Scope and Contents Letter by WSC to Sir Edward Grigg [later Lord Altrincham] (Minister Resident in the Middle East, Cairo [Egypt]) marked "personal and secret" expressing relief that "Joan" [Lady Grigg] "is none the worse for the attack" but stating his disapproval that she went into the desert without a proper guard. Initialled, with pencil addition in hand of John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] suggesting additional paragraph regarding award of Barony to Grigg in Dissolution...

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Note from Nina Sturdee [later Lady Onslow, WSC's Secretary] to John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] informing him that John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] wants him to ask WSC whether or not a sentence should be added to the telegram to Sir Edward Grigg [later Lord Altrincham, Minister Resident in the Middle East] mentioning the award of Grigg's Barony.Typescript with manuscript annotation by Martin indicating that the amendment was made.

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Telegram from WSC to Sir Edward Grigg [later Lord Altrincham, Minister Resident in Middle East] marked "personal and secret" expressing relief that "Joan" [Lady Grigg, later Lady Altrincham] is "none the worse for the attack on her by this wretched creature" but stating that she should not have gone into the desert without a proper guard. He also states that Grigg's Barony is to be included in the Dissolution Honours.

Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Robert Innes-Ker (Croft Hall Hotel, Croft Hall, Torquay [Devon]) to WSC enclosing a letter he has received from the Foreign Office [see CHAR 20/197B/225] and asking WSC to help him further his claim to a Consulship or Vice-Consulship in the south of France or North Africa. He comments on his official duties during the war, and expresses preference for Cannes [France], Nice [France], Monte Carlo or Mentone [France] as "after many years in charge of the Social Bureaux of The...

Scope and Contents Typescript copy of letter from Lord Robert Innes-Ker (Croft Hall Hotel, Croft Hall, Torquay [Devon]) to WSC enclosing a letter he has received from the Foreign Office [see CHAR 20/197B/225] and asking WSC to help him further his claim to a Consulship or Vice-Consulship in the south of France or North Africa. He comments on his official duties during the war, and expresses preference for Cannes [France], Nice [France], Monte Carlo or Mentone [France] as "after many years in charge of the...

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Typescript note by John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to CSC asking if he can have a word with her about the attached letter from Lord Robert Innes-Ker [see CHAR 20/197B/226], whom he had seen the other day and understands to be a cousin of WSC.

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Letter from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Roderick Barclay (Foreign Office) marked "private and personal" enclosing a copy of a letter that has been sent to Lord Robert Innes-Ker [see CHAR 20/197B/230], who had applied for a Vice-Consulate in the South of France, and stating that, "Lord Robert is 59 and has a 'past'. Nobody who knows him, would, for a moment, consider him suitable for any such employment". [carbon].

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Letter from Anthony Bevir [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Lord Robert Innes-Ker, acknowledging his letter to WSC of 24 May applying for a Vice-Consulate in the South of France, and explaining that this is not a matter in which WSC could intervene. [carbon].

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Telegram from WSC to Lord Swinton [earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister, Minister of Civil Aviation] marked "Private and Personal" stating that he has submitted Sir Robert Perkins for the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Carbon copy.

Scope and Contents Telegram from Prime Minister, WSC, to the Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand [Walter Nash] discussing the award of campaign stars including: service qualifications; the new Defence Medal for non-operational service; the possibility of extending the 1939-45 Star to the end of the Pacific War; and the decision that an exception should not be made for members of the New Zealand forces who fought in the Battle of the River Plate. He asks for [Nash's] reaction to these proposals as more than 10...

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Telegram from Prime Minister, WSC, to the Prime Minister of South Africa [Field Marshal Jan Smuts] in which he says that he is pleased that [Smuts] approves proposals for the the award of campaign stars; discusses the issue of service in the South Atlantic and qualification for the Atlantic star, the award of the 1939-1945 star to selected officers, service qualifications, and the new Defence medal. Typescript.

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Telegram from Prime Minister, WSC, to the Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] in which he says that he is pleased that [Curtin] approves proposals for the award of campaign stars; discusses service qualifications and the new Defence medal, the decision not to award additional emblems for service in North Africa, Greece, Crete and Syria because of the precedent it would set, and the extension of the 1939-45 Star to the end of the Pacific War. Typescript.

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Telegram from Prime Minister, WSC, to the Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] in which he expresses regret that [King] does not feel that proposals for the award of campaign stars would be suitable for Canada; discusses the decision not to award the 1939-45 star for service by overseas forces in the United Kingdom, proposals for a new Defence medal, and the service qualification for one of the new stars. Typescript.

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Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] marked "Guard" and "Personal and Private" giving some details of a special scale of awards for senior Soviet officers and instructions on what to do if these honours are reciprocated.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to Sir James Lithgow marked "personal and confidential" informing him that he intends to recommend to King [George VI] that Lithgow be made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours list and asking him to confirm that "this would be agreeable." Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to Sir Arthur Hazlerigg marked "personal and confidential" informing him that he intends to recommend to King [George VI] that Hazlerigg should be given a Barony in the New Year's Honours list and asking him to confirm that "this would be agreeable." Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to Sir Alexander Maxwell marked "personal and confidential" informing him that he intends to recommend to King [George VI] that Maxwell be made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the New Year's Honours list and asking him to confirm that "this would be agreeable." Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to [2nd] Lord Finlay marked "personal and confidential" informing him that he intends to recommend to King [George VI] that Finlay be made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours list and asking him to confirm that "this would be agreeable." Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to David Lloyd George marked "private" in which he asks whether Lloyd George would allow WSC to suggest that he be given an Earldom in order to "spare you the labours of a contested election at Criccieth [Carnarvonshire, Wales]", adding that it would give him great pleasure to do so. Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to Ellen Wilkinson marked "personal and confidential" informing her that he intends to ask King [George VI] to admit her to the Privy Council and asking her to let him know whether "this would be agreeable". Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to Florence Horsbrugh marked "personal and confidential" informing her that he intends to ask King [George VI] to admit her to the Privy Council and asking her to let him know whether "this would be agreeable". Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to [3rd] Lord Selborne [earlier Lord Wolmer] marked "personal and confidential" informing him that he intends to ask King [George VI] to appoint him as a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour and asking him to let him know whether "this would be agreeable". Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from WSC to [1st] Lord Portal marked "personal and confidential" informing him that he intends to ask King [George VI] to award Portal a viscounty and asking him to let him know whether "this would be agreeable". Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from Sir Alan Lascelles (Windsor Castle) [King George VI's Private Secretary] to John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] informing him that King George VI has unofficially approved of the recommendations which he made in the political Honours List and adding that the private letter which he also sent has raised a large issue and that he will contact him on this matter later. Signature in typescript. Copy.

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Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 194" and "Personal and Top Secret" suggesting [Eric] Seal, formerly WSC's Principal Private Secretary, as a possible successor to Sir Arthur Salter [Senior Deputy Director General, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration]. [Copy].