Telegram from Ralph Stevenson [British Ambassador to Yugoslavia, later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] to WSC repeating a "personal" message from Marshal Tito [Premier of Yugoslavia] to WSC congratulating him on victory over Germany. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" agreeing to issue instructions [for the withdrawal of troops from the Soviet zone of Germany]; but suggesting altering Truman's proposed message to Marshal Stalin on the matter to advocate that the establishment of the Allied Commission and the withdrawal of Russian troops in Austria take place simultaneously.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" giving the text of his revised message to Marshal Stalin on arrangements for the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria.

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of a telegram from him to Marshal Stalin, supporting Truman's message on arrangements for the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria.

Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin supporting President Harry Truman's message on arrangements for the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria. [Carbon copy].

Telegram from Marshal Stalin to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" proposing to postpone the withdrawal of allied and Soviet troops to agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria until 1 July; and suggesting they establish the French zones.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of a message from him to Marshal Stalin agreeing to begin the movement of allied and Soviet troops to their agreed zones of occupation in Germany and Austria on 1 July.

Telegram from President Harry Truman to WSC on increasing French, Belgian, and particularly, German coal production, to prevent mass unrest in western Europe that winter.

Letter from Captain Paul Maze to WSC (Springfields) stating that he is "on this side" for 10 days before returning to Germany where he has been working for Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris [Air Officer Commander in chief, Bomber Command], expresses "great concern with the general approach to things in Germany at the moment", urges WSC to hear General [?Frederick] Morgan, and offers to give WSC his "humble impressions".

Letter from Captain Paul Maze to WSC (Springfields) stating that he is "on this side" for 10 days before returning to Germany where he has been working for Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris [Air Officer Commander in chief, Bomber Command], expresses "great concern with the general approach to things in Germany at the moment", urges WSC to hear General [?Frederick] Morgan, and offers to give WSC his "humble impressions". [Typescript copy].

Memorandum by H W Collins [fellow of the Institute of Bankers] suggesting how the problem of the German exchange could be overcome by the supply by other countries of raw materials for German industry, the payments received by the supplying countries due to their ownership of the resulting manufactured goods being taxed by the German government and the taxes being paid in foreign currency direct to the Allies in part satisfaction of reparation payments. Sent with CHAR 2/118/18.

Letter from [WSC] to David Lloyd George arguing that a system of embargo and licence should be applied if large amounts of cheap imports came from Germany into Britain because of the fall in the value of the Mark, which in any case he thinks is unlikely to happen for very long because it would not be in the exporter's interest. Carbon copy.

Cutting from the Scotsman: article by Professor J Sheild Nicholson on the depreciation of the German Mark. Sent with CHAR 2/123/170.

Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton (Lullenden Farm) to WSC reporting that Sir William Tyrrell "was sympathetic and not too incredulous" and that Germany and Russia have made a defensive alliance against either of them being attacked by Poland, and asserting that "Germany is the key to the battle between Civilization and Bolshevism.".

Letter from H A Gwynne (The Morning Post, 346 Strand, [London]) to WSC urging him to protest against David Lloyd George's policy at the Genoa Conference of allowing the aggrandisement of Russia and Germany at the expense of France.

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office) to "Eddie" [17th Lord Derby] arguing that it is a delicate time to speak about Anglo-French relations because France may invade the Ruhr [Germany] and that Britain should have used her influence to prevent such an event rather than "quarrelling with France for not pandering to the Bolshevists". Copy in the hand of Edward Marsh.

Article from the "Contemporary Review" by George Young on the Rhine-Ruhr question [Germany] and British policy.

Letter from [WSC] to Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] commenting on the passages in Beaverbrook's book relating to him and clarifying his attitude to the declaration of war on Russia by Germany. Carbon typescript copy. Another copy at CHAR 2/142/54-55.

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.

Letter from WSC to Sir William Tyrrell congratulating him on his appointment as ambassador to France, recalling their time together at the Admiralty and referring to the need for reconciliation between Britain, Germany and France. Typescript copy.