Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander -in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC: comments on the Western Desert strength of Air Marshal Arthur Tedder; gives details of armed Battalion vehicles; states that he does not anticipate enemy will attack Tobruk [Libya]; argues that gaining territory is important to decrease enemy aircraft range.

Telegram from WSC to Robert Menzies [Prime Minister of Australia] commenting on the defence of Cyprus: explains that possession of the Syrian airfields is essential for retention of Cyprus; states that if Germans invade there are opportunities for retreat, guerrilla warfare from the mountains and evacuation. [Carbon with annotations in unknown hand].

Telegram from Robert Menzies [Prime Minister of Australia to WSC regarding the Middle East, and asking for precise figures of aircraft and tank involved in Middle East warfare for meeting with Advisory War Council. [see CHAR 20/40/19 for reply].

Telegram from Robert Menzies [Prime Minister of Australia] to WSC on behalf of Australian Advisory War Council reporting that the belief that Middle Eastern forces are ill equipped is having an adverse effect on recruiting, and asking for a message of reassurance that Britain is committed to the Middle East.

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of the Free French] to WSC thanking him for recent declarations and speeches of support. He also comments on the situation in Syria and the Lebanon and states that it is developing favourably, and urges that any request by General Fernand Dentz [Vichy French High Commissioner in Syria] for an armistice be refused.

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.

Telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Middle East [Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck] to WSC on lack of troops to reinforce Iraq if Germans should switch advance from the Soviet Union to Syria and Middle East.

Telegram from WSC to Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] with a message for General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] to be passed on at Lyttelton's discretion suggesting the problems at the Syrian Conference were caused by mutual antagonism between Vichy and the Free French.

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] to WSC advising that armistice terms for Syria agreed between British and Vichy are opposed to Free French principles.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] and Free French rejection of the British Armistice Convention and additional protocol with Vichy and Syria.

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander- in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC blaming inadequate resources for failure to seize upon German preoccupation in the Soviet Union to hit enemy in Libya; his own priorities are to consolidate Cyprus and Syria and reorganise supplies. [See CHAR 20/41/15 - 18 for WSC's original telegram].

Telegram from General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] to WSC suggesting that the army of General Fernand Dentz [French High Commissioner in Syria] should not be repatriated as Vichy troops are following German orders.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC: agreement settled with General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] on Syrian Armistice; problems over Vichy troops swearing not to rally to Free French.

Telegram from WSC to Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos]: General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] and Free French should not be allowed to compromise safety of Syria; with personal message for de Gaulle inviting him back to England.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on threat to his objective of controlling Free French in Syria; fears reappointment of former Vichy officials by General Charles de Gaulle [Chief of Free French] will cause Arab revolt.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on good state of road transportation between Alexandria and Bagush [? Egypt]; discussion with Lieutenant-General Sir Noel Beresford-Peirse [Commander Western Desert Force] and [?] Major-General Sir Michael Creagh.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC on request made by United States Military Attache for more tanks from the United States for Middle East.

Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [Robert Menzies] to WSC requesting details on relief of the Tobruk [Libya] garrison; Australian War Cabinet alarmed about health of Australian troops in Libya, Greece, Crete and Syria.

Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [Robert Menzies] to WSC asking for projected German moves around Turkey and Libya; also on the failure to provide anticipated strength bomber and fighter squadrons.

Telegram from WSC to General Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] expressing a high opinion of General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East].