Item BROOKE-POPHAM 6/9 - Correspondence and related papers, 1942-1953, chiefly on World War Two in South East Asia

Personal memoranda, correspondence and notes mainly relating to the Far East, notably notes by Brooke-Popham on the RAF in West Africa, Feb 1942, made during his return from Malaya; detailed notes, dated 12 Mar 1942, of his experiences in the Far East written by Brooke-Popham for ACM Sir Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, Chief of Air Staff, mainly concentrating upon the organisation, achievements and difficulties of his command; a letter from Portal regarding Brooke-Popham's prospects of employment in the near future, 9 Apr 1942; copy telegram, 3 Apr 1942, from [Gen] John Northcott, Chief of General Staff, Australia, to the War Office, giving an outline of a report by Maj Gen (Henry) Gordon Bennett, General Officer Commanding, Australian Imperial Force in Malaya, on the Malayan Campaign, and Brooke-Popham's comments on that text; a copy telegram from the External Affairs Department, Australia, 7 Aug 1942, describing the guerilla activities of 2 Independent Company, Australian Imperial Force, in Portuguese Timor; a memorandum by Maj Gen Ian Stanley Ord Playfair entitled 'Some personal reflections on the Malayan Campaign'; later correspondence with C T Addis, requesting Brooke-Popham's opinion on a draft section of the Official History of the war against Japan, with the latter's notes on the text, 1953. 1 file, 41 items.