Letter from Admiral of the Lord Fleet 1st Lord Fisher (Grand Hotel National, Lucerne [Switzerland]) to WSC: "I honestly think I can be a big help to you! I don't claim to be a genius, but I know a d--d fool when I see him", offering advice on senior appointments and on warship design: "Speed, Big Gun and Cheapness - these are the three fundamentals, and you can have them". [Typescript copy of CHAR 13/2/13-15].