Letter from James Phillpotts (The Ousels, Tunbridge Wells, [Kent]) to WSC approving the fact that Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe] has not joined the South African Union because if it did it could be lost to the Empire and suggesting that money could be made available to support Rhodesia if Britain gave up support for aggressive Zionism in Palestine in favour of a more moderate policy.

Page from the "African World" including report of speech at the British Empire Service League conference by Sir Abe Bailey on the development and settlement of South Africa. Sent with CHAR 2/152/107.

Cutting: comment by the "Rand Daily Mail" on movement towards agreement over the design of the new flag of South Africa. Sent with CHAR 2/152/119.

Letter from [WSC] to Sir Abe Bailey praising the article on Anglo-American relations which Bailey sent him and expressing a keen interest in South African politics. Typescript copy.

Letter from Sir Abe Bailey (Johannesburg, [South Africa]) to WSC on the improving relations between the British and Dutch communities in South Africa.

Letter from Sir Abe Bailey (Rust-en-Vrede, Muizenberg, Cape Town, [South Africa]) to WSC reporting that he nearly died from a heart attack, criticising Lady Simon for supporting the natives in South Africa and opposing the granting of votes to women.

Reprint from the "African World": interview on the political situation in South Africa given by Sir Abe Bailey. Sent with CHAR 2/159/27.

Letter from General Sir Ian Hamilton (San Antonio Palace, Malta) to [Erskine] Childers commenting on Childers' book on the training and arming of the Cavalry [War and the Arme Blanche] and justifying his opinions by descriptions of actions in Afghanistan, 1879, the Boer War, 1900, and the Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria [part of China]. Signed and annotated typescript.

Cutting from the "Globe" contrasting WSC's present advocacy of federalism with his adoption of the opposite principle when helping to frame the constitution of South Africa.

Letter from WSC (Bloemfontein [South Africa]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses an imminent attack on Brandfort and speculates on the [Boer] War, gives news of [Charles, 9th Duke of] Marlborough, Ivor Guest [later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and 2nd Lord Wimborne] and Victor [2nd Lord Lytton], and recommends that Jack reads his accounts in the Morning Post. Signed typescript. Typed transcript at CHAR 28/152B/182-185.

Transcript of a letter from WSC (Bloemfontein [South Africa]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] in which he discusses an imminent attack on Brandfort and speculates on the [Boer] War, gives news of [Charles, 9th Duke of] Marlborough, Ivor Guest [later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and 2nd Lord Wimborne] and Victor [2nd Lord Lytton], and recommends that Jack reads his accounts in the Morning Post. Typed. 2 copies. Original letter at CHAR 28/152B/181.

Letter from WSC (Pretoria [South Africa]) to "Jack" [John S Churchill] including: the news that he plans to go home "after an interesting and exciting march" with General [Sir Ian] Hamilton; news of Hugo [Baring] and of the death of the son of [3rd Lord] Chesham; advice to leave the South African Light Horse and "come home to the quills of the city and the arms of the ladies". Signed typescript.

Letter from Abe Bailey (Marlborough Club) to WSC marked "private" Annotated by WSC "Lord Elgin should see. WSC" on the possibility of seeing WSC before his return to South Africa and discussing the Orange River Colony [later Orange Free State] constitution.Signed manuscript.

Letter from Joseph Robinson (Dudley House, Park Lane, [London]) to WSC enclosing a copy of his letter to 9th Lord Elgin and Kincardine [Secretary of State for the Colonies] asking him, in Elgin's absence, to attend to the issue of employment of more white workers in the [South African] mines and the prohibition on employing natives. Includes copy of letter to Elgin explaining difficulties recruiting in Portguese territories for the Robinson mines. Signed typescript.

Letter from [Francis, 5th Lord] Warwick (Mount Kenya Forest [South Africa] to WSC on his application to lease the Kenya Forest. Signed manuscript.

Letter from [Francis, 5th Lord] Warwick (Kenya Forest [South Africa]) to WSC thanking him for his letter and discussing his application to lease the Kenya Forest. Signed manuscript.

Newspaper cutting from the Morning Post on land settlement in South Africa.

Newspaper cutting from the Daily News about the likely abolition of the monopoly of the Chamber of Mines in South Africa and the news that the Robinson Mines have been refused licenses to recuit native labour in Portuguese East Africa [later Mozambique].

Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] stating that he is sending on his message to President Roosevelt on the final stage of his and Marshal Stalin's Moscow talks [see CHAR 20/173/67-69]; passing on condolences at the death of Colonel Deneys Reitz [High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa].

Letter from Sir Abe Bailey. Capetown, South Africa to WSC, on recent House of Commons debate on the need for a Ministry of Defence, praising speech of Sir Austen Chamberlain. Also commenting on Randolph Churchill "(He) must be a bit of a worry to you. He will do your stock no good". Enclosing cutting from the Cape Times, 18 Feb 1936, letter by Bailey "The White Man's Duty in Africa".

Extract from the Official Report on the statement by J H Thomas, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, confirming the Government's pledges to consult the native and white populations of the Protectorates before their transfer to the Union of South Africa. [Covering letter CHAR 2/235/56].