Letter from WSC to Geoffrey Dawson [Editor of the Times] asking what he thinks should be done in the light of his recent leading article.

Letter from WSC to Cecil King [Director of the Daily Mirror] rebuking him for his newspaper's attempts to discredit the Government and create class disturbances: "it is no defence ... to say that your papers specialise in vitriolic writing. Indeed throwing vitriol is thought to be one of the worst of crimes".

Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] informing him that it was not desirable to have land mines with parachute attachments discussed in the press; censors have kept them secret to avoid giving Germany a huge advantage.

Letter from WSC to Major David Davies [Deputy Editor, News of the World] on a misleading article, entitled "With plenty of bombs we shall smash Berlin" [Germany] about WSC's most recent broadcast [9 February 1941 "Give us the tools"].

Letter from Commander Sir Walter Windham to WSC repeating his request of May 1940 begging to be allowed to travel to Canada and the United States to conduct a press campaign to gain more aeroplanes for the war effort; has conducted similar "rousing" missions in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [typescript].

Letter from Sir Walter Windham to WSC offering his services to go to the United States and Canada to conduct a press campaign to gain more aeroplanes for the war effort; with [carbon of] a reply from "A B" [Anthony Bevir, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] that the letter will be forwarded to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso].

Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken] on an enclosed file [missing] of newspaper cuttings by John Gordon [? Director, Beaverbrook Newspapers Limited] "a most mischievous writer".

Letter from WSC to the London Editor of the Birmingham Gazette on the 200th anniversary of the newspaper.

Telegram from Major-General Arthur Smith [? Chief of General Staff, Middle East] to WSC re article in Daily Herald; Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] wants publicity about strength in Middle East.

Telegram from Lord Halifax [British Ambassador to the United States, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin] to WSC explaining that remarks made to the Press were to allay allegations about British attempts to provoke a expeditionary force from the United States.

Telegram from WSC to Major-General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] requesting future releases to be made through London.

Copy of a minute from WSC to James Grigg [Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] informing him that he will not circulate the "gold papers" [about the return to the Gold Standard] to the Cabinet and will explain them verbally, because of information obtained by the press about the contributory insurance policy.Carbon typescript. Unsigned.

Letter from John Astor [Chief proprietor of The Times] to WSC on damage [caused by enemy bombing] at the Times works.

Note from [WSC] to Arthur Greenwood [Minister without Portfolio], about a cartoon attacking him by David Low in the Evening Standard, a newspaper owned by 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken], commenting that Low had always been very independent and Beaverbrook knew nothing of the attack, with [Greenwood]'s reply stating that he had not suspected Beaverbrook of any involvement.

Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Beaverbrook [owner of the Evening Standard, earlier Max Aitken] on a cartoon by David Low in the Evening Standard lampooning Arthur Greenwood [Minister without Portfolio]. [Carbon].

Letter from 1st Lord Beaverbrook [Minister of Aircraft Production, earlier Max Aitken] to WSC justifying his non-interference with his newspapers and suggesting he would be able to act more easily outside the administration; with reply and draft from WSC supporting Beaverbrook's position.

Letter from [WSC] to Vice-Admiral Cecil Usborne [chief organiser of the India Defence League] promising to talk to his friends in the press about getting greater publicity for the India Defence League before the Birmingham conference. Carbon typescript copy.

Letter from W H Stephenson, managing director and managing editor of the Southport Advertiser (5 Park Crescent, Southport, [Lancashire]) to WSC explaining that he is writing a life of his father, Sir Albert Stephenson, who owned the Oldham Daily and Weekly Standard and asking him to confirm that the Standard helped him win the Oldham seat.

Letter [WSC] to W H Stephenson [managing director and managing editor of the Southport Advertiser] confirming that the Oldham Standard helped him win the Oldham seat. Carbon typescript copy.

Letter from J L Garvin, [Editor] of the Pall Mall Gazette, to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] asking for an advance copy of WSC's forthcoming speech; Garvin adds that he has suppressed various sensationalist articles on the navy.

Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to an unidentified correspondent [? Geoffrey Dawson, Editor of the Times], regretting that the word "permanent" was omitted in the Times report of his reference to the "permanent unity of Ireland". WSC also comments on out of date articles being published in the Times on warship design. [Carbon copy].