Report by Thomas on Malaya (Malaysia)'s war effort, covering the pre-war background, the work of the War Committee and War Council, the duties of the civil government, raising of local forces, civil defence, financial and economic contributions to the war effort, labour, petrol rationing and food control, voluntary work, and conduct of the civilian population, both European and Malayan (Malaysian).

Research material and correspondence relating to Thomas's report Malaya's War Effort intended as a refutation of criticisms of the civilian population and civil government during the Malayan campaign; notes on malaria and malarial death rate; trade and production statistics; defence and other works carried out by the Public Works Department; policing, political intelligence, and security; rice production and food control; Colonial Office correspondence on the...

Copies of the following despatches published by H.M. Stationery Office and annotated by Thomas: Operations in the Far East, from 17th Oct 1940 to 27th Dec 1941 by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham Operations of Malaya Command, from 8th Dec 1941 to 15th Feb 1942 by Lieut.-General A.E. Percival ...

Commentary on the draft 'Official History of the War against Japan', written by Thomas with assistance from C.W. Dawson (Malayan Secretary of Defence, 1941-1942); copies of Dawson's correspondence, Mar 1955, with Major-General S.W. Kirby of the Cabinet Office Historical Section; annotated carbon copy of the commentary with a covering letter to Sir John Martin, Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the Colonial Office, protesting against the decision not to allow Thomas to see any of the...

Correspondence and research material related to Thomas's and C.W. Dawson's commentary on the Malayan (Malaysian) section of the 'Official History of the Second World War' and the extent to which Major-General S.W. Kirby and other members of the advisory panel were prepared to accept their evidence on, among other matters, security and intelligence, civil defence and labour, rice stocks, censorship, wages, the role of Alfred Duff Cooper, and the appointment and duties of Brigadier Simson;...