Scope and Contents Correspondents include: W Hubert Barlow-Wheeler, Honorary Secretary and Agent, Woodford Conservative Association (8); Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation; Humphrey Atkins [later Lord Colnbrook, MP for Merton and Morden, Surrey]; D G McCarthy, constituent (8); Alexander Jarratt, Principal Private Secretary to the Minister of Fuel and Power; William Reid [Assistant Private Secretary to the Minister of Education] (5); George Christ [Parliamentary Liaison Officer,...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Abdullah [ibn Hussein], King of Jordan [earlier Transjordan], (2) and Edward Tomkins (Foreign Office) on a visit to the United Kingdom by Abdullah; Dean Acheson [Secretary of State, United States] on WSC's visit to the United States; Sir Richard Acland and Donald Bruce [later Lord Bruce of Donnington, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of Health] forewarning WSC of criticism in the House of Commons; Konrad Adenauer [Federal Chancellor of Germany] on WSC's...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer; [1st Lord] Tenby [earlier Gwilym Lloyd George] requesting a signed photograph; "Tommy", Charles Thompson [former Personal Assistant to WSC] on his book about WSC (3); Kenneth Thompson, Assistant Postmaster General; Prince Alexander Thuru-Taxis; Josip Tito; Lieutenant-Colonel Nawab Malik Khan Tiwana; Sir Alexander Todd; George Trevelyan; Harry Truman (6); Major-General Sir Hugh Tudor on subjects including his published diary of World...

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Naturalization: printed confidential memorandum for the Cabinet by Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] stating his reasons for opposing the lowering of the naturalization fee. 2p.

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Report of the inter-departmental committee appointed by the Home Secretary to consider the doubts and difficulties which have arisen in connexion with the interpretion and administration of the acts relating to naturalization. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty. [2, 148,[2]p].

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Letter from [WSC] (Colonial Office) to Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] enclosing correspondence on the Aliens Act and discussing the lowering of the fee for naturalisation in Britain. Copy in the hand of Annette Anning.

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Comments by "W.H.P." [the Inspector under the Aliens Act] on two cases of transmigrants being rejected on health grounds, as reported in a cutting from The Jewish Chronicle [see CHAR 2/29/47 & 54]. Typescript.

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Cutting from The Jewish Chronicle: two cases of transmigrants being rejected on health grounds [see CHAR 2/29/45-46 & 54].

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Letter from Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] (Home Office) to WSC enclosing a note by the Inspector under the Aliens Act on two cases of transmigrants reported in The Jewish Chronicle [see CHAR 2/29/45-47]. Signed typescript.

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Letter from J Dulberg (260 Oxford Road, Manchester) to WSC on Jewish dissatisfaction with the attitude of Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone to alien immigration.

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Letter from Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] (Home Office) to WSC responding to criticism of him (Gladstone) over a possible expulsion order on a Jewish criminal from Russia. Signed and annotated typescript.

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Letter from M Myers (15 Reginald Terrace, Leeds, [Yorkshire]) to WSC thanking him for his support for reform of the naturalisation laws and describing the anti- semitic campaign against the election of Dr Julius Friend as the Medical Officer to the Leeds Board of Guardians.

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Letter from WSC to M Myers expressing satisfaction with Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's recent speech on reform of the naturalisation laws and offering to take up the case of Dr Julius Friend [the subject of an anti-semitic campaign against his election as the Medical Officer to the Leeds Board of Guardians] if a Leeds MP does not do so. Copy in the hand of Annette Anning.

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Letter from WSC (Colonial Office) to Herbert Samuel advocating the reduction in the fee payable for naturalisation as a British citizen. Signed draft in WSC's hand.

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Letter from Sir Charles Dilke (Speech House, Coleford, Gloucestershire) to WSC discussing census figures relating to the business of the Royal Commission on Alien Immigration.

Scope and Contents Letter from Herbert Vivian (Blenheim Club, 12 St James's Square, [London]) mentioning that since the Observer is still in the hands of Jews WSC's recent pronouncement on the alien question will be well received in that quarter. Vivian is taking an anti-immigration stance in his campaign in Deptford [London] but he offers to moderate his tone should WSC wish it. Discusses plan to win over "young Evelyn" [John Evelyn the son of William Evelyn, MP for Deptford, 1885-88] and asks whether Hubert...

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Letter from F W Soutter (Free Trade Union, 102 Spa Road, London) to WSC praising his recently published letter on the Aliens Bill and complaining that Joseph Chamberlain's attack on "foreigners" has been taken up by some who attend Free Trade Union meetings. Asks for clarification of an apparent discrepancy between figures quoted by WSC and by Stuart Samuel. Annotated in shorthand.

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Letter from Samuel Robinson, secretary of the Alien Immigration Bill Protest Committee (5 Gascoyne Street, Rusholme, Manchester), to WSC asking him to persuade John Seely [later 1st Lord Mottistone], Sir Charles Dilke, Charles Trevelyan, Walter Runciman [later 1st Lord Runciman] and George Harwood to attend the Committee's forthcoming demonstration in Heaton Park. Annotated in shorthand.

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Letter from Charles Dreyfus, president of the Alien Immigration Bill Protest Committee (Claremont, Fallowfield, Manchester), to WSC thanking him for forcing the government to withdraw the Bill.

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Letter from Thomas Seddon junior (22 Station Road, Prescot,[Lancashire]) to WSC on the arguments for and against the Aliens Bill and the influence of the local press in Seddon's area in turning even Radicals against the Opposition. Praises WSC's espousal of "progressive" policy.

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Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street) to ? declining a request from the Reigate Liberal Asociation [Surrey] to address a meeting and accusing the government of insincerity over the Aliens Bill. Typescript copy with annotations in the hand of Annette Anning.

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Cuttings from the Manchester Guardian and the Manchester Courier: debates on the Aliens Bill in the House of Commons Grand Committee on Law.

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Letter from F Blackwell (2 Millfield Terrace, Church Lane, Normanton, [?Yorkshire]) to WSC (105 Mount Street) asking for information on the Government's withdrawal of the Aliens Bill.

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Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street) to F Blackwell explaining the conduct of those who opposed the Aliens Bill in Grand Committee. Typescript copy.

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Letter from Henry Massingham (National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, [London]) to WSC on alien immigration figures. Annotated in shorthand.