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Breakdown: War and reconstruction in Yugoslavia, YUGOFAX, a Project of War Report and the Helsinki Citizens Assembly, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London, 1992.

Papers, 1998-2010, relating to the life and death of Ashraf Marwan (1944-2007), Egyptian businessman and alleged spy, including:

copy letters from Ahron Bregman to Marwan, and notes on their conversations, 2002-2007

copies of Bregman’s witness statements and related correspondence, 2007-2008, detailing his contact with Marwan, 2002-2007

press reports, photocopy extracts from publications and other background information on Marwan, 1998-2011, including his alleged espionage and business activities, his death and the subsequent inquest, chiefly in English and Hebrew

Also two audio recordings of Israeli pilots’ radio conversation during an air attack on USS LIBERTY, 8 Jun 1967, off the coast of the Sinai peninsula, used by Dr Bregman in Israel’s wars: a history since 1947.

Records comprise a Watchbill for HMS ALGIERS, 1854, (entries by Brent); personal notebook from HMS BELLEROPHON kept by Brent, 1867-1870; Stationbill for HMS BELLEROPHON, 1868-1869; Captain's Night Order books for HMS AMETHYST, HERCULES and BLACK PRINCE, 1883-1887 (entries by Brent).

Brian Carter: correspondence with Liddell Hart

Brian Kennedy: correspondence with Liddell Hart

Brian Loosley: correspondence with Liddell Hart

Brian M Cluer: correspondence with Liddell Hart

Reporting on the effectiveness of RAF officers', a paper on personnel assessment in the RAF, 1957, with covering letter to Senior Personnel Staff Officer, Far East Air Force HQ, 1957.

Papers of Major George Frederic Bride, 1912-[1945], comprising a copy of Bride's memoir, photograph album and Ministry of Information publications relating to his World War Two career, serving in Palestine, Sudan and Eritrea; map of Cairo and Suez area (scale 1:250,000, Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, 1933), and map of Cairo and surrounding area (scale 1: 1,000,000, Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, 1934).

Papers including maps, relating to operations of British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium, 1940-1941; Staff College study of Italian campaign, 1915; papers including those by Maj Gen G M Lindsay relating to armoured support for 7 Infantry Brigade, 1933-1934; appendix, including maps of Britain annotated for exercises including SPARTAN, 1943; correspondence dated 1977-1978 with Martin Alexander of St Antony's College, Oxford including Franco-British military relations, 1939-1940; notes of conversation in 1975 with Dr A W J Houghton relating to the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940.

Letter from Dr A W J Houghton to his son, describing a conversation with Bridgeman in which he answered questions on his role in the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940, notably the writing of the evacuation orders, difficulties in communication with the French, an assessment of Gen John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, Maj Gen Bernard Law Montgomery, and other commanders. Includes a covering letter from Houghton on depositing the letter at the Centre, explaining his reasons for doing so, and giving an account of the circumstances in which it was written, and a copy reply. 7pp.

Lt Col Frederick Gerard Peake. Personal account of Tafas affair. Signed, ms, 1p

Extract from a letter written by Charrington, giving an account of the sections of 1 Armoured Bde which were sent ahead to the Peloponnesus coastline to be evacuated, but appear to have been cut off and captured, notably 4 (Queen's Own) Hussars. 1p.

Brief summaries of operations by 3 US Army in North West Europe, Aug 1944-Mar 1945, issued by 3 US Army HQ, including details of the campaign in France, from Avranches and Brest to the Moselle River, Aug-Sep 1944; assault on German defences along the Moselle River, Sep-Nov 1944; capture of Metz and the Saar campaign, Nov-Dec 1944; operations in the Ardennes from Bastogne to St Vith, Dec 1944-Jan 1945; advance from Eifel Mountains to the Rhine and the capture of Trier, Jan-Mar 1945. 3 vols

Press cutting of short comment by Reginald Ruggles Gates, 'Records of Y-inherited hairy ears in India', in Acta Genetica and Statistica Medica. 1 item

The prospect of war or peace in 1953. Short comment for Australian Press

Self-service statement of account as at end Nov 1990

Invitation from James Watson to Wilkins, 6 Sep 1960, to visit the USA. Letter from Wilkins to Watson, 15 Jun 1962, expressing interest in Watson’s research on memory RNA (mRNA)

Brief correspondence on various subject.

Diary of trip from Trieste to London 7th to 14th Jul 1930'. Details of route taken. 2pp