Letter from WSC to Kenneth Henderson, Legal Department, Associated Newspapers, commenting that he was satisfied with the outcome of Randolph Churchill's libel action against Sir Thomas White. [in which Randolph made an out of court payment of 1,000 pounds]. Stating that he particularly appreciated the chivalrous manner in which the Daily Mail rated Randolph's interests above their own. [Carbon].

Letter from Desmond Chapman-Huston, Carlton Club, London to WSC, asking for permission to publish extract from Diary of Sir Sidney Low, for 13 Jan 1905, in which Low declined WSC's request to help him finish and revise Life of Lord Randolph Churchill.

Letter from [Violet Pearman], Private Secretary to WSC to Oliver Locker-Lampson, confirming that his bet with WSC was 25 pounds to 5 pounds in favour of Stanley Baldwin staying on [as Prime Minister] till the Coronation. [Carbon].

Letter from WSC to Rene Leon, thanking him for memoranda which Leon had forwarded to him. Annotated "Material for American book". Unsigned copy.

Letter from Christopher Addison [Labour MP for Swindon, Wiltshire] (House of Commons Library) to WSC, congratulating him on his speech [against the 3rd reading of the India Bill] as "an example of superb composition and splendid eloquence that will be quoted as a classic of parliamentary oratory". Manuscript.

Letter from Sir Abe Bailey (38 Bryanston Square [London]) to WSC, commenting on his painting, and asking him to write to 17th Lord Derby [earlier Lord Stanley] in order to "square things with him". Bailey adds that he doesn't see anything but trouble for Italy and Abyssinia [later Ethiopia], as Benito Mussolini will have trouble climbing down. Manuscript.

Letter from Count Edward Raczynski, Polish Ambassador to Great Britain, (Polish Embassy, London) to WSC, asking him if he would allow the Polish artist Stefan Mrozewski to do a woodcut portrait of him for Time and Tide.

Letter from Sir Harry McGowan (40 Park Street, London) to WSC, congratulating him on his speech [on Abyssinia, later Ethiopia] at the City Carlton Club. He feels strongly that if the Cabinet had taken the same line before, Benito Mussolini "would have paused in his isolated action", and fears that now he must go on. He comments on the pertinence of WSC's remarks on Britain's unpreparedness, and cannot understand why WSC is not in the Cabinet and Minister of Defence. Manuscript.

Letter from Kathleen, Lady Simon (71 Addison Road [London]) to WSC, congratulating him on his speech on Abyssinia [later Ethiopia] and Italy and on his point that although they must sympathise with the Abyssinians, it is impossible to justify the conditions of slavery and oppression prevalent there, as recorded by Lady Simon in her book ["Slavery"], which the League of Nations has done nothing to combat. Manuscript.

Letter from Oliver Locker-Lampson to Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC, on his bet with WSC that Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister] would not retire before the Coronation; asking for the details. [Annotated "Bet 25 pounds to 5 pounds in favour of Mr Baldwin staying in till the Coronation"].

Cutting from the Evening Standard - article by WSC "Stop it Now", on the international situation.

Letter from Spenser Wilkinson (Oakley St. Chelsea, London) to WSC, on his articles on the Royal Navy for the Morning Post.

Letter from Sir Louis Stuart, Honorary Secretary, Indian Empire Society, to WSC with congratulations on his broadcast speech of 30 January ["India: the Betrayal", arguing against Indian Home Rule].

Letter from WSC to Maurice Petherick, sending a cheque in settlement of a wager [that the India Bill would pass during the session including the Federal System]; further copies sent to Arthur Crossley and Richard Law [later 1st Lord Coleraine]; includes notes by Violet Pearman and WSC.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal" thanking him for his gifts of Russian products. Copy.

Letter from WSC to General Orbay thanking him for the gift of one thousand turkish cigarettes [carbon].

Letter from WSC to His Excellency Licenciado Ezequiel Padilla [Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs] thanking him for the cigars and the tablecloth which he and Don Manuel Tello had sent for Christmas [carbon].

Letter from WSC to General Sir Frederick Pile [General Officer Commander in Chief, Anti -Aircraft Command] thanking him for photographs [not included] of his daughter Mary Churchill [later Lady Soames] with her battery in Belgium and crossing the Channel [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Herbert Vere Evatt [Australian Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs] thanking him for the "delightful presents" and regretting that CSC will not be able to see Mrs Evatt because she is away in Russia for a month or so. With a typed postscript thanking Evatt for the inscribed book of speeches and noting [in pencil] that "I shall retaliate as only an author can." [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] thanking him for the present of South African wine [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Major W T Wood thanking him and his wife for the box of cigars [carbon].