Complex sentence: Pyke's memorandum included a couple of cover notes, the first requested that Mountbatten should read the suggestions himself before allowing it to fall into the hands of "that damned fool Lushington".
Split into simpler sentences: Pyke's memorandum included a couple of cover notes. The first requested that Mountbatten should read the suggestions himself before allowing it to fall into the hands of "that damned fool Lushington".