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Correspondence between Lt Col Warwick Wright (newly awarded a DSO) and Stern, containing an exchange of congratulations on the receipt of awards. 2 letters

Correspondence between Lt J Rackham, Ministry of Munitions and Stern, relating to a request by Rackham for a letter of recommendation for a post as works manager. 2 letters

Correspondence between Lt Kenneth P Symes, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Section Director (Production), Mechanical Warfare, (Overseas and Allies) Department, Ministry of Munitions, Assistant Controller, Anglo-American Commission (Armour Plate) and Stern, including references to Symes' illness. 3 letters

Correspondence between Maj A H Wood, Area Commandant, Marieux, France and Stern relating to Wood's appointment to Stern's department. 3 letters

Correspondence with the Rt Hon Maj Gen John Edward Bernard Seely, Deputy Minister of Munitions relating to an invitation to dine and a sketch plan of the relative positions of the Ritz Hotel, Paris, France and Stern's office in Paris, France. 2 letters

Correspondence between Maj Somerset J Saunderson, Liaison Officer with Allied Military Authorities, Mechanical Warfare, (Overseas and Allies) Department, Ministry of Munitions, Deputy Commissioner, London, Anglo-American Commission and Stern, including references to the reported comment of the Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Minster of Munitions that the Army were mounting a campaign against Stern, the organisation of the Anglo-American Commission, difficulties with the construction of the Allied Tank Factory at Neuvy-Pailloux, Châteauroux, France and the strained relationship of Sir John Hunter, Director of Factory Construction, Ministry of Munitions and E C Hannen, of Holland, Hannen and Cubitts Limited. 14 letters

Correspondence between S Murray and Stern relating to an unspecified letter from J T Davies. 2 letters

Correspondence relating to the organisation of a matinee on behalf of Tank Corps prisoners of war, including a letter from Brig Gen Hugh Jamieson Elles, Commander, Tank Corps, to Stern. 2 letters

Report by Department of Tank Design, Wood Lee, Egham, Surrey on tank track data.

Table of sighting showing comparison of Ordnance Quick Fire 3.7 inch Anti Aircraft guns Marks I II and III employing anti-personnel full charge and high explosive reduced charge in relation to the Ordnance Quick Fire 17 pounder anti-tank gun, enclosed in a memorandum of 5 Feb 1943 from Cdr Rowland H Stokes-Rees, Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Gun Design, Armaments Design Department, Ministry of Supply to Stern 1p. 1p

Diagram and notes by Cdr Rowland H Stokes-Rees, Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Gun Design, Armaments Design Department, Ministry of Supply demonstrating the estimated comparative anti personnel performances of the Ordnance Quick Fire 17 pounder and 3.7 inch monobloc guns employing anti personnel shot against face hardened plate. 1p

Armaments Design Department, Ministry of Supply diagram entitled 'Sight, 17 pounder Mark I carriage, Mark II. Range dial F L 5982 modified to suit 3.7 inch A A guns Marks I II & III and full charge A P ammunition', enclosed in a memorandum of 5 Feb 1943 from Cdr Rowland H Stokes-Rees, Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Gun Design, Armaments Design Department, Ministry of Supply to Stern 1p

Drawing number D 6645 showing comparative performance curves for the Meteor engine 5.4 inch x 6 inch 12 cylinder (1649 cubic inch) and Ricardo H type engine, 5.5 inch x 5.25 inch 16 cylinder (1996 cubic inch). 1p

Letter from Barbara Ross to Stern containing an invitation to dinner. 1p

Draft letter from S Potter, English Electric Company, London to A W Foerster, US Embassy, London relating to the enclosure of a report by himself on the US Heavy Tank T1 with electric transmission in the light of his experience with electric transmission in the tanks of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply. 2pp

Draft letter from Stern to Capt Norman Edward Holden, Deputy Commissioner, Mechanical Warfare (Overseas and Allies) Department, Ministry of Munitions, Anglo-American Commission and Maj Somerset J Saunderson, Liaison Officer with Allied Military Authorities, Mechanical Warfare, (Overseas and Allies) Department, Ministry of Munitions, Deputy Commissioner, London, Anglo-American Commission, concerning delays in the production of Liberty Engines in the US for British tanks; staffing arrangements in the Anglo-American Commission and the need to speed up production of components for the Allied Tank Factory at Neuvy-Pailloux, Châteauroux, France. 2pp

Draft letter from Stern to Capt Norman Edward Holden, Deputy Commissioner, Mechanical Warfare (Overseas and Allies) Department, Ministry of Munitions, relating to the cancellation of an order from the US Tank Service for Mark V tanks for training purposes. 1p

Draft letter from Stern to French Gen Jean Baptiste Estienne, Commander, French Tank Corps, proposing that it would be of great interest to Maj Gen the Rt Hon John Edward Bernard Seely, Deputy Minister of Munitions, Admiral Sir Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore, Controller, Mechanical Warfare Department, Ministry of Munitions and Sir Percival Lea Dewhurst Perry, Assistant Controller and Director of Production, Mechanical Warfare Department, (present with Stern at the Allied Tank Factory at Neuvy-Pailloux, Châteauroux, France) if they could meet Estienne and his staff. 1p

Manuscript draft and two typescript drafts of a letter from Stern to the Rt Hon David Lloyd George, Prime Minister, relating to the joint production of tanks by the UK and the US. 3 items

Manuscript letter from Stern to Sir James Lithgow, Chairman, Tank Board, informing him that unless Lithgow invited him to become a member of the Executive Committee of the Tank Board, he did not feel that he could attend the next meeting of the Tank Board. 1p