provides a distraction for the June convoy.