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Typescript photocopies of correspondence between Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander in Chief, India, and Hutton, relating to the handling of operations leading to the fall of Rangoon, Burma, particularly the orders for demolitions made at Rangoon, Burma, and Hutton's military reputation after the evacuation. 15pp.

Appendix to war diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 Aug 1918, containing extracts from letters and conferences dealing with the Amiens offensive, Aug 1918, including copy of letter sent by Gen Sir H Rawlinson to GHQ, 17 Jul 1918, proposing offensive on 4 Army front; copy of proceedings of conferences held at 4 Army Headquarters, Flixecourt, discussing proposed Amiens offensive, 25-27 Jul 1918; operational orders by Montgomery issued to Corps Commanders, 31 Jul 1918, outlining aims of Amiens offensive. 1 file.

Copies of cover design by Rod Tye for The legal poems by Mottram(Arrowspire, Colne, Lancashire, 1986)

Photocopy of curriculum vitae up to 1989, apparently that prepared for M. T. Wignesan's Journal of Contemporary Poietics (Revue de Poïétique Comparée) 1/1 (Paris, 1989-1990)

Copy of Decree by French President, naming Maurice as a Commander of the Legion of Honour. In French. Typed 1 p

Copy of diary entries and notes written by Charles John Cecil Grant, describing events during his temporary post as Liaison Officer between Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Allied Commander in Chief, notably preparation for, and events of, the Battle of Amiens, Aug 1918; description of the Battle of St Mihiel, 12 Sep 1918; preparations for a general Allied offensive, incorporating the Battle of Meuse-Argonne, 26 Sep-11 Nov 1918, an attack on the Hindenburg Line, Cambrai, by the BEF (British Expeditionary Force), 27 Sep-17 Oct 1918, and the final Battle of Flanders, 28 Aug-11 Nov 1918; discussions between Foch and FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, concerning the control of British 2 Army, Nov 1918; negotiations between Foch, V Adm Sir Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, representing the Allied navies, and several German delegates regarding an armistice, 6-11 Nov; a description of the Armistice celebrations in Paris, 24 Nov; description of a private discussion between Grant and Foch, concerning the proposed Allied winter offensives, had the Armistice not been signed. 25pp.

Copy of diary entries and notes written by Charles John Cecil Grant, describing events during his temporary post as Liaison Officer between Gen Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and French Gen Ferdinand Foch, Allied Commander in Chief, notably meetings with FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, Foch, French Gen Maxime Weygand, French Chief of Staff, and Gen the Hon Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence, Chief of General Staff, relating to operations on the Western Front; discussions and negotiations between the above concerning preparations for the German attacks on the Aisne during May 1918 (Third Battle of the Aisne), especially relating to plans for the relief of troops on the front lines, the utilisation of US troops, the allocation of reserves, and the proposed reduction of the number of British divisions; comment upon the attitude of British General Headquarters to the French staff and armies, the clashes between Foch and the British War Office, and relations between the British and French higher commands. 27pp.

Photocopy of handwritten diary notes by Allfrey on the surrender of Col Gen Hans-Jurgen Theodor Von Arnim, differing substantially from the official diary entry (see 3/1, p132) due to the addition of more personal detail, and the incorporation into the text of a description from The Times of 16 May 1943. 4pp.

Typescript diary extract by Liddell Hart on discussion with the former Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Lloyd George about the Spanish Civil War

Manuscript diary extracts kept by Liddell Hart concerning Polish resistance to the Germans

Typescript extracts from Mayhew's diary during his service as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1946-1950. Extracts relate primarily to Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Bevin's decision regarding the future of Palestine, relations with the USSR, opinions of FM Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Viceroy of India, regarding the future of India; communist insurrection in Greece; Bevin's frustration with Rt Hon Herbert Stanley Morrison, Lord President of the Council and Leader of House of Commons; Rt Hon Sir (Richard) Stafford Cripps; and, Rt Hon Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding foreign policy direction, 1948. 20 pages.

Manuscript extracts from a diary kept by Liddell Hart

Typescript extracts from diary kept by Liddell Hart on various meetings and talks on the international situation and the defence of the UK

Typescript extracts from the diary kept by Liddell Hart. Tuesday Club dinner, and Germany's economic situation, meeting with Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky, Soviet Ambassador to the UK, and talk of Anglo-Soviet relations

Transcript diary notes kept by Liddell Hart concerning the outlook in the war, and fear of German attack with new arsenical gas

Manuscript copy diary relating to Smith's command of 1 Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Aug-Oct 1914, including: their arrival in France, 13 Aug 1914; the Battle of Mons, 23 Aug 1914; the retreat from Mons to the River Marne, Aug-Sep 1914; the Battle of Le Cateau, 26 Aug 1914; his high opinion of German infantry tactics, and the German use of aerial reconnaissance (5 Sep 1914); the First Battle of the Marne, 5-12 Sep 1914; the First Battle of the Aisne, 13-28 Sep 1914; the death of Major General Sir Hubert Ion Wetherall Hamilton, 14 Oct 1914; the Battle of La Bassee, 18-29 Oct 1914.
Volume also includes: printed messages from King George V and Field Marshal Sir John French; a printed translated extract from an alleged order by Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany for the destruction of 'General French's contemptible little army', 9 Aug 1914; instructions, 22 and 23 Aug 1914, for an anticipated attack, including instructions by Captain R Stevens, 9 Infantry Brigade [Captain Reginald Walter Morton Stevens, died 28 Aug 1914]; a report on 'A' and 'C' companies, 1 Royal Scots Fusiliers, 25-27 Aug 1914, at Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon and Le Cateau, by Major Athel Murray Hay Forbes.

Manuscript copy diary, 16 Jun 1916 – 11 Dec 1917, relating to Smith’s command of 20 Division, Jun 1916 – Mar 1917, 56 Division, Jul-Aug 1917, and 20 Division, Aug-Dec 1917, including: diversionary raids, Jun 1916; the use of vests impregnated with antiseptic to reduce the risk of wound infection, 16-18 Jun 1916; the start of the Battle of the Somme, 1 Jul 1916; inaccurate British press coverage of Western Front operations, 24 Jul 1916; a demonstration of flamethrowers, 18-19 Aug 1916; the aftermath of a successful attack on Guillemont village, 19 Sep 1916, including the shortage of troops available to bury the dead and to salvage equipment; German aerial night time bombing behind Allied lines, 28 Sep 1916; the Battle of Le Transloy, Oct 1916; the lack of aerial intelligence on German positions due to bad weather, 6 Oct 1916; inter-brigade sports competitions, 9-14 Nov 1916; cases of trench foot, 15-24 Dec 1916; four months’ leave, chiefly on medical grounds, Mar-Jun 1917; Smith’s taking command of 56 Division, 23 Jul 1917; Smith’s return to the command of 20 Division, 8 Aug 1917; the Battle of Langemarck, 16-18 Aug 1917; the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, 22 Sep 1917; start of planning, Oct 1917, for the Battle of Cambrai, Nov-Dec 1917, including training and extreme secrecy about the planned use of tanks; the start of the Battle of Cambrai, 20 Nov 1917, and the successful use of tanks to clear a way through for infantry; a German counter-attack, 30 Nov 1917.

Also inserted items, including: press cuttings about Western Front operations; letters of congratulation on 20 Division operations; typescript statistics on the issue of rations, 4 Aug1916, and on medals recommended and awarded, 1916; notes on the effectiveness of experimental mortars and flamethrowers, Aug 1916; a detailed account, 7 Sep 1916, of the capture of Guillemont village; snapshot photographs of ruins, abandoned army buildings and battle sites, taken in Feb 1919; report on the capture of the German ‘Au Bon Gite’ blockhouse, Langemarck, by Captain H A Slade, commander of ‘B’ Company, 11 Rifle Brigade, 14 Oct 1917; casualty statistics, Aug and Nov 1917; personal letter to Smith from General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough, 21 Jun 1918, including Gough’s anger at the British government; printed War Office notes on the British Armies of Occupation, 1919; press cutting from the Morning Post , 12 Jan 1937, on Gough and 5 Army, ‘Vindicated by History’.

Manuscript copy diary relating to Smith's command of 9 Infantry Brigade, 23 Apr 1915 - 7 Mar 1916, and of 20 Division, 8 Mar 1916 - 15 Jun 1916, on the Western Front, World War One, including: the Second Battle of Ypres, Apr-May 1915; the German use of chlorine gas, 22 Apr 1915; Smith's anger, 23 Apr 1915, at Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith's assertion that there was no ammunition shortage; the inadequacy of anti-gas equipment, 2-3 May 1915; the destruction of Ypres, May 1915; the news of the German sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania on 7 May 1915; an improved design of hand grenade, 13 May 1915; the arrival of the first troops of the New Army (Kitchener's Army), 23 May 1915; Smith's personal experience of a German gas attack, 24 May 1915; the Second Battle of Artois, May-Jun 1915; ammunition shortages and the lack of experienced officers, 30 Jun 1915; German and British attacks and counter attacks on the village of Hooge, Jul-Aug 1915; the British attack on the first day of the Battle of Loos, 25 Sep 1915; ammunition shortages and the immense length of communication trenches, 18-21 Oct 1915; fuel shortages and frostbite cases, 28 Nov 1915; German gas attack, 19 Dec 1915; exhaustion caused by prolonged use of gas helmets, 21 Dec 1915; news of the withdrawal from Gallipoli, 23 Dec 1915; the challenges of training and of newly promoted officers risen from the ranks, 21 Feb 1916; demonstration of a Stokes trench mortar, 6 Mar 1916; Smith's appointment as Commander, 2 Division, 8 Mar 1916; the poor state of trenches and cases of trench foot, 9-12 Mar 1916; detailed account of moving gas cylinders into trenches for a British gas attack, 11 Jun 1916.

Also inserted items, including: sketch maps of British and German trenches in the area east of Hooge, Belgium, Jun and Sep 1915; two personal letters to Smith from former 9 Infantry Brigade interpreter M. van Lerberghe, Sep and Nov 1915; typescript order issued by 3 Divisional Artillery for operations on 19 September 1915; typescript instructions issued by 24 Divisional Artillery, 13 Oct 1915, for communications between Artillery and Infantry in frontline trenches; typescript report on a nightime bombing raid by Cheshire Regiment personnel, 6-7 Dec 1915; casualty evacuation statistics for 20 Division, Feb-Apr and Jun 1916; typescript reports on a German attack on 11 Apr 1916; typescript notes on the distribution of German forces along the Western Front, 14 May 1916.