Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [1st Sea Lord] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on Vice- Admiral Sir [Frederick] Doveton Sturdee's success in the Battle of the Falklands, urging WSC not to be too exultant until the full details were known. Fisher also comments on the escape of German ships from New York, adding that the United States was helping German colliers. [Hand-written, with typescript copy].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [1st Sea Lord] to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson, criticising Vice-Admiral Sir George Warrender's handling of the 2nd Battle Squadron, in an action in the North Sea, following a German raid on the East Coast. Includes Wilson's reply. [Hand-written, with typescript copy].

Minutes by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the formation and development of the Royal Naval Division (August and September 1914). [Printed for circulation to the Cabinet].

Admiralty memorandum consisting of collected telegrams relating to the concentration of ships under Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, off the West Coast of South America, 3 Sept to 17 Nov 1914, leading up to the action off Coronel [Chile]. [Printed for circulation to the Cabinet].

Agreement between the Admiralty and the French Ministry of Marine on joint Anglo-French naval policy, particularly in the Mediterranean, for the destruction of the [German battle cruiser] Goeben and the [light cruiser] Breslau. [Duplicate typescript].

Report of the Admiralty Court of Enquiry into the loss of HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue on 22 September 1914: includes copies of minutes, signals and letters submitted to the enquiry and minutes of the court itself. [Printed proof].

Text of speech by Grand-Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz [Head of the German Admiralty] before the Budget Committee of the Reichstag on German warship construction as compared to the British construction programme. [Typescript].

Telegram from HMS Triumph (Wei Hai Wei [China Station]), to Admiralty, on the bombardment of the fort at Tsing Tao, and the general practicability of naval bombardments against forts. [Carbon].

Telegram from Commander-in-Chief, China Station [Vice- Admiral Sir (Thomas) Martyn Jerram], to Admiralty, on co-operation between Japanese and British navies in the Far East, particularly the formation of a new Japanese squadron. [Carbon].

Draft Admiralty telegram to the Japanese Navy, on methods of dealing with the German cruiser, Emden, proposed by Rear-Admiral Arthur Leveson, Director of Operations, and Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven.

Telegram from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Japanese Naval Attache, on methods of dealing with the German squadron off South America. WSC asks for a Japanese squadron to be sent eastwards to intercept the German squadron, and prevent its return to Asiatic or Australian waters. [Carbon].

Telegram from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] and Vice-Admiral Henry Oliver [Chief of Admiralty War Staff] to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Vice- Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], ordering the Battle Cruiser Squadron and light cruisers to Rosyth [Fife, Scotland] to guard against future German raids on East Coast towns; also detailing command of the fleets in future raids. [Carbon].

Telegram from Vice-Admiral, 2nd Battle Squadron [Vice-Admiral Sir George Warrender] to Admiralty, reporting an attempt to intercept German ships following their raid on Hartlepool [County Durham] and Scarborough [Yorkshire]. [Carbon].

Telegram from Captain, 4th Destroyer Flotilla, via the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], reporting an engagement between 2nd Battle Squadron and German battle cruisers following the raid on Scarborough [Yorkshire] and Hartlepool [County Durham]. [Carbon].

Telegram from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Japanese Naval Attache, on methods of dealing with the German squadron off South America: WSC asks for a Japanese squadron to be sent eastwards to intercept the German squadron, and prevent its return to Asiatic or Australian waters. [Carbon].

Telegram from British Naval Attache (Petrograd), to Admiralty, reporting that the Russian Admiralty had acquired several German signal books and cyphers: he suggests that a British cruiser or destroyer be sent to Russia to collect copies; includes Admiralty responses. [Carbon].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the work of the Commission and oil supply. Includes cutting on the European success with diesel engine production. [See CHAR 13/16/103 for typescript copy].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] reporting a meeting with the Chairman of the Gas Light and Coke Company, who stated that he could deliver 500,000 tons of oil a year to the Admiralty from the English Gas Companies. [See CHAR 13/16/104-105 for typescript copy].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on oil engines, also on warship construction, advising him not to "fiddle about Destroyers etc" but to concentrate on the submarine. [See CHAR 13/16/106 for typescript copy].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel] to Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] on the Commission's report, recommending oil storage on a basis of peace-time expenditure; Fisher asks Marsh to show it to WSC. Includes note from WSC saying that 4 years peacetime oil supply is excessive and would be the strongest argument for continuing to rely on coal. [See CHAR 13/16/109-110 for typescript copy].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher [Chairman, Royal Commission on Oil Fuel] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the Parsons Turbine Engine developed by Sir Charles Parsons. [See CHAR 13/16/111-112 for typescript copy].

Letter from Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] criticising the Admiralty's shipbuilding programme for failing to match Germany, advocating 15-inch gun, lightly armoured battle cruisers and submarines. Fisher also mentions the harm done by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and his "scare revelations" in Germany and the Navy's oil supply. [Typescript copy; see CHAR 13/14/1-6 for original].