Telegram from Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC marked "Secret" supporting Eire's omission from the Conference at Ottawa [Canada] on Civil Aviation and suggesting that the best policy towards Eire and such matters is to wait until the war is over and Eire has clarified its position in relation to the Commonwealth.

Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "personal and private" noting that "it is not proper for us to engage in reciprocal congratulations upon our various fortunes at the polls" but expressing his delight that King "had once again attained the position whence you can lead united Canada ever deeper into the union of the British Commonwealth and Empire".

Telegram from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] marked "secret" and "private" commenting on King's success in the Canadian elections: "Although at times to British eyes things got rather mixed, I was always confident that Canada would stand by you as the pilot who weathered the storm. You and I, both being in the last lap of public life, can afford to be very bold in defence of the main causes for which we have fought".

Letter from Paul Beards [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Andrew Bell (Office of the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom) marked "personal and private" reciting text of "private and secret" message from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] thanking him for his private letter and expressing delight at appointment of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis] as Governor General of Canada. [Carbon].

Typescript draft of letter from WSC to Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] thanking him for his private letter and expressing delight at appointment of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis] as Governor General of Canada. Initialled and marked "private and secret" by WSC in red ink.

Letter from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] (Government House, Bahamas) to WSC stating that public opinion means that he and the Duchess will avoid Great Britain on their return to Europe; and giving details of his resignation as Governor. Signed.

Letter from Colonel Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office, Downing Street) to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that he has heard that the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] wishes to announce his resignation about 15 March; and that the Duke has approved the present Colonial Secretary in the Bermudas [William Murphy] as his successor. Signed.

Letter from C Thornley [Private Secretary] (Colonial Office, Downing Street) to John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] marked "Top Secret and Personal" giving biographical details of the Colonial Secretary in the Bermudas, William Murphy, whom Colonel Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] has proposed as successor to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII] as Governor of the Bahamas; and requesting WSC's opinion. Signed. Annotated by WSC: "I agree".

Copy of an official announcement and press guidance by the Colonial Office on the Duke of Windsor's [earlier Edward VIII] resignation as Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas. Annotated by WSC: crossing through two sentences in the press guidance and writing "Good" at the bottom.

Minute from WSC to the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] marked "Private and Top Secret" thanking him for his service as Governor over the previous five years. Initialled.

Telegram from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] to WSC marked "Private and Personal" stating that he is happy to know that HM Government and the Colonial Office are satisfied with his time as Governor; and that his services will be available if he is called on again. Annotated.

Telegram from the Duke of Windsor [earlier Edward VIII, Governor and Commander in Chief Bahamas] to WSC marked "Private and Personal" stating that he is happy to know that HM Government and the Colonial Office are satisfied with his time as Governor; and that his services will be available if he is called on again. Copy.

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].

Telegram Sir [John] Hathorn Hall, [the Governor] of Uganda, to Secretary of State for the Colonies [Colonel Oliver Stanley] passing on a message from the Uganda Chamber of Commerce to WSC expressing pride at his war leadership.

Minute from Oliver Stanley [Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to WSC marked "Top Secret" stating that from a Colonial Office viewpoint "it is hard to see what advantage has accrued to Great Britain from the Palestine Mandate", that the final settlement can only be made at a peace conference but that there is a pressing question on the rate of immigration. [signed].

Minute from [General Sir Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] to WSC marked "Top Secret" giving the views of the Chiefs of Staff against WSC's suggestion that the United States take over the Palestine Mandate. [signed].

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].