There are seven folders of material covering the draft manuscript and research notes for a book that Cloake intended to publish on the events leading up to Azerbaijan Crisis of 1945-47, the crisis itself, and its aftermath. According to the donor, his book was researched during Cloake's time at the London School of Economics, 1972-1973.

These are handwritten chronological research notes taken from United States sources of events relating to the Azerbaijan Crisis. The title for this item comes from the original file in which the material was housed.

These are handwritten notes taken from Secondary Source material concerning the Azerbaijan Crisis and its related history.The title for this material comes from the original file in which it was housed.

Handwritten research notes. These include further Foreign Office Notes and bibliographical material. The title for this file was taken from the original folder in which the material was housed.

These are handwritten notes taken from Foreign Office Records. These are referenced according to the record. There is also a photocopy of a Report from Sir Reader William Bullard to Anthony Eden, dated 21 May 1943 entitled "Persia: Secret". The title for this material comes from the original file in which it was housed.

These are handwritten, referenced notes taken from Foreign Office records concerning the Azerbaijan Crisis. There are also photocopies of several Foreign Office Records:

• Copies of letters from F.T. Gousev to Anthony Eden and from Anthony Eden to Sobolev, 20 January 1945
• Memorandum and Summary of Memorandum on Persian, 4 August 1945
• Letter from Foreign office to Tehran, 21 August 1945
• Resume of the Note Forwarded by the Iranian Government to the Soviet Embassy in Teheran, 17 November 1945
• Note Despatched by the Iranian Government to the Soviet Embassy, Teheran, 22 November 1945
• Note Forwarded by the Iranian Government to the Soviet Embassy, Teheran, 23 November 1945
• Note Forwarded by the Iranian Government to the Soviet Embassy, Teheran, 23 November 1945
• Note from the Soviet Embassy in Teheran to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 26 November 1945
• Letter from Archibald Clark Kerr, British Embassy, Moscow to V.N. Molotov, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Moscow, 26 November 1945
• Telegram from Archibald Clark Kerr to V.N. Molotov, 26 November 1945

The title for this material comes from the original file in which it was housed.