Letter from [WSC] to Sir Roger Keyes [later Lord Keyes] on the court martial proceedings against Captain Kenneth Dewar and Commander Henry Daniel arising from events on board HMS "Royal Oak". Carbon typescript copy. Another copy at CHAR 2/157/73-75.

Letter from [WSC] to William Bridgeman reporting that Captain Kenneth Dewar has declined Lord Beaverbrook's [earlier Sir Max Aitken] offer to pay for a King's Counsel to defend him and Commander Henry Daniel in their court martial and expressing confidence that Dewar's conduct in the case will not damage the Navy's reputation. Carbon typescript copy. Another copy at CHAR 2/157/77.

Letter from Kenneth Dewar (Branksome, Sevenoaks, [Kent]) to WSC complaining about the conduct of his court martial arising from events on HMS "Royal Oak".

Letter from Kenneth Dewar (Branksome, Sevenoaks, [Kent]) to [Sir Oswyn Murray] on the court martial proceedings against him arising from events on HMS "Royal Oak". Typescript copy.

Letter from WSC (Admiralty) to Andrew Bonar Law asking for his conduct at the Admiralty to be judged on the basis of the facts. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/157/104.

Humorous poem on the courts martial arising from events on HMS "Royal Oak". Sent with CHAR 2/157/115-116.

Notes by WSC and William Bridgeman on the court martial of Captain Kenneth Dewar and Commander Henry Daniel arising from events on HMS "Royal Oak".

Account, based on the testimony of Sir Malcolm Robertson, of the way in which news of the setting out for south America of HMS "Invincible" and HMS "Inflexible" in 1914 became generally known because of careless radio operators. Sent with CHAR 2/157/30.

Letter from WSC to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord on anti-submarine methods, particularly Nichol Prisms, advocated by Prof F A Lindemann [later Lord Cherwell]. These prisms would enable air observers to see through water by cutting out glare - stating that they had been abandoned after the Great War as the waters of the North Sea and Atlantic were greenish and opaque. Asking if they might be more useful in the clear waters of the Mediterranean [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, (Tingewick House, Buckingham), suggesting that he came to Chartwell for lunch to discuss defence matters. Commenting on meeting with Admiral of the Fleet Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord, stating that he felt that the Navy was "quite capable of looking after itself", but that he was worried that "at this time of crisis" seven of Britain's capital ships were on the "sick list" [carbon].

"Parliamentary debates", including annotated speech by Sir Archibald Sinclair [later 1st Lord Thurso] on the Navy Estimates.

Letter from Lord Lloyd [earlier Sir George Lloyd] (30 Portman Square, London) to WSC urging him to accept an invitation from the Navy League to speak at Gravesend [Kent] on the naval and shipping situation.

Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC stating that he would prefer to support "IRONCLAD" [codename for British occupation of Diego Suarez, Madagascar], by sending a naval detachment to join the British Home Fleet, thereby enabling a detachment from the Home Fleet to replace Force HYPO.

Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC regarding naval matters: suggests that the United States reinforce the British Home Fleet and that British ships are used to replace the HYPO Force or to do the whole escorting job [to Diego Suarez, Madagascar, in operation "Ironclad"]; states that tanker sinkings are very disturbing; comments on the role of American destroyers and trawlers in the Atlantic; suggests measures for dealing with the submarine menace.

Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] commenting on the scale of naval support from the United States required by the British Home Fleet to help in operations against the Tirpitz [German battleship] and to release ships for the defence of Gibraltar.

Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] commenting on a message from Admiral Ernest King [Chief of Naval Operations and Commander-in- Chief, United States Navy] promising to keep the Japanese occupied in the Pacific while Britain is building up strength in the Indian Ocean; also refusing Roosevelt's "generous offer" of two new battleships [to reinforce the British Home Fleet].

Telegram from the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, to WSC outlining details of the United States naval force assigned to report for temporary duty with the British Home Fleet; states that a similar detachment will be kept on "this side" to "head off enemy when he comes into open Atlantic.".

Telegram from WSC to the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] thanking him for sending a force including a new battleship to join the British Home Fleet; states that this will enable Britain to send a force including HMS Renown to Gibraltar; asks for sufficient warning before the United States will require the new battleships in the Pacific.