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Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 6o: telegrams to Brooke from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, 17 Oct-1 Dec 1944, reporting on the progress of operations in North West Europe, Oct-Dec 1944, notably around Scheldt Estuary and Meuse and Roer Rivers, and on his discussions with US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, regarding the command set-up of Allied forces in Europe; letters to Brooke from Montgomery, 31 Oct 1944, and to Montgomery from Eisenhower, 1 Dec 1944, concerning plans for invasion of Germany; 'Some notes on the conduct of war and the infantry division in battle', pamphlet by Montgomery issued to [21 Army Group], Nov 1944.

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 6q: including telegrams to Brooke from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, 22 Dec 1944-23 Jan 1945, reporting on progress of operations in North West Europe, Dec 1944-Jan 1945, notably the Ardennes, and on his discussions with Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, regarding the command set-up of Allied forces and the future conduct of the war; SHAEF directive from Eisenhower, 18 Jan 1945, concerning the launch of offensives against the Germans in the Rhineland (Operations VERITABLE and GRENADE).

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 6p: telegrams to Brooke from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, 1-15 Dec 1944, reporting on the progress of operations in North West Europe, Dec 1944, notably in Arnhem area and along Meuse and Roer Rivers; unattributed memorandum, 8 Dec 1944, on meeting between Montgomery, US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, US Gen Omar Nelson Bradley, Commander, 12 Army Group, and AM Sir Arthur William Tedder, Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, 7 Dec 1944, regarding future conduct of the war, sent to Brooke by MRAF Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, Chief of Air Staff; unattributed memorandum, 13 Dec 1944, on plans for future conduct of the war; 'Some notes on the use of air power in support of land operations and direct air support', pamphlet by Montgomery [issued to 21 Army Group], Dec 1944.

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 6l: including telegrams to Brooke from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, 27 Aug-11 Sep 1944, reporting on progress of operations in North West Europe, Aug-Sep 1944; letter from Montgomery to Lt Gen Sir Archibald (Edward) Nye, Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 26 Aug 1944, on his discussions with US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, regarding future operations in France and changes in the system of command; telegram from Eisenhower to Combined Chiefs of Staff, 9 Sep 1944, concerning command of Operation DRAGOON (later ANVIL) forces.

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 6k: telegrams to Brooke from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, 11-27 Aug 1944, reporting on progress of operations in Northern France, Aug 1944, and on his discussions with US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, regarding future operations in France; telegram, 22 Aug 1944, from Eisenhower to Combined Chiefs of Staff, 22 Aug 1944, concerning forthcoming change in Allied system of command.

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 6u: including telegrams to Brooke and Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, from FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, 1 Apr-4 May 1945, reporting on progress of operations in North West Europe, Apr-May 1945, mainly advance to and crossing of the Elbe, and surrender of German Army in 21 Army Group area; telegrams between Montgomery and Brooke, and from US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, to Combined Chiefs of Staff, 13 Apr-6 May 1945, concerning future operations in Germany; minute from Rt Hon Sir (Percy) James Griggs, Secretary of State for War, to Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Prime Minister, 26 Apr 1945, concerning need to appoint British representatives to Allied Control Commission, Germany. 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].

Telegrams to the Admiralty from Capt (William Archibald) Howard Kelly, Naval Liaison Officer with the French Marine, concerning a planned French naval demonstration at Athens, using Allied troops from Salonika, Greece. Includes a copy of a telegram from temporary Lt Gen Sir George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, requesting advice as to whether the British Infantry are to take place in the demonstration, and Robertson's reply. 4pp.

Telegrams between Taylor (‘AD’) and personnel of the SOE West Africa Mission, Lagos, Nigeria, on topics including: the transfer of administrative personnel and wireless equipment from the West Africa Mission to the South Africa Mission; possible involvement of the West Africa Mission in the internal affairs of French West Africa; relations between SOE and SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) in western Africa; intelligence agents in Angola working with both the West Africa Mission and the South Africa mission.

Telegrams between Taylor (‘AD’), South Africa, and SOE personnel in Cairo, Egypt, on topics including: the deployment of an operative with expert knowledge of Hungary, named ‘Hindle’; the appointment of a new head, ‘WS’ [Lt Col A W Smith] taking over South Africa Mission from ‘DZ 4’ [Lt Col R L Broad]; air resources for the South Africa Mission; staff transfers and personnel recruitment.

File containing typescript telegrams between Hutton and Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander in Chief, India, relating to Allied operations on the Bilin and Sittang rivers, Burma, offensives from Japanese forces on Moulmein, Burma and the defence of Rangoon, Burma, from Japanese forces, including details of military staffing levels in Burma, evacuation schemes, and Allied moves to keep open supply routes through Burma to China. With an index and summary of the file, compiled by Hutton. 101pp.

Typescript correspondence by telegram by Howell and Maj Gen Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell, Chief of General Staff, concerning promotion of General Staff Officers, also including typescript notes by Howell on officers selected for promotions. 5pp.

Secret telegraph no 8515, 4 Oct 1915, from FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, to Hamilton, enquiring if Hamilton would replace Maj Gen Walter Pipon Braithwaite, Chief of General Staff, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF), with Maj Gen Launcelot Edward Kiggell, Director of Home Defence, War Office, due to unofficial reports from Gallipoli criticising staff officers of General Headquarters, MEF (manuscript copy in Braithwaite's hand). With manuscript copy by Hamilton of his reply (telegraph no MF 732) to Kitchener, maintaining his confidence in Braithwaite and discounting unofficial reports, 5 Oct 1915. 2pp

Telegram correspondence between Hamilton and FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, regarding the appointment of Brig Gen Godfrey Williams as Engineer-in-Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the supercession of Brig Gen Alexander William Roper to the same post. 1 file, 6 letters

Telegram correspondence between Hamilton and FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, regarding the supersession of Lt Gen the Hon Sir Frederick William Stopford, General Officer Commanding 9 Corps, and the despatch of Lt Gen Hon Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng, Maj Gen Frederick Stanley Maude and Maj Gen Edward Arthur Fanshawe as replacements for superseded 9 Corps generals. With associated telegram correspondence between General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and Stopford relating to his relinquishment of 9 Corps. 1 file, 23 telegrams

Telegrams between SOE personnel in Durban and Cape Town, South Africa, on topics including the possibility of deploying personnel from French Indochina (FIC, now Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) presently serving in South Africa and Madagascar on future SOE operations in French Indochina.

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Copy telegram no 9142 from FM Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff to Allenby, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Egypt, notifiying him of resources allocated by the War Cabinet for the continuation of operations against the Turks in Palestine. 1 telegram

Telegram informing of the birth of a son to sister-in-law Maude in Leigh, Kent [married to Arthur Ffoulkes, Resident Magistrate on the Gold Coast]. 1p

Ministry of Munitions, Commission for Mechanical Warfare (Overseas and Allies) telegram concerning the date of delivery by the French Government of Renault tanks to the British Army. 1p