Telegram from WSC to Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] requesting news of casualties; advises United States will declare war on Japan in event of invasion of Thailand [Siam], Malaya [later Malaysia], Burma [later Myanmar] or the East Indies [later Indonesia]; good news from the Soviet Union; General Alan Cunningham's return to Britain.

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC on battle in Libyan desert; recovery of abandoned German tanks.

Telegram from WSC to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek "British Empire and United States have been attacked by Japan - always we have been friends: now we face a common enemy".

Telegram from the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] to WSC advising that Canada has declared war on Japan.

Telegram from WSC to Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] on wording of bulletin concerning General Alan Cunningham's replacement [as commander of the 8th Army] and general statement on progress of battle.

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC on battle in Libyan desert, Crusader [codename for major British operation in North Africa]; Allies advancing, New Zealand casualty figures.

Telegram from WSC to [Alfred] Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich], Resident Cabinet Minister at Singapore for Far Eastern affairs, authorising him to form a War Council, and detailing principle tasks.

Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King], the Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin], Prime Minister of New Zealand [Peter Fraser] and Prime Minister of South Africa [General Jan Smuts] with statement on the battle of Libya for House of Commons.

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] on Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [United States], and aggression towards Malaya [later Malaysia]; Germany and Italy about to declare war on the United States; Soviet success along Leningrad and Moscow front [Soviet Union]; success in Libya.

Telegrams from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC on battle in Libyan desert, Crusader [codename for major British operation in North Africa]; "Enemy is apparently in full retreat towards the west".

Telegram from the Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC advising he act upon enclosed message from General Bernard Freyberg [Commander of New Zealand forces, Middle East] to Prime Minister of New Zealand [Peter Fraser] criticising tactics in battle for Libya.

Telegram from [Alfred] Duff Cooper [Resident Cabinet Minister at Singapore for Far Eastern affairs, later 1st Lord Norwich] to WSC suggesting composition of War Council to meet every morning.

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC with news of battle in western desert; enemy congregating around Gazala [? Libya]; prisoner of war figures.

Telegrams from [Alfred] Duff Cooper [Resident Cabinet Minister at Singapore for Far Eastern affairs, later 1st Lord Norwich] to WSC requesting that Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall [Commander-in-Chief, Far East] be transferred from Cairo [Egypt] to Singapore; also urgent need or reinforcements.

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon] on effect of the entry into the war of Japan and the United States; loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, and United States fleet at Pearl Harbor giving Japan control of the Pacific.

Telegram from WSC to Major-General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander-in-Chief, India] giving him command of Burma [later Myanmar]; Iraq and Persia [Iran] to come under Cairo [Egypt] command.

Telegram from [Alfred] Duff Cooper [Resident Cabinet Minister at Singapore for Far Eastern affairs, later 1st Lord Norwich] to WSC expressing dissatisfaction with waging of land campaign in Singapore; cites reasons for Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham's removal [as Commander-in-Chief, Far East].

Telegram from Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC with limited news of battle.

Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon, in Moscow, Soviet Union] suggesting recent Soviet success may make Stalin willing to declare war on Japan.

Telegram from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to WSC deploring Japanese treachery and hailing Britain and the United States as allies.

Telegrams from WSC to Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon, in Moscow, Soviet Union] with [? Chiefs of Staff] views on "whether it would be to our advantage if Russia declared war on Japan"; asking whether Soviet government would lend part of Far Eastern Submarine fleet and crew to sail under British flag.

Telegrams from Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon, in Moscow, Soviet Union] to WSC asking opinion on the Soviet Union declaring war on Japan; will explain to Stalin importance of Libyan campaign, Crusader [codename for major British operation in North Africa].

Telegram from WSC to [Alfred] Duff Cooper [Resident Cabinet Minister at Singapore for Far Eastern affairs, later 1st Lord Norwich] advising that Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall's appointment as Commander-in-Chief, Far East should not yet be announced; transfer of troops to Eastern theatre; German defeat at hands of Soviet Union.

Telegram from WSC to the Governor-General of Burma [Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith] advising that General Sir Archibald Wavell has been appointed Commander-in-Chief, Burma [later Myanmar]; extra troops will be transferred following decisive success in Libya.