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Draft of letter from Ismay to AF Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1st Sea Lord, on the promotion of R W Brockman to the Cabinet Office. Manuscript 1p

Draft letter by Ismay to Alan Moorehead putting forward his proposal for a book on the transfer of power in India and suggesting salient points to be covered in such a book. Typescript with manuscript annotations, 6pp

Draft letter from Chief Imperial General Staff to US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Europe referring to and reciprocating message of trust and mutual affection, drafted by Ismay. With covering note from Ismay to Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Gen Sir Alan Francis Brooke requesting approval and signature. Typescript, 2pp

Text of draft obituary tribute by Ismay to Dwight David Eisenhower [who outlived him, and died in Mar 1969] paying tribute to his character and role in the Allied victory in World War Two and in improving Anglo-American relations 2 copies. With covering letter from George Wilkinson, BBC returning tribute to Ismay. Typescript, 9pp

Paper by Ismay entitled 'Paris steering group on the results of the London Conference: working arrangements between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Brussels Treaty Organisation'. With covering letter from Ismay to Rt Hon Robert Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary forwarding the paper and relating to the working arrangements between NATO and the expanded Brussels Treaty Organisation. Typescript, 3pp

Letter from Lt Gen Sir Frederick Edgeworth Morgan to Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs consisting of his draft report on tour of duty as Chief of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in the three western zones Germany. Typescript, 10pp

Review of US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower's book Crusade in Europe (William Heinemann, London, 1948) by Lt Gen Sir Frederick Morgan. With covering letter sent with the above to Ismay. Typescript, 7pp

Text of telegram to be sent by Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill to all Commonwealth Prime Ministers relating to Ismay's appointment as Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and his departure from the Commonwealth Relations Office in order to accept the position. Typescript, 1p

Text of telegram to be sent by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill to the leaders of Commonwealth nations explaining the reasons for Ismay's departure from the position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. With covering letter from Commonwealth Relations Office. Typescript, 2pp

Draft by Ismay of Dervish personalities with section on the Mullah (Mahomed bin Abdulla Hassan) for inclusion in summary (3/1/20-draft of missing pp 64-74) of intelligence in British Somaliland 1915-Dec 1918; extract from a letter from the Mullah mocking British alliances as indicating weakness. Manuscript and typescript 12pp

Draft by Ismay of Dervish organisation included in summary (3/1/20) of intelligence in British Somaliland 1915-Dec 1918. Typescript carbon 5pp

Notes for / extract from a letter from Ismay to Rt Hon Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey of the Chart relating to the refusal of official permission for the publication of Hankey's memoirs and asking for clarification on certain related points. Typescript, 2pp

First draft of memoirs, part I, chapters 1-4 including some annotations and references, draft on opening of World War Two and transfer of India, corrected by Ismay and also Edward, 1st Baron Bridges. Typescript and typescript carbon

Paper on 'The new look' outlining the necessity of conducting a new study of the defensive forces in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in the light of the latest political, economic and military assessments and determining the best way to carry out such a review. With covering letter from C P Scott forwarding the paper to Ismay. Typescript, 4pp

Letter (not sent) from Ismay to AF Louis Francis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1st Sea Lord, on a conflict between Mountbatten's ideas of defence reorganisation and those published in The Times on 26 Jun 1958. 2 copies typescript and typescript carbon. 1p

Editions the Daily Mail covering the General Strike, May 1926. Printed 3 issues

Extract from a speech made by Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Prime Minister at Pilgrim's dinner on 1952 Oct 14. Typescript, 1p

Extract from Hansard House of Commons Vol 38 No 67 (Cols 1-204) including a debate (continued at 3/4/6) on the war situation, on the Chiefs of Staff structure and on Ismay's position. Printed 102pp

Extract from Hansard House of Commons Vol 38 No 67 (Cols 205-338) continuation of a debate (3/4/5) on the war situation, on the Chiefs of Staff structure and on Ismay's position. Printed 64pp