Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt on the expansion of the American merchant shipbuilding programme and commenting on the destruction of enemy submarines and merchant vessels.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander -in-Chief, Middle East] asking him to consider General Henry Wilson for a command in the Western desert [see CHAR 20/40/105 ].

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] with a questionnaire regarding the fall of Crete [Greece].

Telegram from Averell Harriman [Special Representative of the President of the United States] to WSC reporting from Cairo [Egypt] with his observations on organisation in the Middle East. He comments on: lack of planning, salvage of tanks, underdeveloped port facilities, lack of training for personnel, and need for co-ordination of command across the three services.

Telegram from General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander- in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC stating that while he has a high opinion of General Henry Wilson's abilities, he is not yet in a position to make any decision [about transferring Wilson to western desert command, see CHAR 20/40/96 ].

Telegram from General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander -in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC setting out his plans for military action in the Middle East, with priority being given to consolidating position in Syria and securing Cyprus against attack.

Telegram from WSC to Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood, then Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] with reasons for transfer in commands between General Sir Archibald Wavell [now Commander-in-Chief, India] and Sir General Claude Auchinleck [now Commander-in-Chief, Middle East].

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander -in-Chief, Middle East] responding in detail to his proposed plans for the Middle Eastern theatre: commenting on Syria, western desert, tank, troop and air reinforcements, intelligence information, position of Tobruk [Libya], and use of air power.

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] on importance of gaining Arab support by establishment of Syrian independence.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin supporting Soviet resistance to German invasion, referring to British air and naval operations against Germany, commenting on the possibility of a British operation in the Arctic, and welcoming the arrival of the Russian Military Mission. "We have only got to go on fighting to beat the life out of these villains.".

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt on plan for the defence of the Atlantic: He comments on implications of U-boat attacks for convoys and escorts, and regrets Senator Wheeler's indiscretion revealing the destination of United States expedition recently departed from Newfoundland [later part of Canada] for Iceland. [Telegram has been bound incorrectly, with first page at back].

Telegram from WSC to Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] on improvement of defences at Gibraltar, installation of a broadcasting transmitter, distribution of propaganda over North Africa by Special Operations Executive, and appointment of an American Liaison Officer.

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.