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Correspondence with Liddell Hart, including questionnaire on the desert campaign and O'Connor's answers. With articles by Liddell Hart, 'Is our soldiership carrying much top-hamper?', referring to Clauswitzian theory; 'The problem of quickening manoeuvre'; 'Could we have mopped up Africa two years earlier?' referring to the decision not to advance on Tripoli in 1941; and 'Blunders that gave Rommel his victory'. 47pp

Correspondence with Anthony Rothschild and Anthony Eden, relating to Rothschild's invitation to become a Director in the Rio Tinto Company. (The offer was eventually turned down). 4pp

Correspondence with A J Kingsley-Hall, Deputy Iinspector General at Police HQ in Jerusalem concerning urban patrols, including Kingsley-Hall's instructions for searches of people and vehicles, and the issue of firearms. 5pp

Correspondence between Maj Nairne and Prof Michael Howard, presenter of the television programme 'The Grand Stategy' concerning its presentation of Gen MacArthur. 2pp

Typescript copy of the escape narrative, including details of assistance throughout confinement by War Office; initial escape plans from Florence; first attempt and recapture, and sentencing to one month's solitary confinement, Sep 1942; digging of escape tunnel, Oct 1942-Mar 1943; escape, 30 Mar and account of fortunes of various members of the party, including journey of Brig James Hargest and Brig Miles to Switzerland; and capture of Brig J F B Combe and AVM O T Boyd in Como, and Maj Gen Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart and O'Connor in the Po Valley, near Bologna. With detailed plans of the castle showing escape tunnel. 2 copies, 72pp

Copy of telegram from the War Office to Haining on his departure from office, in appreciation of his command of the British Forces in Palestine and Transjordan. With covering letter to O'Connor from Haining. 3pp

Copy of report from Haining to Director of Military Operations and Intelligence at War Office, including account of gang warfare in Palestine; gradual acceptance of British control; criticism by Jews of measures against Arabs; and criticism of capital sentences imposed by military courts. With covering letter to O'Connor. 6pp

Carbon copies of personal letters written from 8 Corps HQ, Home Forces in England, including those to Lt Col R G Collingwood, Maj Gen Sir Eric Girdwood, Lt Gen S F Rowell, Vice Adm A G Glennie, Lt Gen E A Osborne, Maj Gen F E Hotblack, Maj Gen Sir C B Dashwood Stettall, Gen Sir Walter Pitt-Taylor, Gen Sir Henry Jackson, Lt Gen H R S Massy, Gen Sir Ivo Vesey, Maj Gen Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh, Lt Gen Sir Philip Neame and Lt Gen Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart. 192pp

Copies of personal letters, including those to Maj Gen Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh, James Phelps (stepson), Brig C D Quilliam, Lt Gen Philip Neame, Gen Sir Bernard Paget, Lt Gen E A Osborne, Gen Sir Ivo Vesey, Maj Gen A Galloway, Maj Gen J F M Whiteley, Maj Gen Sir C B Dashwood Strettall and Gen Sir Charles Bonham-Carter, referring to operations in Normandy, mutual acquaintances and outstanding operations of American troops during Aug. 45pp

Manuscript copy of Part III of the narrative by O'Connor. Differs in account from 6 Apr 1941, covering withdrawal to Machile (Mekili) and capture by German reconnaissance patrol. 12pp

Manuscript copy of Part II of the narrative by O'Connor, covering Feb-Apr 1941. 4pp

Manuscript copy of Part I of the narrative by O'Connor, Sep 1940 to Feb 1941, covering the first Libyan campaign. Extracts from the original of comments on significant personalities. 24pp

Copy made by O'Connor of Neame's account of the desert operations. 7pp

Programme for the memorial service held for Jean O'Connor on 3 Jun at St Andrew's Cathedral in Inverness, and typescript transcript of the obituary published in the Ross-Shire Journal in May. 2pp

Copy of remarks (sources unnamed) on improvement of signallers in the battalion. 1p

Copies of comments by Brig John Frederick Boyce Combe on the account of operations in Cyrenaica by Neame, and on various letters of Neame and O'Connor. 7pp

Copy of the minutes of a meeting of the War Cabinet Defence Committee (Operations) held on 20 Jan, including discussion on allied policy in Greece and the Mediterranean following Greek rejection of the offer of assistance by allied forces and on probable German military objectives, particularly the Dodecanese. With copy of Prime Minister's minute on decisions made at the meeting, including plans for advance on Benghazi. 10pp

Copy of the minutes of a meeting of the War Cabinet Defence Committee (Operations) held on 11 Feb concerning policy in the Middle East and Mediterranean relating to Cyrenaica and possible German advances in the Balkans, and the offer of weapons and aircraft to the Greeks. With copy of telegram from the Prime Minister to Wavell referring to the capture of Cyrenaica and necessity of securing Benghazi, and the offers of assistance to Greece; and telegram from Chiefs of Staff to Commander-in-Chief Middle East referring to the assistance to Greece following a probable German attack through Bulgaria. 11pp

Copy of minutes of a meeting of the War Cabinet Defence Committee (Operations) held on 9 Jan, including discussion on allied policy in Greece and the Mediterranean, and Operation ABIGAIL. With copy of telegram from Chiefs of Staff to Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean and Commander-in-Chief, Middle East concerning the despatch of forces to Greece in preparation for the expected German offensive. 5pp

Copy of the minutes of a meeting of the War Cabinet Defence Committee (Operations) held on 10 Feb concerning policy in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean relating to Tripoli, the Balkans and Turkey. 5pp