Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, C. in C., Grand Fleet, agreeing to promote Somerset Calthorpe to acting Vice-Admiral, to act as Senior Cruiser Admiral, confirming that Sir George Patey would go to North America, William Pakenham would succeed Patey in the Battle Cruiser Fleet and Rear-Admiral Lowthe Grant would succeed pakenham at the 3rd Cruiser Squadron [typescript copy].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Vice Admiral Sir George Patey, confirming hias appointment as C. in C., North America and West Indies [typescript copy].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty, Battle Cruiser Fleet, on appointment of Rear-Admiral William Pakenham t command the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron [typescript copy].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Rear-Admiral William Pakenham, confirming has appointment to command the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron [typescript copy].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Rear-Admiral Lowther Grant, confiirming his appointment to command the 3rd Cruiser Squadron [typescript copy].

Telegram from Vice-Admiral Commanding battle Cruisers, Sir David Beatty, to Admiralty, reporting that HMS "Lion" would not be able to leave the Tyne on schedule because of bad work and absence of all riveters, submitting that strong action was necessary on the Tyne to deal with the labour situation [typescript copy].

Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George], asking for authority for alterations and additions to the naval construction programme, including the conversion of two new battleships into battle-cruisers, two new monitor ships and two new light cruisers. [Hand-written copy].

Notes on the cost of alterations to the naval shipbuilding programme.

Letter from [Frederick] Leverton Harris, Admiralty, to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], reporting that he had just concluded the largest copper deal in world history, and that Britain now controlled 95 per cent of the export trade from the United States.

Letter from Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the German cruiser Dresden's presence in Chilean waters, and the possibility of sinking her. Grey advises against the violation of Chilean territorial waters.

Letter from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe [Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on command of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron, the need to get his ships refitted and to provide occupation and exercise for his men, and anti-submarine measures.

Letter from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe [Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on meeting WSC to discuss possible naval operations, and the difficulties of such operations in the Baltic.

Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe [Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet], on proposed naval operations [in the Baltic], asking Jellicoe to put forward his views. [Hand-written draft, annotated "hold"].

Letter from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe [Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], expressing unease about the labour situation on the Tyne and the Clyde, as the short hours worked by the men would affect the Fleet. Jellicoe also asks for a floating dock at Cromarty [Ross and Cromarty, Scotland], wishing that the floating dock at Sheerness [Kent] could be moved north to the Humber, and mentions a measles epidemic in the Fleet.

Letter from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to ?, on the signing of Anglo-Italian Naval convention.

Letter from Ivor Phillips, 38th Welsh Division, Colwyn Bay, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on application of Harry Kneller Payne for a commission in the RNVR.

Letter from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, C. in C., Grand Fleet to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the use of destroyers to hunt submarines, with note from Admiral Sir arthur Wilson, stating that the matter of hunting submarines was best left to the C. in C.

Letter from Basil Blackburn, PS to Lord Wimborne to Edward Marsh, Admiralty, thanks for memoramdu, asking if Wimborne could read it as a message from the Admiralty.

Letter from Transport Department, Admiralty, to Edward Marsh, PS to First Lord, on [ ] Payne, an applicant for commission as Assistant Paymaster, RNVR.

Telegram from WSC to John S Churchill, on Lord Fisher's resignation as 1st Sea Lord, largely on Dardanelles questions, and his own departure from the Admiralty, stating that ther two friends (Vice Admiral John de Robeck and Gen Sir Ian Hamilton) would be supported and should not be disheartened [handwritten copy].

Letter from C F Madeley, PS to Lord Dunraven to Edward Marsh, Admiralty, stating that if WSC was too busy to sign letters of introduction. perhaps the Naval Secretary would do so.

Letter from WSC to Prince Louis of Battenberg (later Lord Milford Haven) on his statement to the Press on the mobilisation of the fleet in July 1914 [handwritten draft, signed by WSC].