Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [outgoing Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] on appointment of Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos] as Minister of State in the War Cabinet to serve in Cairo [Egypt].

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of the Free French] to WSC asking for the establishment of a British liaison mission with General Georges Catroux to define British involvement in Syria.

Telegrams between WSC and General Sir Archibald Wavell on practical details of transfer of command [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to General Sir Claude Auchinleck.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [outgoing Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] detailing duties of Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos] as Minister of State for the War Cabinet in the Middle East.

Telegram from United Kingdom High Commissioner in South Africa [4th Lord Harlech, earlier William Ormsby-Gore] to WSC commenting on the implications of Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union and the consequent postponement of the attack on Britain, And suggesting decisive action in the Middle East. [It is unclear whether this message is from Harlech, or whether Harlech is reciting a message from General Jan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa.].

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [outgoing Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] suggesting that Averell Harriman [Special Representative of the President of the United States] should be told of changes and should await arrival of Oliver Lyttelton [later Lord Chandos, Minister of State in the Middle East] in Cairo [Egypt].

Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [outgoing Commander -in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC asking for announcement of transfer of command to be made after he leaves Egypt.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Claude Auchinleck [incoming Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] asking him to make decisions on offensive in western desert and in Syria.

Telegram from WSC to General Sir Archibald Wavell [outgoing Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] insisting announcement of transfer of command must now be made evening 1 July.

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".