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Report, 'Reform of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911', presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, July 1978 (London: HMSO). 29pp.

Typescript report entitled, 'Recovery of a German Radio-Controlled tank in Anzio [Italy] by 1 Light Recovery section, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1 Infantry Div', by Lt Col Mervyn E O'Gorman. Description of recovery of a German radio controlled armoured tank, Leichte Ladungsträger (Sd Kfz 303) (V-Motor), B.IV Goliath, with attached memoranda from Maj K G Comerford-Green, planning the salvage of the tank, and sketches of the tank's position. 15pp.

Report by Sven Hessle, Bodil Eriksson and Ann Helleday of Stockholm University School of Social Work, 'Reconstruction and specialisation of child welfare competence and social services in post war Bosnia through collaboration between universities', concerning their recent and future training work in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Typescript report by Gen Douglas Haig, Director of Military Training entitled, 'Proposed organisation of Mounted Troops for the Expeditionary Force', discussing role of cavalry in battle. 9pp.

Report, 'Preconditions for the emergence of a European Common Market in armaments', prepared by Cooper for the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels. 2 versions. 68pp.

Lt Col Robert David Quixano Henriques, Assistant Chief Military Planner, Combined Operations Headquarters, report entitled, 'Planning and assault phases of the Sicilian campaign' referring to Allied action in World War Two. 1 file

Typescript report [by Howell] entitled, 'Organization of Mounted Troops of the Expeditionary Force', discussing role of cavalry in battle. 9pp.

Report on the interrogation of Maj Georg von Schenk, personal assistant to Gen Alexander Loehr, Nazi Commander in the Balkans. 8 ff.

Report by Bartholomew entitled 'A brief summary of the Near East situation from the General Staff point of view', relating to the stance of Britain and the Allies with regard to the Greco-Turkish War, notably the recent advance of the Turkish army into Constantinople, and the diplomatic negotiations at the Convention of Mudania. 4pp.

Unofficial report on Operation FAHRENHEIT (the raid on Pointe de Plouézec, Brittany, Nov 1942), undertaken by 12 Commando. 1 item

Report on the operations of 20 Corps from 20 Oct to 7 Nov, 1917, previous to, and in preparation for, the Third Battle of Gaza, Palestine, notably the laying of railway tracks to improve communications; the development of water sources; lists of transport provided; an attack by the enemy upon the El Buggar ridge; a narrative of the attack by 20 Corps on the Beersheba defences and the subsequent advance upon enemy positions; a list of prisoners and guns captured, and casualties sustained by 20 Corps. Attached as Appendix D are the 20 Corps orders and instructions from Lt Gen Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode, General Officer Commanding Eastern Force, dated 16 Oct, 1917. 35pp.

Official report (by Lt Col Ernest Dunlop Swinton, Assistant Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence) entitled 'Notes on the employment of "tanks"'. 8pp

Report entitled 'Notes on present position of tanks' relating to the Infantry Tank Mark IV (Churchill), the Infantry Tank Mark II (Matilda), the Infantry Tank Mark III (Vickers Valentine), the Cruiser Tank Mark V (Covenanter), the Cruiser Tank Mark VI (Crusader) and the TOG 1 and TOG 2 tanks of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply. The report bears no direct indication of authorship but is grouped with other reports by Ricardo and Company (1927) Limited. 18pp

Typescript report by the General Staff, Indian Army, entitled, 'North-West Frontier Policy', outlining the history of Britain's involvement in North-West India, giving descriptions of ethnic groupings and offering proposals regarding future policy in the area with respect to possible Russian influence in Afghanistan, with introduction by Gen Sir Charles Carmicheal Monro, Commander in Chief, Indian Army. 17pp. 6 copies.

Report, 'Northern Ireland constitutional proposals', presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, March 1973 (London: HMSO). 34pp.

Report, 'NATO and the Warsaw Pact: force comparisons' prepared and published by the NATO Information Service. 51pp.

Text of report by Gunn, Anthony (Tony) Maden and Mark Swinton, compiled for the Home Office, 'Mentally disordered prisoners', written Oct 1990, revised May 1991

Official report for the use of the Cabinet by the Right Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Minister of Munitions, entitled 'Mechanical power in the offensive.' 6pp

Typescript report, probably by Lt Col Philip Henry Johnson, Superintendent, Department of Tank Design and Experiment, entitled 'Mechanical development of tanks in France and the Medium D Machine', with related manuscript notes and appendices, [1919]. 1 file

Subsection of file GSD (85) entitled 'Special operations', of Force 133 (Special Operations Executive, Cairo, Egypt), containing copy report by Maj Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, SOE Crete, on the operation which he commanded to kidnap German Maj Gen Heinrich Kreipe, Commanding Officer of German 22 'Sebastopol' Div on Crete, Apr 1944. 6pp