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Copy letters home from India, 1908-1911
Typescript copies of letters from Brooke to his mother, Alice Brooke, 6 Jan 1908-3 Jan 1911, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to the Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1954].
Copy letters home from India, 1911-1912
Typescript copies of letters from Brooke to his mother, Alice Brooke, 5 Jan 1911-31 Dec 1912, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to the Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1954] .
Copy letters home from the Western Front and UK, 1916-1920
Typescript copies of letters from Brooke to his mother, Alice Brooke, 3 Jan 1916-18 Jul 1920, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to the Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1954].
Copy of Brig Ian Jacob's diary, 1942-1943
Two typescript copies of diary of Brig (Edward) Ian (Claud) Jacob, Military Assistant to the War Cabinet, 25 Dec 1942-7 Feb 1943, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant], covering Casablanca Conference between Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President, and Combined Chiefs of Staff (Operation SYMBOL), notably discussions on Far East strategy and plans for the invasion of Sicily; meeting between British and Turkish High Commands, Adana, Turkey, notably including discussions on future relations between Turkey and the Allies.
Copy of Col Ian Jacob's diary, 1942
Typescript copy of diary of Col (Edward) Ian (Claud) Jacob, Military Assistant to the War Cabinet, 30 Jul-24 Aug 1942, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant], covering visit by Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, to Middle East, notably including discussions on reorganisation of command in Middle East and development of Persian railway; meeting between British and Russian High Commands, Moscow (Operation BRACELET), notably including discussions on defence of Caucasus and possibility of establishing second front in Europe.
Copy of Lt Col Ian Jacob's diary, 1941
Typescript copy of diary of Lt Col (Edward) Ian (Claud) Jacob, Military Assistant to the War Cabinet, 3-19 Aug 1941, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant], covering ATLANTIC Conference between Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland (Operation RIVIERA), notably discussions on possible US intervention in the war.
Copy of Lt Col Ian Jacob's diary, 1941-1942
Typescript copy of diary of Lt Col (Edward) Ian (Claud) Jacob, Military Assistant to the War Cabinet, 12 Dec 1941-24 Jan 1942, [made by Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant], covering Washington Conference between Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President, and Combined Chiefs of Staff (Operation ARCADIA), notably discussions on establishment of Far East American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command and appointment of head of British Mission in Washington.
Copy speeches, [1952-1955], on the defence of the British Empire
Typescript copies of speeches made by Brooke on Empire defence at Royal Empire Society, 6 Nov 1946, and Ulster Unionist Council lunch, 1949.
Correspondence and related papers, 1960-1966, concerning the public reaction to Triumph in the West
Correspondence relating to Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant's The turn of the tide (Collins, London, 1957) and Triumph in the West (Collins, London, 1959), including letters to Brooke from Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, Jan 1960-Mar 1963, mainly concerning press and public response to Triumph in the West (Collins, London, 1959) and letters of appreciation written to him and Brooke by Harry Ferguson; letters to Brooke from Collins publishers, Jan-May 1960, notifying him of charges for personal copies of Triumph in the West, and asking for permission for quotation of extracts from The turn of the tide in Swedish magazine; Practical Christianity, no 240, May-Jun 1966, including extracts from The turn of the tide.
Correspondence relating to Brooke's papers, 1963-1968
Correspondence relating to statue of Brooke in Whitehall, London, dated 1990-1994
Correspondence, 1940, between Gen Sir John Dill and Lt Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 4a: Gen Sir John Greer Dill's correspondence with Lt Gen Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Norway, notably concerning progress of operations in Norway, May 1940, including capture of Narvik, 28 May 1940.
Correspondence, 1940-1941, between Gen Sir John Dill and Gen Sir Archibald Wavell
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 3a: including Gen Sir John Greer Dill's correspondence with Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 24 Sep 1940-22 May 1941, concerning progress of operations in Middle East, Sep 1940-May 1941, especially the Western Desert; telegrams between Wavell and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, 6 Jan 1941-9 Jan 1941, on the possibility of cutting down rearward services in the Middle East. With typescript note on content of letters in this file by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].
Correspondence, 1940-1945, with and about Gen Sir John Dill
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 2a: including Brooke's correspondence with Gen Sir John Greer Dill, head of the British Joint Staff Mission, Washington, and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, 1-3 Oct 1942, on Dill's decision to not to take up appointment as Governor of Bombay; telegrams, 6 Apr-7 Nov 1944, concerning Dill's illness and death; correspondence, 18-25 Sep 1945, on Dill Memorial Fund at Cheltenham College. The file also contains papers created or collected by Dill as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1940, including correspondence with FM Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander, 5 Corps, 25 Sep-25 Dec 1940, concerning the appointment of Dill's son as Aide-de-camp to Montgomery; 'Tactical notes', pamphlet on land tactics [issued to 1 Corps], Oct 1940, with covering letter, 4 Jan 1941, to Dill from Lt Gen Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Commander, 1 Corps.
Correspondence, 1941, between Gen Sir John Dill and Gen Sir Archibald Wavell
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 3b: including Gen Sir John Greer Dill's correspondence with Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 13 Jun 1941-22 Jun 1941, concerning operations in Western Desert to relieve Tobruk (Operation BATTLEAXE), Jun 1941; telegrams between Wavell and Rt Hon Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, 3 Jun 1941-30 Jun 1941, concerning plans for invasion of Syria (Operation EXPORTER) and transfer of command between Wavell and FM Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India. With typescript note on content of letters in this file by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].
Correspondence, 1941, between Gen Sir John Dill and Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 4c: mainly correspondence between Gen Sir John Greer Dill, Gen Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, Jul-Nov 1941, concerning military situation in the Middle East and preparations for offensive in the Western Desert, particularly the supply of reinforcements of troops and tanks and reasons for delay in beginning operations; letter to Auchinleck from Churchill, 8 Jul 1941, on press reports of Auchinleck's comments on the need for American manpower in the war against Germany; telegram from Auchinleck to Churchill, 30 Nov 1941, passing on views of Middle East Defence Committee on Allied assistance to Turkey; correspondence between Brooke and Auchinleck, Dec 1941, concerning Auchinleck's private telegrams to Churchill and command organisation in the Middle East; telegrams from Auchinleck to Churchill, Dec 1941, reporting on progress of operations in Western Desert. With typescript note on content of letters in this file by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].
Correspondence, 1941, between Gen Sir John Dill and Lt Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 4b: Gen Sir John Greer Dill's correspondence between Lt Gen Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India, notably concerning training of Indian Army, shortage of equipment for Indian forces, the need for air support for India, strategic importance of Middle East, plans for landing of Indian troops at Basra, Iraq (Operation SABINE) and progress of operations in Iraq, May 1941.
Correspondence, 1941-1942, with Gen Sir Claude Auchinleck
Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 4d: mainly operation instructions issued by Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, 31 Dec 1941, on defence of Syria and conduct of possible operations in Turkey; letters to Brooke and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, from Auchinleck, Jan-Feb 1942, reporting on progress of operations in the Western Desert; letters from Auchinleck to Churchill, 12 Jan 1942, giving reasons for failure of Allied operations in Cyrenaica; correspondence between Auchinleck and Brooke, 12 Jan-6 Feb 1942, notably concerning Auchinleck's proposals for reorganisation of forces in Middle East to ensure greater co-ordination between tanks, infantry and artillery, over-optimistic intelligence reports of strength of German forces in Middle East and withdrawal of troops from Middle East to Far East.