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Letter to Crook indicating that 'The National Army Museum Bookshop' are ready to stock his book.

Confirms to Crook that the book is now on sale at the National army Museum in Chelsea. Refers to an essay on Mountbatten in 'Eminent Churchillians' by Andrew Roberts. Close suggests the time is ripe for claiming that when Attlee replaced Wavell with Mountbatten it was a tragic blunder.

Informs Crook of the change, on medical grounds, to ground floor accommodation, which he now shares with the entire family. His new book 'Attlee, Wavell, Mountbatten and the Transfer of Power' should be published in a few weeks.

Asks Crook if the books that he sent have found their homes in the British Library, the C.U.L. and the Bodleian. He updates on the progress of his family at school. (British Library contact and subsequent enquiry to them by Crook on behalf of Close is attached, 2 p.)

Informs Crook that he received an acknowledgement from the Bodleian and expresses his certainty that the C.U.L. and the British Library have received the books.

Note to Crook indicating that it was a mistake to use the preface as an advertisement. Close remains confident that the book on Wavell makes a valuable contribution to history.

Note informing Crook of a reference to his work on Wavell in the old boys section of the school magazine 'The Gower', which has led to indirect contact, via a Colonel Scott Lowe, with one of Wavell's daughters, Lady Felicity Longmore. Close asks Crook to send a copy of the typescript to Lowe with a view to getting the interest of the Longmores.

Acknowledges Crook's positive response to the idea of his book on the Dodecanese campaign.

Letter to Crook giving family news and informing him that the draft of his latest manuscript is in its final form.

Tells Crook that he has rewritten one of the chapters of the Wavell book and will continue to rewrite the remainder of the manuscript over the next two to three months. He mentions that he now finds walking more difficult.