Letter from WSC (Africa) to Colonel Douglas Brown [later 1st Lord Ruffside, Conservative MP for Newbury, Berkshire, and Speaker of the House of Commons] stating that he understands that he has said that he will not be embarrassed if Diver's name is not included in the New Year's honours list and that he will consider him again when he makes his next recommendations to King George VI Signature in typescript.

Letter from WSC to Sir Basil Brooke [later 1st Lord Brookeborough, PrimeMinister of Northern Ireland and Minister for Commerce and Production] marked "Private and Personal" thanking him for recommending Ernest Cooper [Industrial Adviser to the Government of Northern Ireland] for a Knighthood and explaining that such awards are usually confined to thehalf yearly lists but adding that he would bear this recommendation in mind when the time came Signed.

Letter from WSC to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes [Conservative MP for Portsmouth] marked "Private" stating that he could not offer him a fighting position on account of his age and that he was surprised to hear that Keyes felt he had not been recognised for his services, adding that although he felt he would incur criticism from the armed forces he submitted Keyes name to King George VI for the honour of a peerage. Signature in typescript. Copy.

Letter from WSC to Sir Thomas Royden informing him that he will take his chairman's name into consideration when preparing his recommendations for the next honours list [Initialled].

Letter from WSC to Lord Cranborne [earlier Robert Gascoyne Cecil, later 5th Lord Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords] marked "Confidential" thanking him for his letter recommending [4th] Lord Templemore [earlier Arthur Chichester] for a Privy Counsellorship and Lord Snell for a Companion of Honour. Signed.

Letter from WSC to [1st] Lord Crewe [earlier Robert Crewe-Milnes] informing him that he will consider his recommendations for the next honours list Signed.

Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander in Chief India] to WSC marked "private and personal" thanking him for the award of an honour but asking if WSC can announce it forthwith and setting out the reasons for this request: "Gingerbread is always gingerbread but may I have it with the gilt on please.".

Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] marked "most secret and personal" agreeing with the proposal to give the 10th Duke of Devonshire [earlier Marquess of Hartington] ministerial status and make him the Deputy Minister of State [? in the Middle East].

Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] marked "most secret and personal" instructing him not to approach the 10th Duke of Devonshire [earlier the Marquess of Hartington] and asking to be informed whether this telegram had arrived in time to prevent such an approach.

Telegram from Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] to WSC reporting the wish of Essington Lewis [Australian Director General of Munitions and Aircraft Production] to be relieved of any obligation to accept any honour.

Letter from Sir Bindon Blood (Camp Mingaora, Upper Swat [India]) to WSC in which he says that he has not been able to organise a billet for him and recommends that WSC should come to him as a press correspondent. He comments that the Army Head Quarters have the power to make all appointment except personal staff and observes "I have hardly managed to get any of my pals on my staff".