Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 2737 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" agreeing to suggested announcement of changes in the United States command in the Far East with slight amendment and asking if there is any objection to submitting Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell's [ex-Commander of the United States Army Forces in China, Burma (later Myanmar) and India] name to the King for a Knight Commander of the Bath.
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" asking him if there is any objection to him publishing the immediately following telegram congratulating Roosevelt on victory over the Japanese at the Battle for Leyte Gulf [Philippines].
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] in Athens [Greece] stating that Sir David Waley [Principal Assistant Secretary, HM Treasury] is on his way to Athens to advise on economic matters; that lorries and supplies are being arranged and the question of supplying Dakotas still being investigated. Copy.
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Bernard Paget [Commander in Chief Middle East Force] marked "Personal and Top Secret" asking if lorries for assisting internal distribution in Greece can be loaned from the Middle East along with supplies of luxury goods [to provide revenue to the Greek Government by their sale].
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1944
Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" accepting WSC's amendment to the announcement of changes in the United States command in the Far East and not objecting to him submitting Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell's [ex-Commander of the United States Army Forces in China, Burma (later Myanmar) and India] name to the King for a Knight Commander of the Bath.
(Untitled), 28 Oct 1944
(Untitled), 28 Oct 1944
Telegram from Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Deputy Minister of the State] to WSC marked "Personal" discussing the transport of luxury goods to Athens [Greece] to provide revenue to the Greek Government.
(Untitled), 29 Oct 1944
Telegram from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] to WSC marked "Top Secret" stating that problems in Athens [Greece] will mean that he will not be able to reach General Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] until 31 October and asking if he should cancel this meeting.
(Untitled), 29 Oct 1944
Telegram from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] in Athens [Greece] to WSC requesting a permanent Supply Adviser to General Sir Ronald Scobie [Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Middle East] in Greece.
(Untitled), 29 Oct 1944
Telegram from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] in Athens [Greece] to WSC explaining that Sir David Waley [Principal Assistant Secretary, HM Treasury] will act as Financial Adviser in Greece as long as he can be spared; and that he has contacted Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador in the United States] to ask him to suggest that the Americans make an appointment.
(Untitled), 29 Oct 1944
Telegram from General Sir Bernard Paget [Commander in Chief Middle East Force] to WSC marked "Personal" giving details of shipments of lorries for use in Greece.
(Untitled), 29 Oct 1944
Telegram from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] in Athens [Greece] to WSC marked "Diplomatic Secret" stating that Lord Moyne [earlier Walter Guinness, Deputy Minister of State, Middle East] recommends appointing George Shreeve [Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Production] as Supply Adviser to Greece.
(Untitled), 30 Oct 1944
Telegram from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] in Athens [Greece] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that Sir David Waley [Principal Assistant Secretary, HM Treasury] has advised on the Greek economy; that he and Harold MacMillan [later Lord Stockton, British High Commissioner for Italy] are leaving for Rome [Italy] that day; that the supply situation is improving; but that he has fears over Greece's future stability.
(Untitled), 30 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Top Secret and Private" requesting information on the strength of Wilson's forces in Greece.
(Untitled), 30 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting details of casualties since 25 August.
(Untitled), 28 Oct 1944
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to the President of Syria [Shukri Kouatly] explaining some aspects of British policy towards Syria and indicating that Sir Edward Spears [First Minister to the Republics of Syria and the Lebanon] will be giving further information to the Syrian Government.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944
Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] to WSC marked "Personal" informing him of casualty figures for allied armies in Italy from 25 August to 28 October.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944
Telegram from Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] in Rome [Italy] to WSC marked "Top Secret" regretting that Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean [Liaison Officer with Marshal Tito, Premier of Yugoslavia] has offered Tito recognition for the new government of Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] without full instructions from HM Government. Copy.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944
Telegram from Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean [Liaison Officer with Marshal Tito, Premier of Yugoslavia] to WSC passing on message from Tito thanking him for his congratulations following the liberation of Belgrade [Yugoslavia, later Serbia]. Copy.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944
Telegram from Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean [Liaison Officer with Marshal Tito, Premier of Yugoslavia (later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia)] marked "Personal" to WSC reporting that he has seen Tito and Dr Ivan Subasic [Ban of Croatia, Prime Minister of the Royal Yugoslavian Government] who are close to a final agreement on forming a new government. Copy.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1944
Telegram from General Sir Henry Wilson [later 1st Lord Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] to WSC marked "Top Secret" indicating strengths by units of forces in Greece and details of forces arriving in Salonica [Greece].
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1944
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1944
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1944
Telegram from Harold MacMillan [later Lord Stockton, British High Commissioner for Italy] to WSC marked "Personal" asking him to draw President Roosevelt's attention to matters relating to the Allied Control Commission in Italy prior to his appointment as its Acting President.