Foreign Office memorandum on speech by Adolf Hitler, claiming that the former allied Governments were responsible for German rearmament, due to their own failure to disarm in accordance with their treaty obligations [Printed paper C 44676/55/18].

Letter from Lord Rothermere, (Stratton House, Piccadilly, London) to WSC, sending article from "Marianne" [not retained] summarising the German air position. Describing it as a modest statement, and stating that according to his sources German air preparations were much greater. Commenting that in air preparations the influence of Hermann Goering was decisive, and that at a meeting with journalists he had stated that he would build aeroplanes against a constellation of the powers.

Letter from Charles Watney, Watney & Powell, Courtfield Road, London SW7 to WSC, enclosing press cutting containing report of meeting of Wednesbury Town Council, demanding that the Government make provision for the protection of the civilians in the event of air attack.

Parliamentary question from WSC to the Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald, asking if the Air Defence Research Committee had been appointed, and how many meetings it had held [carbon].

Letter from Desmond Morton, Early Lands, Crookham Hill, Kent, to WSC, commenting on article in "L'Illustration" on air strength, particularly the confusion due to the lack of a universally accepted yard stick by which air strengths could be measured, and the difficulty of measuring German first line air strength.

Letter from Desmond Morton, (Earlylands, Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent) to WSC, on relative air strength of Britain and Germany, stating that the number of military aircraft in the possession of the German Air Ministry and available for home defence in Britain were about the same, but that all of the German aircraft were new.

Letter from Sir Henry Strakosch, Princes House, Gresham Street, London EC2) to WSC, enclosing paper on German Rearmament, stating that he had no objection to the paper being sent to the Chatham House Information Department, but wished to remain anonymous. Asking WSC to say that it was "carefully compiled by a person in whom he had confidence".

Letter from Desmond Morton (21 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1) to Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC, enclosing letter from Dr N Kunnert of Breslau, Germany, suggesting that WSC misunderstood the situation in Germany. Arguing that a strong Germany would make for the peace of Europe, and that Britain and Germany should be allied to maintain world peace, Stating that WSC and Britain did not understand the grave menace to Germany from Jews and Communists.

Letter from Desmond Morton, Committee of Imperial Defence to WSC, commenting on Sir Henry Strakosch's memorandum on German rearmament.

Letter from [Lord Cecil of Chelwood, earlier Lord Robert Cecil] (39 Grosvenor Square, [London]) to Stanley Baldwin [later Lord Baldwin] expressing his discomfort at having to take responsibility for recent events in Geneva [Switzerland] [the postponement of the consideration of the admission of Germany to the League of Nations] which he believes have damaged the League. Typescript copy.

Letter from [Lord Cecil of Chelwood, earlier Lord Robert Cecil] (Geneva, [Switzerland]) to Austen Chamberlain complaining about the abandonment of the attempt to admit Germany to the League of Nations, which he believes has damaged the organisation by undermining the principle that public opinion should influence its decisions. Carbon typescript copy.

Cutting from the "Yorkshire Observer": speech by Sir John Simon [later Lord Simon] criticising Government policy on taxation and public spending and the obstructed negotiations for the admission of Germany into the League of Nations. Sent with CHAR 2/147/62.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Secret" asking his permission on behalf of Arthur Harris (Commander in Chief Bomber Command) to use an extract from one of his recent telegrams regarding the British bombardment of Germany and informing him of the success of their air attacks this week, adding that their will be a lull in activity in Tunisia to prepare for a great onslaught.

Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later Lord Thurso] and Chief of the Air Staff [Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal] regarding the bombing of Berlin [Germany].

Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to the Chief of the Air Staff [Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal] marked "most secret and personal" regarding heavy night bombing raids on Berlin [Germany] Annotated, probably during writing of WSC's "The Second World War" c1948-1954.