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Subsection of file GSD (85) entitled 'Special operations', of Force 133 (Special Operations Executive, Cairo, Egypt), containing memorandum from G (SO) Force 133 (Dobrski) to Brig Karl Vere Barker-Benfield, Commanding Officer Force 133, 14 Mar 1944, entitled 'Force 133 special operations', reviewing recent reorganisation of Force 133 and progress of its activities in propaganda, liaison with the Political Warfare Executive, subversion of German troops, naval sabotage and sabotage on the River Danube, results achieved, and objectives in the Aegean, Crete, Greece, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and Turkey. 23pp With memorandum from G (SO), Force 133, to Barker-Benfield, entitled 'Subversion plan for Greece', 6 Apr 1944, containing proposals for fomenting rebellion among German units in the Peloponnese. 2pp

Typescript report to Headquarters 4 Corps, describing the attack by patrol groups of 20 Indian Infantry Div on Japanese defences at 'Plateau 2889', near Monglang, Burma, 25 Jan 1944, including sketchmaps of Japanese defences. 6pp.

Report of conclusions reached at conference on tactical employment of tanks, War Office, 4 Mar 17. Gen [J.E.] Estienne [commanding Artillerie d'Assaut, i.e. French tanks], Lt Col Stern, Sir E.T. d'Eyncourt and Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff mentioned as taking part. SECRET. Typed carbon. 6 pp

Report, 'Lessons of the war on the western front 1915-1916', from The history of the Great War, based on official documents (Macmillan, London, 1932-1947) with sections on readiness for war, tactical lessons, organisation and equipment, administration, training. Typescript, 45pp

Report entitled 'Lessons in organisation, staff Duties and minor tactics from BEF', making recommendations based on staff experience during recent operations in France and Belgium. 1 file, 10pp.

Report, 'Legal and regulatory obstacles to trade and industrial cooperation in Europe', prepared and published by European Research Associates. 61pp.

Report entitled 'Land battleships', detailing visits by Maj Thomas Gerard Hetherington, Transport Officer, Armoured Car Division, Royal Naval Air Service and Stern to the Rolls Royce Company, Derby, Derbyshire and to William Foster and Company Limited, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. 2pp

Typescript entitled 'Report on Special Operations Executive (SOE) activities in Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea' by Dobrski for the Joint Operational Staff, Middle East, comprising terms of reference of SOE; results achieved; SOE participation in strategic and joint operations; special operations (counter-demolition missions and subversion of enemy troops); equipment, transportation and support utilised; administrative and political difficulties encountered; summaries of military missions, locations, casualties and damage inflicted, including reports on the SOE missions to demolish the Gorgopotamos Viaduct (25-26 Nov 1942) and Asopos Viaduct (20-21 Jun 1943), near Thermopylae, Greece; reports on SOE activities in Crete and the kidnapping of German Maj Gen Heinrich Kreipe, Commanding Officer of German 22 'Sebastopol' Div by SOE on Crete (Apr 1944); intelligence gathering and post liberation duties. 253pp

Typescript report by Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer (section, source or author not given) following a visit to the Grand Union Canal at Tring, Hertfordshire, on the viability of canals and inland waterways for SOE operations. 2pp

Typescript report by Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer (section, source or author not given) on his journey to Milford Haven, Dyfed, to investigate the suitability of the 'R' or Rhine Mine, a floating mine for use in inland waterways, for SOE operations; the possibility of placing an SOE agent as a deck hand in a trawler crew based at Milford Haven to counter correspondence passing between Eire and Continental Europe; recommendations for closer liaison with the Royal Navy and RAF for purposes of research and security against enemy agents. 2pp

Report by Lt Col Charles Falkland Loewen, entitled 'Appreciation of certain military problems in Northern Command', with regard to a possible invasion of Britain, notably organisation of available forces, lack of offensive power, especially against air attacks, and lack of training. 3pp.

Volume entitled '79 Armoured Division Final Report, with photographs and diagrams, detailing the weapons, tactical technique and organisation of the Division. Copy No. 5. 1 vol.

Typescript report by Maj Gen Frederick Hammersley, on operations of 11 (Northern) Div, 30 Jun 1915-23 Aug 1915, mainly relating to landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, and advance on Hill 10 and Yilghin Burnu (Chocolate Hill), 7 Aug; advance on Tekke Tepe ridge, 9 Aug; advance on Ismail Oglu Tepe (W Hills), 21 Aug. Two copies, one with manuscript annotations by Maj Gen Walter Pipon Braithwaite, the other with manuscript annotations by Lt Col Cecil Faber Aspinall. 54pp

Report by Brig Bernard Howlett on the 36 Infantry Bde operation to capture Dj el Azzag and Si Ayed, Tunisia, on 5-7 Jan 1943, including a narrative of events; information on the troops and fire power of enemy; the topography and weather, and reasons for the failure of the operation. 5pp and sketch plan of German defences.

Report by Brig Edwin William Conquest Flavell on the operations of 1 Bn Parachute Regt from 16 Nov to 11 Dec 1942, as part of BLADEFORCE in Tunisia, including details of actions at Gue Hill and Coxens Farm and various patrol reports. 19pp.

Report, including diagrams, from unknown source on Pershing II missile. Heavily annotated and marked 'confidential'.

Report by Stern, entitled 'Heavily Armed Tanks', containing a comparison between the US Heavy Tank T1 and the TOG 3 tank. 5pp

Report, 'Grendon: a study of a therapeutic community within the prison system' by Elaine Genders and Elaine Player, Oxford University Centre for Criminological Research, 1989, compiled for the Home Office, with related correspondence

Report submitted to Brig Edmund Myers, 'Greek political situation in Middle Eastern Front and security of Greek forces', on the political struggles between Greek right and left wing factions in Cairo attempting to secure power for themselves after the war, resulting in a mutinous outbreak among the Greek Forces in the Middle East. 1 item

Third supplement to The London Gazette, 20 Feb 1942 with a report on the air operations during the campaigns in Malaya and Netherland East Indies from 8 Dec 1941 to 12 Mar, 1942 submitted to Secretary of State for Air by AVM Sir Paul Maltby, Assistant Air Officer Commanding Far East Command, RAF. Printed pamphlet