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Printed, bound volume entitled 'Tanks. Index of parts', containing instructions for the ordering of spare parts for tanks, (Waterlow Brothers and Layton Limited, London).

Programme of Ministry of Munitions demonstration of experimental tanks, 3 Mar 1917, including tabulated data, diagrams and descriptions of the standard Mark IV tank, Tritton Chaser, Williams-Janney Hydraulic, Wilson Epicyclic, Daimler Petrol-Electric, British Westinghouse Petrol-Electric, Wilkins's Multiple Clutch and Gun-carrying Machine. 8 copies

Copy for Stern of a programme for a demonstration by 1 Canadian Army of operations involving flame throwers, wireless, tanks and other military vehicles before Gen Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the Aldershot Area on 7 May 1942, with Appendix A describing 'Snake', a method of detonating a path through a field of Mark IV mines using a 3 inch continuous Bangalore Torpedo and a 'Ram' tank. 3pp

Programme for a demonstration by 1 Canadian Army of operations involving flame throwers, wireless, tanks and other military vehicles before Gen Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the Aldershot Area on 7 May 1942, with appendices on instructions to spectators, programme of detailed timings, specification of the Canadian Scout Car and Canadian Recce Car, description of Ronson equipped flame throwing carrriers and comparison of British and Canadian 33 and number 9 wireless sets. 5pp

Handbook: 'Ministry of Munitions of War. List of staff and distribution of duties', uncorrected proof

Tender from Donald W Douglas, President, Douglas Aircraft Company to Air Cdre J G Weir and members of the British Air Ministry Mission, Washington DC, US for the supply of one hundred, one hundred and fifty and two hundred B-18 bombers. 5pp

Receipt to US Lt Col James A Drain, US Commissioner, Anglo-American Commission, for 40 French francs and two £1 notes. 1p

Report of design considerations and detailed specification of the TOG 1 tank. 2pp

Report by C J Bartlett, Vauxhall Company, Luton Bedfordshire on a memorandum from Stern to Maj Gen Vyvyan Vavasour Pope, Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, War Office, listing considerations for tank design, Jan 1941. 1p

Report by Cdr Rowland H Stokes-Rees, Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Gun Design, Armaments Design Department, Ministry of Supply on the new design of an Ordnance Quick Fire 3.7 inch gun for mounting in a tank. 1p

Report by Cdr Rowland H Stokes-Rees, Chief Superintendent of Gun Design, Armaments Design Department, Ministry of Supply of a meeting to finalise the design of an Ordnance Quick Fire 3.7 inch monobloc tank gun for use in a 17 pounder mounting. 2pp

Two copies of a report by George Watson, Mechanical Warfare Supply Department, Ministry of Munitions setting out his view of the problems with existing tank design, from personal observation at the British front in France and Belgium, and making recommendations for improvements. 4pp

Report by Lt Col Clare Brayton Bouchier, Assistant Director, Tank Supply Department, Ministry of Supply on a memorandum from Stern to Maj Gen Vyvyan Vavasour Pope, Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, War Office, listing considerations for tank design, Jan 1941. 1p

Report by Lt R Minton-Taylor, Anglo-American Commission, describing the accommodation requirements for the civilian workforce at the Allied Tank Factory at Neuvy-Pailloux, Châteauroux, France and pointing out that the sort of arrangements made for troops would not be suitable for civilians. 1p

Report by Maj E W Gordon-Hall, Royal Tank Regiment on a questionnaire for armoured units issued by the Directorate of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, as part of his visit the Middle East theatre of operations, Feb 1941-Apr 1941, following the Cyrenaica, Libya campaign, 1940-1941. 5pp

Report by Maj E W Gordon-Hall, Royal Tank Regiment in the course of his visit the Middle East theatre of operations, Feb 1941-Apr 1941 on Italian tanks used in the Cyrenaica, Libya campaign, 1940-1941. 11pp

Report by Maj E W Gordon-Hall, Royal Tank Regiment, on a visit to the Middle East theatre of operations Feb 1941 to Apr 1941, to obtain information on behalf of the Ministry of Supply about the operations of British armoured formations in the Cyrenaica, Libya campaign, 1940-1941. 15pp

Report number 1173 by Ricardo and Company (1927) Limited on the general question of engines for tanks. 2 copies

Report number 1185 (including photographs, drawings and blueprints) by Ricardo and Company (1927) Limited for Stern on development tests of hydraulic motor unit carried out under Ministry of Supply letter of authority dated 1 Sep 1941, 294/T 5013 (Con. 8A), with a report by John Frederick Peck, Professor of Hydraulics, Loughborough College Scientific Society on the Report number 1185 by Ricardo and Company (1927) Limited, 14 Apr 1942 and a letter from Peck to Stern of 9 Mar 1942 on huydraulic transmission in tanks, relating to the US Heavy Tank T1 E1, the US Heavy Tank T1 E2, Borg-Warner transmission and Bendix transmission. 3 copies

Report by Stern on his discussions with representatives of US tank production relating to transmission, engines, armament and a specific comparison between the US Heavy Tank T1 and the TOG 3 tank and stating that it was unwise to leave heavy tank development entirely to their Allies. 3pp