Correspondence and papers relating to Short's 'Sikh Mission' of 1940, his work as Civil Liaison Officer, Lahore Area, and the Khalsa Defence of India League
Correspondence and papers relating to Short's proposal for establishment of a Public Liaison Section at G.H.Q., India, his work as Head of that Section, and his dismissal therefrom May 1942-Sep 1943; Jun-Jul 1947
Letters to H.V. Hodson and A.V.Alexander on the importance of Baldev Singh, V.P.Menon and Lord and Lady Mountbatten in keeping India in the Commonwealth, and miscellaneous associated letters
108 photographs, captioned and numbered in two sequences with cross-references, recording an operation by 'Aziforce' against Ahmadzai tribesmen on North West Frontier
Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel John Devereux Parkin to the 5th Battalion (D.C.O.) The Sikh Regiment enclosing A Diary of 5th Bn (D.C.O.) The Sikh Regiment in the Malayan Campaign 8 Dec 41 to 15 Feb 42 Mar/Apr 1946; Dec 1941-Feb 1942
Miscellaneous photographs, including one of the artist Amrita Sher Gill, and one of Majors Short and Woodrow Wyatt taken on day of arrival of Cabinet Mission