Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Commander Charles Samson [Naval Air Service], on attacks on German Zeppelin sheds, asking why 13 days had been wasted without any action in this "vital matter". WSC states that either Samson should control effectively the force entrusted to him, or he would be replaced by another officer. [Carbon].

Telegram from Commander Charles Samson [Naval Air Service], (Dunkirk), to Admiralty, with a report on air operations in France and Belgium, regretting that the poor weather and lack of suitable machines had made it impossible to attack the German Zeppelin sheds. [Carbon].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Major Eugene Gerrard, [Royal Naval Air Service], ordering him to concentrate his efforts on spotting the fall of shot for British naval guns at Antwerp [Belgium], to help knock out enemy siege artillery. Copied to Commander Charles Samson [Royal Naval Air Service]. [Carbon].

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Pierre] Flandin [Minister of State, France] marked "confidential" asking for French information about the present strength of the German Air Force, predicting 2,000 aircraft by the end of 1936, and asking for information about French expenditure on aviation services for use in debates in Parliament.Carbon typescript. Unsigned.

Copy of a letter from WSC to Eleanor Rathbone MP marked "private" enclosing a paper by Sir Henry Strakosch, explaining the basis for his figures for German expenditure [on rearmament], his use of confidential sources and his efforts "to find out the truth". He concludes "We really are in great danger."Unsigned carbon typescript.

Copy of a letter from WSC to Colonel Sir Donald Banks thanking him for the notification of his appointment as Honorary Air Commodore of No. 615 (County of Surrey) (Fighter) Squadron [Auxiliary Air Force] and saying that he will be glad to hear how he can be of service.Unsigned carbon typescript.

Letter from the Air Ministry (Adastral House, Kingsway [London]) to WSC informing him of his appointment as Honorary Air Commodore of No. 615 (County of Surrey) (Fighter) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force and of the Air Council's pleasure at WSC's association with the Auxiliary Air Force.Signed typescript.

Letter from Captain Hugh Watson, [Naval Attache], (British Embassy, Berlin [Germany]) to Edward Marsh, [Private Secretary to WSC], with a report on hostile German press reports inveighing against the sale of a German airship to Britain.

Submission from Captain Murray Sueter, [Director of the Air Department], (Admiralty), to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the purchase of an airship from the Parseval Company in Germany, stating that it was due for delivery by 31 Mar 1913, but that no agreement had been reached with the German Government for British Inspecting Officers to visit Germany to watch the progress of construction and attend trials.

Letter from WSC, [First Lord of the Admiralty], to Sir Robert Chalmers, [Permanent Secretary of the Treasury], objecting to the Treasury's third refusal on the subject of establishing an Air Department at the Admiralty. [Carbon].

Letter from Board of Admiralty to the Treasury, on the Treasury's opposition to the establishment of an Air Department at the Admiralty, [draft carbon, with covering letter from WSC to Sir (William) Graham Greene, Secretary to the Board of Admiralty].

Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the protection of naval magazines at Crombie [Forfarshire, Scotland], particularly against overhead attack, predicting that within a few years it would be possible for an aeroplane depot ship to come within range of the coast and launch aircraft which could easily destroy the magazines. [Carbon].

Letter from Captain Hugh Watson [Naval Attache], (British Embassy, Berlin [Germany]) to Edward Marsh, [Private Secretary to WSC], reporting his observations of a new German Naval Airship.

Letter from Commander Charles Samson (Royal Navy Flying School, Eastchurch [Kent]) to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the possibility of aircraft being sent to France to co-operate with the army, asking to be given the chance to go in command.

Letter from William Cowan to the Director of the Air Department, Admiralty, [Captain Murray Sueter], on arranging an inspection of the Scott aero engine works. Includes note from Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] on arranging the inspection.

Minute by R M Groves, Air Division, Admiralty, on the Scott aero engine, stating that the engine needed a great deal of development work, and there was no reason for the Admiralty to support it.

Letter from William Cowan to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the Scott aero engine, stating that the engine was ready for inspection by an officer of the Admiralty Air Division.

Telegram from WSC [Italy] to Minister of Labour [Ernest Bevin] appealing for more work to be done towards developing a jet-propelled aeroplane.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC enclosing a letter [not present] from [William] Heinemann which he instructs him to burn and remarking that the weather will shortly be unsuitable for the use of Zeppelins.

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he says that would like to convene an "Air Parliament" to discuss all aspects of aviation and asks [Northcliffe] to discuss the project with Group-Captain Scott, Air Secretary, as publicity in the newspapers will be vital to the project's success. See CHAR 28/117/156.

Letter from [Lord Northcliffe, earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he says that he has consulted people with whom he has worked on aviation, encloses a memorandum [see CHAR 28/117/158-169] about WSC's proposals for a Cambridge aviation conference and recommends that information about civil aviation should be circulated to delegates.