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Typescript letter from Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, to Penney, asking him to produce an account of 1 Infantry Div's involvement in the Allied landings at Anzio for a history of 1 Infantry Div, and forwarding copies of the contributions to the history of 1 Infantry Div by General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson and Brigadier Gerald E Thubron. 1p.

Typescript narrative by General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson summarising his time as Commander, 1 Infantry Div, 12 Jun 1940 to May 1941 in UK, and Mar to May 1943 in North Africa. 1p.

Typescript notes by Brigadier Gerald E Thubron, giving an account of the involvement of 1 Infantry Div in Tunisia, as part of the North Africa campaign, Nov 1942 to May 1943. 9pp.

Typescript letter from Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, to Penney, on the latter's projected account of 1 Infantry Div's involvement the Allied landings at Anzio. 1p.

Typescript letter from Penney to Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, suggesting that Penney and Pasley willl collaborate on an account of 1 Infantry Div's involvement with the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy, for Brig G Douglas Renny's history of 1 Infantry Div. 1p.

Typescript letter from Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, to Penney, forwarding draft of history of 1 Infantry Div's involvement in the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 1p.

Typescript letter from Maj Gen Joseph Montague Sabine Pasley, Tilford, Surrey, to Penney, reflecting on command and strategy of 1 Infantry Div, during the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 3 copies. 5pp.

Typescript letter from Penney to Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, discussing the title of a history of 1 Infantry Div by Brig G Douglas Renny, and describing his role in removing Col Eric Dorman-Smith from his command of 3 Infantry Bde, I Infantry Div, during the Anzio offensive, Italy. 2pp.

Manuscript letter from Col William Paget ('Bunny') Careless, describing the involvement of 3 Infantry Bde in the Allied attack on Aquabona ridge, during the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy and the actions and temperament of Col Eric Dorman-Smith, Commander, 3 Infantry Bde, 1 Infantry Div. 9pp.

Copy of typescript letter sent by Sir John Gerald Lang, Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty, to V Adm Sir William Gerrard Andrewes, Commander in Chief, America and West Indies Station, regarding the efficiency of the cryptographic staffs of HMS SUPERB and HMS SNIPE during naval operations in the Antarctic, 13 Apr 1953

Copies of papers relating to his naval career, 1886, 1890 and 1916, some dated 1930, principally comprising an undated account of the role of HMS WARSPITE in the Battle of Jutland, 31 May-1 Jun 1916, written by Cdr Humphrey Walwyn.

37 volumes of Pincher's published press articles, 1937, 1940 and 1946-1993, published chiefly in the Daily Express, on defence, security, scientific and medical topics including:

UK rocket research, 1946-1963, nuclear weapon testing, 1946-1976

atom bomb development and testing, 1946-1954, hydrogen bomb development and testing, 1954-1956, atomic power, 1946-1976

human longevity, 1946-1968

supersonic flight, 1947-1976, including the development of the supersonic passenger airliner, Concorde, 1972-1976

the expulsion of former Communists from defence establishment posts, 1948, and MI5 screening of defence and atomic energy research scientists, 1948-1952

smoking and health, 1948-1969

space travel, 1950-1969

the convictions on spying charges of Klaus Fuchs, 1950, and John Vassall, 1962

air pollution and smog, 1953-1971

chemical and biological testing, 1953-1974

UK arms exports, 1971-1979

Northern Ireland, 1972-1979

reductions in UK defence spending, 1974-1978

the naming of Anthony Blunt as a spy for the USSR, 1979

Also articles by Pincher published in the Daily Mail, and coverage in many other newspapers and magazines, relating to his book Their trade is treachery, 1981, and accusations that the late former Director General of MI5, Roger Hollis, and the late Labour MPs Tom Driberg and Bernard Floud, among others, were agents for the USSR.

Notes and correspondence relating to Pincher's investigative journalism on British-Soviet espionage during the Cold War, 1950s-1980s, CLOSED pending cataloguing.

Papers of Barrie Pitt relating to military history, 1940-1991, including draft of book Special Boat Squadron by Pitt, annotated with corrections; draft of book Crucible of War: Western Desert 1941 by Pitt, annotated with corrections; transcripts of radio and television broadcasts on the First and Second World Wars including transcripts of the BBC 1 series 'Grand Strategy' on the Second World War, 1972; scripts and other papers relating to the BBC TV series, 'The Great War', 1964 and transcripts of 'European Service: General News Talk' 26 Jun 1964-20 Aug 1964; correspondence chiefly on the subject of historical research; photographs of Malta during the Second World War; copy photographs used by Pitt to illustrate his books and articles, chiefly photographs of the North African Campaign, to illustrate Pitt's book Crucible of War: Western Desert, 1941, also photographs of Adolf Hitler, Albrecht Kesselring; Sicily, 1943 and aerial warfare, Malta, 1940-1943; papers used for research including press cuttings, magazines and magazine cuttings, offprints of articles and correspondence notably on the subject of Europe 1900-1914 and the Middle East; papers relating to Basil Liddell Hart including photographs, draft articles by Liddell Hart, copies of Liddell Hart's correspondence and press cuttings; draft papers by Eric Dorman O'Gowen and related correspondence and copies of British History Illustrated.

Papers relating to his life and career, [1891]-1931, dated [1891]-1931, 1977, 1985, 1988, principally comprising diaries, 1899-1900, and letters to his family, 1900-1902, describing his service as Provost Marshal with the South African Field Force; memorandum to Col Duff, Assistant Adjutant General, South African Field Force, concerning the functions of the Provost Marshal, 1900; photographs, [1891-1931], mainly of Poore and his family; 'The new cavalry sword and mounted swordsmanship', copy of an article by Poore from The Cavalry Journal, Apr 1911; copies of published articles relating to his cricketing career, 1899, [1920], 1985, 1988. Papers relating to his wife Lady Flora Poore, 1899-1900, 1916, comprising her diaries, 1899-1900; lists of work completed and statements of accounts of the Jhansi Cantonments Comforts to Troops Fund, 1915-1916.

Prentice's manuscript diaries, mainly detailing his services at General Headquarters, Middle East Command, Cairo, Egypt, including mention of Long Range Desert Group operations in the Western Desert, 1942; manuscript diaries and notebooks kept by Prentice and Wickstead, mainly relating to SOE operations in West Macedonia, Greece, 1943-1944; reports, mainly compiled by Allied Military Mission personnel, detailing demolition, intelligence and reconnaissance missions in West Macedonia, combined missions with Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) 9 Div, liaison operations with Raiding Support Regiment and US Operational Group 7 personnel, sabotage targets, and administrative and operational procedures, 1943-1944; papers, in Greek, mainly relating to ELAS partisan activities in West Macedonia, including a copy of the 'National Bands Agreement', memoranda to Allied Military Mission regarding struggles with Ellinikos Dimokratikos Ethnikos Stratos (EDES) factions, political proclamations and ELAS propaganda; papers, in Greek, relating to Greek partisan forces not under the jurisdiction of the Allied Military Mission, including memoranda, propaganda and military orders from the Ellinikos Ethnikis Stratos (EES) and Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE) and official Greek government notices, 1943- 1944; maps and photographs of Allied Military Mission areas of operation, 1943- 1944; correspondence between Allied Military Mission commanders and sub-area commanders, 1943-1944, including correspondence between Greek partisan commanders and Prentice, 1944; personal letters from Allied personnel to Prentice, 1946-1955; correspondence between Wickstead, Officer Commanding Signals, Area 1, and Allied personnel, 1944; papers relating to wireless/telegraphy signals, Allied Military Mission, 1943-1944; papers, relating mainly to the administration and supply of the Allied Military Mission; German papers, including German 1 Mountain Div operational orders, propaganda, personal letters from German soldiers to family members and German-language newspapers; Greek political papers, notably including propaganda newspapers and party leaflets, including letters to Maj Gen Arthur Wilmot Wadeson Holworthy, 1941-1946; Wickstead's post-war index of Allied Military Mission signals, [1989]; papers relating to post-war publications about SOE operations in Greece, including the working papers for Lt Col Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond's, The Allied Military Mission and the Resistance in West Macedonia (Institute for Balkan Studies, Thessaloniki, 1993); post-war Greek newspapers, leaflets and war memorial publications, 1945-[1991]. 3.3.4 Arrangement: Arranged in the following sections: diaries and notebooks of Maj Ronald R Prentice and Capt H Arthur Wickstead, 1942-1944; documents and papers relating to Allied Military Mission operations, West Macedonia, 1943-1944; papers relating to Greek partisan activities, 1943-1944; maps and photographs of Allied Military Mission areas of operations, 1943-1944; correspondence between Allied Military Mission commanders, 1943-1944 and former Greek partisans, 1946-1955; papers relating to wireless/telegraphy signals, Allied Military Mission, 1943-1944; papers relating to the administration, finances and logistics of the Allied Military Mission, 1943-1944; German papers, documents and newspapers during the occupation of Greece, 1943-1944; Greek political papers, documents and newspapers, 1941-1946; Wickstead's post-war partial index of signals, Allied Military Mission, West Macedonia, [1989]; papers relating to post-war publications about the resistance movement in West Macedonia, [1989-1991]; post- war Greek newspapers, leaflets and war memorial publications, 1945-[1991].

Allied Military Mission situation reports, West Macedonia, Greece, 1943-1944, notably including report by Sgt S Peter Kite on the battle at Perikopi, 18-19 Apr 1944 and the 'Independent Macedonians' plans to found an autonomous Macedonian Soviet Republic; weekly reports by Capt A G Wrigley, Officer Commanding Siniatsikon sub-area, codenamed RAIDER, to Lt Col Arthur Edmonds, Officer Commanding Area 1, detailing operations in the Kostoria-Siniastsikon region 4 Apr-3 May 1944; memorandum from HQ Vermion, codenamed MORTLAKE, to area commanders, dated 13 Jun 1944 regarding co-operation with Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) forces; summary of interim operations in ELAS areas of control, dated 16 Jul 1944; Allied Military Mission Headquarters situation reports, 30 Aug-21 Oct 1944, detailing Operation NOAH'S ARK, operations by Allied and Greek forces during the German withdrawal from the peninsula and power quarrels between ELAS and Ellinikos Dimokratikos Ethnikos Stratos (EDES). 15 items.

Post Operation Report by Maj Ronald R Prentice, detailing Allied Military Mission operations in West Macedonia, Greece, 10 Aug 1943-21 Dec 1944, including appendices relating to alleged German and Greek atrocities committed 18 Dec 1943-Jul 1944, the nominal roll of Allied Military Mission personnel, anti-Allied activities perpetrated by Greek partisans, 20 Jun 1944-Dec [1944], summary of Operation NOAH'S ARK, 25 Aug 1944-28 Oct 1944, Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) order of battle, 1944, Allied equipment, approximate debts outstanding at Kozani sub-area Headquarters, codenamed BOODLE, 1944, and post-operation findings submitted to General Headquarters, Middle East, Cairo, Egypt. 7 items.

Post Operation Report by Maj Kenneth Farish Scott, Sapper Officer, Royal Engineers, West Macedonia, 1 Jul 1943-5 Nov 1944, detailing demolition operations and reconnaissance patrols with the Allied Military Mission, including the planning and preparation for Operation WASHING, the demolition of the main railway bridge through the Assopos Gorge and Operation ANIMALS, the demolition of railway bridges between Lamia and Domokhos and reconnaissance and demolition missions for Operation NOAH'S ARK, operations by Allied and Greek forces during the German withdrawal from the peninsula. 1 item.

Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) papers, in Greek, relating to the conduct of Greek resistance operations and liaison missions between ELAS 9 Div, ELAS Macedonian Corps and the Allied Military Mission, West Macedonia, Greece, 1943-1944. File includes papers relating to the 'National Bands Agreement', July 1943; undated report from the Bureau Italien Liaison concerning reports of soldiers from the 14th Regt (Pinerolo) Div collaborating with ELAS partisans in Mar 1943; ELAS information bulletin, dated 11 Jan-24 Jan 1944, written by Col Stephanos Sarafis detailing the military situation in Northern and Southern Greece, Thrace and East Macedonia, locations of German units and equipment and estimates of forthcoming German operations; letter from ELAS 9 Div Headquarters, dated 3 Apr 1944, to Allied Military Mission claiming that Ellinikos Dimokratikos Ethnikos Stratos (EDES) had violated the 29 Feb 1944 'Plaka Agreement' to combine forces; ELAS 9 Div letter of complaint, dated 4 Apr 1944, to the Allied Military Mission detailing EDES assaults on ELAS positions; ELAS memorandum, dated 1 Jun 1944, regarding the infiltration of Macedonian villages by Slav-speaking Komitatzethes (Komitaji) units; ELAS invitation, dated 8 Jun 1944, to the Allied Military Mission to attend a forthcoming dinner to honour visiting Soviet delegation; ELAS 9 Div official order, dated 26 Jun 1944, detailing British assignments in the Kozani-Kastoria region; ELAS newsletters concerning the activities of their political wing, Ethniko Apeleftherotiko Metopo (EAM), 10-18 Jul 1944; ELAS 9 Div letter to Allied Military Mission detailing the German withdrawals towards Konitsa and Kastorias and reported casualties among partisans and civilians in the region, 14 Jul 1944; proclamation to the people of Greece calling for the destruction of alleged German collaborative forces within Panellinios Apeleftherotili Organosis (PAO) and Ellinikos Dimokratikos Ethnikos Stratos (EDES); ELAS order, dated 27 Aug 1944, for 2 Bn, 53 Regt, co-ordinated movement with the British Raiding Support Regiment (RSR) to Vermion; ELAS 9 Div document, dated 11 Sep 1944, warning Greek civilians against collaboration with pro-German factions such as Ellinikos Ethinikos Stratos (EES); ELAS 9 Div list of Allied British and American officers dated 21 Sep 1944. 45 items.