Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Oliver Stanley] and the Chiefs of Staff Committee suggesting they consider whether the United States should be asked to take over the Palestine Mandate, commenting: "Somebody else should have their turn now". [Carbon copy; annotated by WSC's Private Office].

Minute from "T L R" [Leslie Rowan, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC on an attached letter from the New Zionist Organisation [CHAR 20/234/10], reporting that the Colonial Office suggest no election statement should be sent to this Organisation because of differences among Zionist groups. [initialled].

Letter from A Abrahams, member of the Presidency of the New Zionist Organisation, (25 Manchester Square, London) to WSC (10 Downing Street) on the electoral advantages to the Conservative Party of a statement by WSC on Palestine, advocating increased Jewish immigration. [signed; annotated by WSC's Private Office].

Letter from [Colin] Thornley [Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to [John] Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] suggesting no reply is sent to a letter from the New Zionist Organisation [until after election day] and commenting on relations between this organisation and the Jewish Agency for Palestine. [signed].

Election statement on Palestine policy, commenting on the fate of Jews in the war and the need to support a "fair" solution. [copy sent with CHAR 20/234/11].

Minute from "A E" [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] to WSC suggesting [Oliver] Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] sees [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine]. [initialled].

Minute from WSC ([Potsdam] Berlin [Germany]) to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon], enclosing a copy of a letter from Randolph Churchill [CHAR 20/234/15], and suggesting that [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] is seen before the end of the month. [Carbon copy].

Letter from Randolph [Churchill, London] to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [Carbon copy].

Letter from Randolph [Churchill, London] to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [Carbon copy].

Letter from Randolph [Churchill, London] to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [Carbon copy].

Letter from Randolph [Churchill] (10 Downing Street) to WSC [Potsdam, Berlin, Germany] commenting on a meeting with [Chaim] Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] and Weizmann's concerns about immigration into Palestine, wondering if WSC will be able discuss the matter with [President Harry] Truman [at Potsdam], and suggesting that "somebody" should see Weizmann before a World Zionist Organisation meeting on 31 July. [signed].

Draft letter from WSC to Chaim Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] on the appropriate time for the Jewish position in Palestine to be considered, suggesting the possibility of the United States taking over the mandate, and concluding: "I shall continue to do my best for it [the Zionist cause]". [letter not sent but passed on with CHAR 20/234/20].

Letter from Chaim Weizmann, [President of World Zionist Organisation and] the Jewish Agency for Palestine, (77 Great Russell Street, London) to WSC (10 Downing Street) expressing shock at WSC's letter on when the Jewish position in Palestine will be considered, and explaining the effect of the White Paper of 1939 on immigration and the situation for Jews in Europe and Palestine. [signed; annotated by John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, on 22 June].

Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Oliver Stanley] suggesting he leave [Chaim] Weizmann's [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] letter unanswered but sending some ideas for a reply [CHAR 20/234/26-27] anyway. [Carbon copy].

Minute from WSC to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Oliver Stanley] suggesting he leave [Chaim] Weizmann's [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] letter unanswered but sending some ideas for a reply [CHAR 20/234/26-27] anyway. [Carbon copy].

Draft letter from WSC to Chaim Weizmann [President of World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] on the appropriate time for the Jewish position in Palestine to be considered, suggesting the possibility of the United States taking over the mandate, and concluding: "I shall continue to do my best for it [the Zionist cause]". [Carbon copy; letter not sent but passed on with CHAR 20/234/25].

Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in Eastern Theatre, based on India from March 1942 to December 31, 1942" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell, [then] Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 27 September 1943, covering Burma [later Myanmar], the defence of India, internal Indian matters, air matters and naval operations. [annotated; flagged "B"].

Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in the Indo-Burma theatre based on India from 21 June, 1943, to 15 November, 1943" reprinting a despatch by Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 22 November 1945, on planning, land and air operations, intelligence, and organisation, training, and administration, with explanatory footnotes. [annotated].

Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, 1943-1946, [1st Lord] Mountbatten of Burma [then Viceroy of India], dated 30 July 1947, with sections on strategy and operations, civil affairs in Burma [later Myanmar], post-Japanese surrender tasks, conclusions, and appendices, annexures, and a map tucked into the back flap. [flagged "C"] Manuscript dedication from Mountbatten to WSC on back of front cover.

Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] reprinting a despatch on operations in Hong Kong, 8 to 25 December 1941, by Major-General [Michael] Maltby, late General Officer Commanding, British Troops in China, dated 21 November 1945, with appendices giving a narrative of events and approximate casualty figures, and explanatory footnotes. [annotated by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall].

Typescript copy of a "Secret" despatch on the operations of Malaya [later Malaysia] Command, 8 December 1941 to 15 February 1942, by Major-General [Arthur] Percival, formerly General Officer Commanding Malaya, with sections on the period prior to the outbreak of hostilities with Japan, the operations on the mainland of Malaya, the battle of Singapore, and summary and conclusions, with a foreword by Percival, appendices including contemporary instructions and communications, and maps.

Telegram from [Terence] Shone [British Minister to Syria and Lebanon] (Damascus [Syria]) to the Foreign Office passing on a message from the wife of the ex-President of the Syrian Republic and the President of the Red Crescent, Zubra Abed, to WSC thanking him for "having saved [the] serious situation in Syria". [despatched on 4 June; received on 5 June].