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Speech by Ismay on radio entitled 'Report from Britain' discussing with writer and broadcaster Chester (Reginald William Winchester) Wilmot the strategic implications of Atlantic Pact, [statement of fundamental principles for the post war world issued after the first meetings between Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President]. Speech transcribed from recording. Duplicated, 4pp

Text of television interview with Ismay and US journalists with questions on North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)'s ability to function without a German contribution to Western European defence; whether the vital aspect of NATO's development was in the past or the future; whether the lessening of tension in Europe would weaken NATO; whether NATO had succeeded in giving Europe political and military stability. Typescript, 4pp

TRIDENT conference May 1943, papers and minutes of meetings, (Office of US Combined Chiefs of Staff, Washington DC, 1943). Printed, 518pp

Papers relating to controversy over the part played by the RAF in operations in Somaliland, consisting of letter from C N French, United Service Club, to the Editor of The Times concerning the Mullah and the RAF and referring to MRAF Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton's remarks in the House of Lords on the value of the RAF in Somaliland operations, and attributing their success more to the Somaliland Camel Corps. Typescript 2pp

Text of memoirs, in six folders. Typescript carbon, 542pp

White paper Central Organisation for Defence giving evidence for defence re-organisation presented by the Prime Minister to Parliament October 1946, Cmnd 6923 (HMSO, London, 1946; reprinted 1955). Printed 12pp

White paper Central Organisation for Defence, presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister, Cmnd 476 (HMSO, London, 1958; reprinted 1962). Printed 6pp

White paper Central Organisation for Defence, presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister, Cmnd 476 (HMSO, London, 1958). Printed 6pp

Scrap book compiled by Ismay, Staff College Quetta, India covering the Battle of Sadowa (Konniggratz) 3 Jul 1866; ethical training; campaign in Thrace 1912; miscellaneous thoughts on war; geography; Western Front, World War One; North West Frontier of India with Afghanistan; Persia and Russia; Middle East; military history; American Civil War; the Battle of Sedan, France, 1 Sep 1870; notes from Sir Frederick Barton Maurice's Forty Days in 1914 (Constable & Co.: London, 1920); notes from Shelley, on wars and imperialism, 1688-1815; notes on India, notes from new field service regulations; savage warfare; organisation of Indian army into commands and districts and reorganisation of Indian army under FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome; notes from Alfred Thayer Mahan's Influence of sea-power on history 1660-1783 (Sampson Low and Co. London 1890); new constitution of India; small wars; air defence. Manuscript bound volume 93pp

War Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee: QUADRANT, record of proceedings at House Washington between 3 and 11 Sep 1943, C.O.S. (43)513(0) (part C), (HMSO, London, 1943). Printed, 17pp

War Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee: record of meetings held in North Africa between 29 May and 3 Jun 1943, C.O.S. (43)290(0) (HMSO, London, 1943). Printed, 20pp

War Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee: SEXTANT record of British Chiefs of Staff proceedings, Malta, Cairo and Tehran between18 Nov and 7 Dec 1943, C.O.S. (43)791(0) (part 1) (HMSO, London, 1943). Printed, 107pp

War Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee: SEXTANT record of British Chiefs of Staff proceedings at Cairo and Tehran between 18 Nov and 7 Dec 1943, C.O.S. (43)791(0) (part 2) (HMSO, London, 1944).. Printed, 97pp

War Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee: SEXTANT record of British Chiefs of Staff proceedings at Cairo and Tehran between 24 Nov and 7 Dec 1943, C.O.S. (43)791(0) (part 3) (HMSO, London, 1944).. Printed, 172pp

War Cabinet Chiefs of Staff Committee: TOLSTOY: minutes of military meetings, (14-15 Oct 1944, Moscow, USSR), C.O.S. (44)915(0) (HMSO, London, 1944). Printed, 2pp

Ismay's working notes as secretary for the Committee of Imperial Defence, including notes relating to War Book and Co-ordination Sub-committees; Principal Staff Officer's Committee; notes on walnut wood and aluminium supplies; notes on Standing Interdepartmental Committee on Censorship, chairman Maj Gen Sir John (Theodosius) Burnett Stuart; War Emergency Legislation Sub-committee; notes entitled 'Musings without method, principles of preparation for war'. With chart showing all the sub-committees of the Committee of Imperial Defence listing their chairmen and secretaries. 1 vol, 158pp