Letter from Edward Russell, (the Morning Post, Tudor Street, London EC4), to WSC, on the disadvantages of the Post being seen to interfere in the India Bill and asking WSC to circulate speeches from the Post [from the Conference of Indian Princes] instead.

Letter from WSC to H A Gwynne, [Editor of the Morning Post], with thanks for sending a letter from [Bhuphindra Singh], Maharaja of Patiala [Chancellor of the Indian Chamber of Princes] on the rejection of the Government of India Bill by the Indian Princes and on circulating the Post's report on the Princes' meeting. [Carbon].

Printed pamphlet "Report of the Speeches delivered at the Conference of Indian Princes, held at Bombay" [at which they rejected the Government of India Bill], printed by the Morning Post, and circulated by WSC to members of the House of Commons, with note that WSC wanted to know how many MPs acknowledge the report.

Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [later Lord Citrine, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] informing him of the decision taken by the War Cabinet not to modify their previous decision regarding the proposal that a representative of the Daily Worker should be accredited as a war correspondent [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten [later Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia] thanking him for arranging for a copy of "Phoenix" to be sent to him every week and congratulating everybody who has contributed to its production [carbon].

Letter from WSC to W L Andrews (The Yorkshire Post) thanking him for the reproduction of a book compiled by Yorkshiremen in Stalag Luft VI [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Clement Attlee [Leader of the Labour Party] informing him that Ernest Bevin's "repeated charges of bad faith in regard to the circumstances of our unhappy separation force me to present to the public the actual facts of what took place" and stating that he is enclosing a communication which will be given to the newspapers at 3pm [not attached] [carbon].

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.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland [Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] marked private in which he says that he would like to have a discussion with him, comments on the "fine service" of the Daily Mail and suggests that Harmsworth should discuss the issue of a Central Government with "Lord R" [5th Lord Rosebery].

Copy of a letter from WSC (Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland [Scotland]) to [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] marked private in which he predicts that the [Conservative] Government will be defeated by a landslide; discusses the treatment of the issue of taxation of manufactured goods [in the Daily Mail]; suggests that he should consider the Free Trade arguments and that a "great central Government neither Protectionist nor Pro-Boer" might be established.

Letter from WSC (Dalmeny House, Edinburgh [Scotland]) to [Sir Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] in which he explains that his remarks about "Mammoth newspaper trusts" were not directed at Harmsworth but at [Sir Arthur] Pearson.

Copy of a letter from WSC to Lord Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked secret in which he refers to a newspaper cutting [not present] from the Evening News and asks him to investigate the source for the leaking of this information, explaining that it uses a secret code.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] (22 St James' Place [London]) to WSC in which he explains that he had nothing to do with a report in the Manchester Guardian and that he has never doubted WSC and informs him that he has made enquiries about the treatment of the Colonial Conference in the press.

Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he says that he does not intend to discuss [WSC's action against] the Manchester Courier further and that he would like to avoid talking to F E Smith [later Lord Birkenhead] as Smith is acting against him.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] informing him that his libel action against the Manchester Courier has been settled.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Salisbury Hall, St Albans [Hertfordshire]) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he discusses the coverage of his speeches in the press [the Daily Mail and the Times].

Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he says that he will attempt to implement Northcliffe's suggestion and visit Canada and discusses the coverage of his speeches [in the Times] at Dundee [Angus, Scotland].

Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC discussing a letter which WSC sent to the press and recommending that he should send future letters solely to the Times to provoke comment.

Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private informing him that he would like his forthcoming speech at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester about the [People's] Budget and [National] Insurance to be fully reported in the Times.

Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he sympathises with [poor coverage given to WSC in the newspapers] due to [Louis] Bleriot, the "8" and the Test Match and comments that his newspapers "were much too busy reporting my own speeches to take notice of mere Cabinet Minister".

Copy of a letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private discussing the coverage of his speeches in the press, requesting that his speech at Saltburn [Yorkshire] should be covered and commenting on the favourable coverage he receives from the Times.

Copy of a letter from [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] (Elmwood, St Peters. Kent) to WSC in which he says that he was unable to talk to WSC in the House of Commons, says that he has spoken to the Times about the coverage of his speech at Saltburn [Yorkshire] but regrets that "we are now in such a tide of oratory that it is really impossible for any paper to do justice to it.".