Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe, [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC marked private discussing the necessity of firmness in dealing with the Germans. He asserts that he has not been kind in judging WSC and that his newspapers do not take a Party view about Germany, the fleet and Canada, advises WSC to visit Canada and suggests that he should sign telegrams in a more discreet manner.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC informing him that either he or Geoffrey Robinson will visit the Admiralty and criticising Foreign Office intervention with the press which he thinks will be interpreted in Germany as "fright".

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC marked private discussing the necessity of suppressing news of naval movements in the press. See CHAR 28/117/82.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Admiralty) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] expressing agreement with him [about the need for the suppression of information about naval movements in the press] and commenting on important information disclosed in the Daily Telegraph and on a speech by [Sir Joseph] Compton Rickett. See CHAR 28/117/81.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC marked private informing him that he has requested an article from [Sir Joseph] Compton Rickett and discussing the disclosure of naval information [to the press] by "indiscreet people at Plymouth [Devon]".

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC marked private in which he informs him that he is holding back news about the German naval scheme [from his newspapers] at the request of the British Embassy, discusses the gravity of such a request and the government's mishandling of the press.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Admiralty) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] in which he thanks him for the present of a stick to be used against the suffragettes, comments on a reference to L G [David Lloyd George] at the Journalists' Banquet and on the favourable treatment WSC has been given by Northcliffe's newspapers.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Admiralty) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] in which he explains that he is unable to reply to articles by [Charles, 9th Duke of [Marlborough] until the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] has announced his policy, promises to read [H G] Wells, and invites Northcliffe for a ride in a submarine to thank him for the kind treatment he (WSC) has received from the Times and the Daily Mail.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he accepts an invitation to a submarine; discusses the coverage of the Marconi scandal in the newspapers; thanks him for referring Russell Wakefield to "L G" [David Lloyd George] and "I" [Sir Rufus Isaacs, later 1st Lord Reading] and comments that both have acted without "a sense of proportion and foresight".

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC marked personal in which he discusses the Marconi scandal. He recommends that the [Select] Committee should not adjourn over the [Parliamentary] recess; suggests that the Cabinet Ministers [David Lloyd George and Sir Rufus Isaacs, later 1st Lord Reading] should make a reply to the newspapers and informs WSC that the writers [on the Times and the Daily Mail] are keen to cover the issue.

Copy of a letter from James Masterton Smith (Admiralty) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] informing him that he passed on his telephone message concerning the publication of news about the Expeditionary Force in the French press to the First Lord of the Admiralty [WSC] and that the War Office and the Foreign Office have been informed.

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private criticising him for an article by a War Correspondent in the Times. See CHAR 28/117/132.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he explains the circumstances of the publication of "the Amiens [France] message" in the Times, informing him that it was edited and passed by the Press Bureau. See CHAR 28/117/130.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he discusses labour relations, suggests that [the War Office] needs a press agent and says that he would be prepared to allow Sir Andrew Caird to work on this.

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] thanking him for his suggestion [about employing a press agent for the War Office] and informing him that he has engaged Mr Walton who had worked for [Lord] Rhondda.

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] in which he encloses a letter [not present] and says that he has contacted Geoffrey Dawson to ensure that is published prominently in the Times. See CHAR 28/117/136.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he makes apologies for the fact that WSC's letter cannot be printed in full in the Times. See CHAR 28/117/135.

Copy of a telegram from Lord Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC advising him that the quickest way to contact the troops is via his newspaper [the Daily Mail] in Paris [France].

Copy of a telegram from WSC to [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] thanking him for his support [about his proposals regarding the army] and informing him that his scheme has been well received and that 200,000 copies of the Paris Daily Mail have been distributed to the troops.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (House of Commons Library) to Lady [Mary] Jeune in which he comments on the effect on members of the [Conservative] Party of an "indiscretion" in the Times and asks her to relay the contents of his letter to the Times if the division in the House of Commons is unsatisfactory.

Typescript note from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC giving background information about the nephew of 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Major John d'Henin Hamilton [later 3rd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell], commenting on Major Hamilton's letter to his uncle, and stating that he is submitting a draft reply from WSC to 2nd Lord Hamilton [see CHAR 20/197B/169]. Initialled.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he is announcing that day that the press will not be allowed at "Terminal" [the Potsdam Conference, Berlin, Germany].