Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Gangtok, Sikkim, dated 23 October 1949. He writes that the Tibetan Sentences and Words books are both unprocurable and suggests Mackenzie may be able to get a copy from the Tibet Mirror Press which also has further books to distribute. Richardson may have some books at home but doesn't expect to be on leave for another year. He writes about the political state of Sikkim and his fears for Chinese takeover of Tibet.

Letter from Hugh Richardson to Fleming Mackenzie from Lhasa, 19 June 1950. He writes that Lhasa is in a continuous state of anxiety though the communists are staging a peace offensive. He is hoping to leave in September but is unsure who his successor will be. He writes of heavy rain and snow up to Phan. He sends a few stamps.

Handwritten draft giving background to the Escorts in Tibet and giving journal entries from 16 August 1938 to 27 March 1939. These entries are not exact replicas of the diary entries. The draft is 86 handwritten sheets which are annotated and edited. There are three labels with this draft, one of which is dated 26 May 1978.