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Correspondence between Pyman and various friends and colleagues relating to invitations to functions and arrangements for visits, congratulatory letters on new appointments. Includes correspondence relating to Pyman's stroke in Sep 1963, letters answered on behalf of Pyman by Maj Barbara M Laverack, Military Assistant to Pyman; correspondence with Capt Basil Henry Liddell Hart and Kathleen Liddell Hart relating to their visit to Pyman in Norway. With pamphlet Clothing Regulations (War Office, London, 1961). 1 file

Correspondence between Pyman and Capt Basil Henry Liddell Hart relating to Liddell Hart's The tanks-the history of the Royal Tank Regiment (Cassell, London, 1959) including a paper by Pyman entitled 'Comment on basic problems of European defence'; Liddell Hart's notes and diagrams explaining his plan for a 'new model' division, Sep 1956; papers by Liddell Hart entitled 'How the Allies let victory slip in 1944', 'Deep strategic penetration (by armoured forces thrusting ahead of the main mass)', 'The aims of Operation GOODWOOD' (2 Army attack south east of Caen). 1 file

Correspondence between Pyman and Col P H Hordern, regimental Col Commandant, Royal Tank Regt, Maj Gen Henry Maughan Liardet and others relating to the Royal Tank Regt, primarily on administrative matters. With related papers including newsletters of the Royal Tank Regt Old Comrades Association and Benevolent Fund; minutes of the Royal Tank Regt Council; Royal Tank Regt Old Comrades Association and Benevolent Fund annual report, 1961-1962; photographs sent by William Ramsay, Secretary of the Royal Tank Regt Nottingham Old Comrades Association, of Pyman and Elizabeth Pyman, Lady Pyman at a dinner party and of the 'Meerut rough riders'; obituary by Pyman of Lieut Col J W G Tatam. 1 file

Correspondence between Pyman and Lieut Col J W G Tatam, Gen Sir John Tredinnick Crocker, Maj Gen Nigel William Duncan, Colonel Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment, Maj Gen Henry Robert Bowreman Foote, Director Royal Armoured Corps, War Office relating to the proposed removal of armoured status from the Westminster Dragoons (2 County of London Yeomanry) Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial Army and the appointment of Pyman as Honorary Colonel of the Westminster Dragoons. With text of talk to officers of Westminster Dragoons by Pyman, Nov 1955. 1 file

Papers relating to the presentation of the guidon and standards by HRH Queen Elizabeth II, 27 Oct 1960 including text of address by the Queen and Edmund Oslac Ironside, Baron Ironside of Archangel and of Ironside's reply; invitation lists; programme. 1 file

Correspondence between Pyman and others relating to the progress of the amalgamation of the Westminster Dragoons (2 County of London Yeomanry) Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial Army and the 345 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery Territorial Army, Berkshire Yeomanry into the Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons (2 County of London Yeomanry) Territorial Army including letters relating to the formation of a Regimental association for the new regiment. With Westminster Dragoons Regimental Association newsletter featuring the address given by Pyman at the amalgamation parade, 21 May 1961; order of service for the ceremony of laying up of the old guidon by the Westminster Dragoons, 25 Nov 1961; paper giving details of dress and embellishments to be worn by the Berkshire and Westminster Dragoons. 1 file

Letter to Pyman from Rt Hon John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn-Lloyd thanking him for his congratulations on his recent appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Typescript, 1p

Letter from Pyman to Rt Hon John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn-Lloyd relating to his budget proposals. Typescript, 1p

Draft telegram and letter from Pyman to Hilda May Crocker, Lady Crocker on the death of her husband, Gen Sir John Tredinnick Crocker. Manuscript, 6pp

Letter from Lt Gen Sir John D'Arcy Anderson, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff to Pyman relating to the dates of Pyman's investiture as GBE. Typescript, 1p

Letter from Lt Gen Sir John D'Arcy Anderson, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff to Pyman asking for confirmation that Pyman had never met Dr Stephen Ward [a central figure in a security scandal involving John Profumo, Secretary of State for War]. Typescript, 1p

Letter to Pyman from Lt Gen Sir Robert Mansergh on behalf of the selection board explaining that Pyman would not be made a Major General until he had experience of commanding a brigade. Typescript, 1p

Brief note by Pyman comparing his rate of promotion with that of Gen Archibald James Halkett Cassels. Typescript, 1p

Supplement to The London Gazette (HMSO, London, 1952) which includes announcement of Pyman's appointment as Honorary Col Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial Army. Printed 6pp

Letter to Pyman from Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey relating to Pyman's correspondence about his career prospects with Gen Sir Richard Amyatt Hull, Chief of the Imperial General Staff and arranging for a visit from Pyman. Manuscript, 2pp

Correspondence between Pyman and Marjorie Shepherd (nee English) and others about a possible family connection between Shepherd and Pyman. Typescript, 6pp

Speech by Pyman to Staff College aspirants expressing his opinion as to the Army's requirements for Staff Officers. Typescript, with manuscript annotations, 2pp

Text of farewell speech by Pyman to 1 British Corps, British Army on the Rhine (BAOR). Manuscript, 6pp

Text of speech to the Royal Tank Regt Old Comrades Association, Bovington relating to the qualities of the regiment and his hopes for its future. Typescript, 5pp