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Typescript letter from Penney to Col G R Desmond Fitzpatrick, Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, asking for recollections on the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Gen Sir Henry Royds Pownall, London, returning to him a draft chapter by Winston Spencer Leonard Churchill on the Allied landings at Anzio, with comment that the chapter gives the impression of indifferent fighting from the British troops. 2pp.

Typescript letter from Penney to Ian H White-Thompson, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, forwarding reports by Capt D M Macleod and Rev Arthur H Butler on soldiers' thoughts on spiritual and social matters, and asking for advice on the moral and spiritual re-education of the forces. 2pp.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen Allan Francis Harding, Headquarters, Allied Armies in Italy, including details on the recovery of a German radio controlled armoured tank, Leichte Ladungsträger (Sd Kfz 303) (V-Motor), B.IV Goliath. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen Allan Francis Harding, Headquarters, Allied Armies in Italy, replying to Harding's letter of April 24 1944, stating his unwillingness for a temporary transfer [Penney had been injured, 17 Feb] 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen Frederick Arthur Montgomery Browning, Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, discussing his future employment in army and senior appointments at War Office. 2pp.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen Frederick Arthur Montgomery Browning, Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, discussing the command structure of the Army in South East Asia. 2pp.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen John Harding, Chief of General Staff, Central Mediterranean Forces, on the problems of low morale and desertion being caused by inexperienced officers, delays in postal service, lack of reinforcements and press reports of Anzio campaign, Italy. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen John Harding, Chief of the General Staff, Allied Armies in Italy, giving account of planning conference with US Maj Gen Lucien King Truscott, Commander, 6 US Corps on 25 Apr 1944, where four alternative plans for advance to Rome, Italy were given. 2pp.

Typescript letter from Penney, to Lt Gen Sir Bertram Sergison Brooke, British Red Cross, Southern Italy, forwarding medical requests, and reporting on losses in 1 Bn Scots Guards after a shell hit their headquarters. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Lt Gen Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, Commander, 8 Army, expressing anxiety over Col (temporary Brig) Eric Dorman-Smith's command of 3 Infantry Bde, and stating that Penney has filled in a change of employment form for Dorman-Smith, and sent it to Headquarters, Allied Armies in Italy. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Maj Gen Arthur George Kenchington, Director of Military Training, Allied Forces Headquarters, relating opinions on a range of military areas, including the lack of Allied night operations, the strength of German snipers and the valuable work of 1 Reconaissance Regt. 3pp.

Typescript letter from Penney, to Maj Gen Gerald Walter Robert Templer, Headquarters, 56 (London) Div, replying to Maj Gen Gerald Walter Robert Templer's letter of 20 Feb 1944, concerning personal matters. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney, to Maj Gen Gerald Walter Robert Templer, Headquarters, 56 (London) Div, praising the bravery of 168 Bde. 1p.

Typescript letter [from Penney] to Maj Gen John Alexander Sinclair, Director of Military Intelligence, War Office, giving an account of his journey 1-26 April 1945, from Montreal to Melbourne. Describes Intelligence work in USA, Canada and Australia, his meetings with officers, including US Army Gen Douglas MacArthur, and calling for better control and coordination of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). 9pp.

Typescript letter from Penney to Maj Gen John Alexander Sinclair, Director of Military Intelligence, The War Office, attaching letter representing case of Lt Col [Thomas Hugh] Winterborn for employment in the Special Intelligence Service. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Maj Gen Joseph Montague Sabine Pasley, Tilford, Surrey, forwarding letter from Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, to Penney, thanking Penney for his account of 1 Infantry Div's involvement in the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Maj Gen Joseph Montague Sabine Pasley, Tilford, Surrey, thanking him for his letter of 14 Dec 1944, and forwarding a letter to Brig G Douglas Renny, to Pasley, suggesting that Penney and Pasley willl collaborate on an account of 1 Infantry Div's involvement with the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy, for Brig G Douglas Renny's history of 1 Infantry Div. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Maj Gen Joseph Montague Sabine Pasley, Tilford, Surrey, forwarding letter to Brig G Douglas Renny, concerning a history of 1 Infantry Div's involvement in the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Maj Gen Sir Brian Hubert Robertson, Chief Administrative Officer, Allied Forces Headquarters, on the problems of low morale being caused by delays in postal service and press reports of Anzio campaign, Italy. 1p.