Letter from R C Hawkin (Eighty Club, 3 Hare Court, Temple, [London]) to Edward Marsh enclosing copies of letters on the Eighty Club and single-issue campaigning organisations set up by Liberal headquarters [see CHAR 2/56/70-72].

Letter from Sir John Simon (57 Kensington Court, [London]) to the Master of Elibank [Alexander Murray, later Lord Murray of Elibank] (Treasury) reporting the dissatisfaction among members of the Eighty Club about the relationship between their club and single-issue campaigning organisations, such as the Liberal Insurance Commitee and the Home Rule Council, set up by Liberal headquarters. Typescript copy. Sent with CHAR 2/56/69.

Letter from R H Davies (12 Downing Street) to Mr Bramall conveying the best wishes of the Master of Elibank [Alexander Murray, later Lord Murray of Elibank] to the Liberal Association of the Wilton Division of Wiltshire and conveying Elibank's view that the activities of the Eighty Club can exist alongside those of single-issue campaigning organisations set up by Liberal headquarters. Typescript copy. Sent with CHAR 2/56/69.

Letter from "Sunny" [the 9th Duke of Marlborough] (Blenheim Palace) to WSC on the disunity between Liberal leaders and some of their followers and the need to for the leaders to take up a clear position. Thinks WSC would be wrong to go to Canada and comments on a recent article on WSC.

Cutting from the Times on: the secession of some members of the Ulster Liberal Association over the Government's policy on Home Rule; the speech by the Unionist MP James Campbell [later Lord Glenavy] at Coleraine [County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland].

Cutting from the Bradford Daily Telegraph [Yorkshire] on the unity of the Liberal party in support of Home Rule and the widening consensus in favour of the measure.

Cutting from the Cork Constitution on the declining support for Home Rule among Liberals in England and Wales due to the hypocrisy of the Nationalist leaders, the determination of the Ulster Unionists to defend the Union, and the danger of disorder at the Home Rule meeting to be addressed by WSC and John Redmond in Belfast [Ulster, Ireland].

Cutting from the Westminster Gazette on the challenge of F E Smith [later 1st Lord Birkenhead] to WSC to define the difference between the positions of Lord Randolph Churchill and Sir Edward Carson, and to say whether he still believes that the motives of a Liberal government which is introducing a Home Rule bill because it is dependent on Irish Nationalists' support should be viewed with suspicion.

Letter from William Royle, chairman of the executive committee of the Manchester Liberal Federation (Union Buildings, 45 Fountain Street, Manchester) to WSC enclosing letters from leading Manchester liberals explaining why they are forming a deputation to WSC to protest against the present expenditure on armaments [see CHAR 2/62/79-86]. Signed typescript.

Letter from Gustav Eckhard, member of the general committee of the Manchester Liberal Federation (Broome House, Didsbury, Manchester), urging the Government to work for an agreement to secure the immunity of private property at sea so that spending on armaments can be reduced. Sent with CHAR 2/62/77-78.

Letter from J L Garvin (the Pall Mall Gazette, editorial offices, Newton Street, High Holborn, [London]) to WSC acknowledging that WSC is unable to give extra information [?on the Government's approach to Home Rule] and asking whether, in view of the objections of a large part of the Liberal party to WSC's conversations with his moderate opponents, his meeting with Garvin should be postponed.

Letter from Cornelia, Lady Wimborne (Templeton House, Priory Lane, Roehampton, [London]) to WSC accusing him of betraying the traditions of Liberalism with his high naval expenditure.

Letter from Robert Harcourt (3 Chester Square, [London]) to WSC on the "fury" of the Irish Nationalists and of Liberals over WSC's offer of concessions to Sir Edward Carson [later Lord Carson] and his supporters over Home Rule.

Letter from Arthur Ponsonby (House of Commons) to WSC reporting the strong feeling among Liberal MPs that Britain should not be drawn into war. Typescript copy of this letter at CHAR 2/64/4.

Letter from [WSC] to [?a newspaper] pointing out that Sir Edward Carson [later Lord Carson] left the Liberal Party when it changed its policy on Home Rule and he should therefore not criticise others who have changed their party because of disagreement on an important point of policy. Typescript.

Letter from David Davis (House of Commons) to WSC enclosing notes on war policy in the Balkans to be discussed by the Liberal War Committee [see CHAR 2/90/12-24]. Signed typescript.

Notes [to be discussed by the Liberal War Committee] on the measures necessary for the assumption by the Allies of the offensive on the Salonica front in the Balkans. Sent with CHAR 2/90/11.

Notes [to be discussed by the Liberal War Committee] arguing that since Britain has the strongest interests among the Allies in supporting Serbia a British or a Serbian general should be placed in overall command on the Salonica front, and considering the disastrous increase in German power in the east which would result from the surrender of Serbia. Sent with CHAR 2/90/11.

"Reasons for the appointment of a British general in command of the Salonika expedition." Written by D[avid] D[avis] for discussion by the Liberal War Committee. Sent with CHAR 2/90/11.