Speech notes for WSC's speech (31 October) on the death of Princess Beatrice. Also includes Hansard report of speech. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 7019.Speech notes for WSC's speech (31 October) on the prolongation of Parliament in which he stresses the need to maintain the coalition government until the end of the war. Also includes: Hansard report of the speech; correspondence and source material from "Archie" [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] Secretary of State for Air; John Pimlott [Private Secretary to Home Secretary]; and notes and copies of correspondence from Leslie Rowan [Private Secretary to WSC]. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 7020-24.Speech notes for WSC's speech (10 November) on the V2 rocket and rocket attacks by Germany against Britain. Also includes correspondence and source material from: Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the Cabinet]; Duncan Sandys [Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Supply]; Herbert Morrison [Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security]; 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier Frederick Lindemann, Paymaster General]; Gerald Whittuck [Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Air]; John Pimlott; notes and copies of correspondence from Leslie Rowan and John Peck [Assistant Private Secretary to WSC]; and summaries of German press coverage of the speech. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 7029-30.Speech notes for WSC's speech (29 November) entitled "The task which lies before us" on the debate on the address including: predictions regarding the end of the war; successes of the French army and of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group]; parliamentary business including financial matters which need to be concluded. Also includes correspondence and source material from: General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to Minister of Defence, WSC]; Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (2); James Stuart [Government Chief Whip]; and Rene Massigli [French Ambassador to Britain]; notes and copies of correspondence from John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC], John Peck, Anthony Bevir [Private Secretary to WSC], and John Colville [Assistant Private Secretary to WSC]; and extracts from German press coverage of the speech. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 7036-44.