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(Untitled), 22 Feb 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/15/5-7
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Letter from WSC (House of Commons) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: the speeches of [George] Barnes, F E Smith [later Lord Birkenhead], [William] O'Brien, [William] Moore, WSC and Walter Ling on proposals for Parliamentary reform.

Dates: 22 Feb 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 01 Mar 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/15/19-21
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Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: the smooth progression of financial business; discussion of Government borrowing; WSC's opinion that the Government has not surrendered to the Irish [Nationalists] and his comments on the strength of the constitution.

Dates: 01 Mar 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 21 Aug 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/5/30-32
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to David Lloyd George [Chancellor of the Exchequer], on Ireland and the Land Question, also on the survival of the Government, stating that a breakdown would be fatal as Home Rule, the Welsh Church, the Franchise, the Insurance Act and the Parliament Act would all founder together. WSC states his feeling that the Government would survive if they could avoid quarrelling among themselves, they did not "play the fool" over women's suffrage, and did not come to bloodshed over...
Dates: 21 Aug 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Jul 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/5/60
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Letter from WSC to Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary], on the Irish question and the outbreak of war. [Manuscript copy in letter book].

Dates: 22 Jul 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 May [1912]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/9/62-63
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Letter from Stephen Gwynn, [MP for Galway City, Ireland] (House of Commons), to WSC, [First Lord of the Admiralty], on Galway Harbour's suitability as a naval base; includes copy of resolution passed by Galway Urban District Council inviting WSC to inspect the harbour.

Dates: 27 May [1912]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Aug 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/12/30-34
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC [(Admiralty)], to J L Garvin [Editor of the Pall Mall Gazette and the Observer], on Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, regretting that it had not been possible to promote him to Admiral of the Fleet, as he had "injured his profession and disgraced himself too much". WSC also comments on Garvin's treatment of WSC's policy in the Pall Mall Gazette, gives details of the naval building programme and superiority over Germany and comments on the Conservative threat of using force in...
Dates: 10 Aug 1912
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Feb 1944 - 29 Feb 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/152/2
Scope and Contents Prime Minister's printed personal minutes, February 1944. Includes texts of minutes from WSC (annotated with additional printed information) to: members of the Cabinet and other government ministers; General Sir Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence]; Sir Edward Bridges [Secretary to the War Cabinet]; the Chiefs of Staff; Colonel Ian Jacob [Military Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet]; Thomas Dugdale [later 1st Lord Crathorne, Chairman of the Conservative Party];...
Dates: 01 Feb 1944 - 29 Feb 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Aug 1942 - 04 Sep 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/55/68-69
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Letter from John Andrews [Prime Minister of Northern Ireland] to WSC informing him of the decision to lift the death sentence from six murderers; with reply.

Dates: 31 Aug 1942 - 04 Sep 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/3
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Letter from Lord [Edgar] Robert Cecil [later 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood] to WSC, on the Irish Question, asking if it would help if the Conservative Party gave an undertaking to keep the present Government in office until after the war.

Dates: 06 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/4
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Lord [Edgar] Robert Cecil [later 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood], on the Irish Question, stating that he had discussed the matter with the Prime Minister, and that they felt that an undertaking by the Conservatives to keep the Government in office for the duration of the war was neither practicable nor desirable. WSC asks Cecil to consider the importance of the Irish Home Rule Bill as a military measure: "It is well worth while giving them their trophy, subject to proper...
Dates: 08 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/5-16
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Letter from WSC to Sir Austen Chamberlain, on the Irish policy of the Conservative Party, criticising the Conservative policy as risking alienating Irish Nationalism all over the world and squandering forces vital to national safety. WSC also points out the differences in Liberal policy on Ireland and urges the importance of the Opposition supporting the Government in time of war. [3 typescript copies].

Dates: 12 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/17-18
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Letter from Sir Austen Chamberlain, (9 Egerton Place [London]) to WSC, on the Irish policy of the Conservative Party, opposing the Home Rule Bill. Chamberlain regrets that he could not appear on a public platform with WSC or any other member of the Government, and that he had sent a telegram to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, regretting that he was unable to attend a meeting to stimulate recruiting in the city.

Dates: 12 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/19-20
Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Austen Chamberlain (9, Egerton Place [London]) to WSC on the Irish policy of the Conservative Party in opposing the Home Rule Bill. He notes that the Conservative Party had proposed that discussion of the issue should be postponed until the end of the war, but have been forced to accept a proposal by the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith]. Chamberlain welcomes the news that force is not to be used against the Ulstermen and notes that the...
Dates: 13 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/21
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Letter from WSC to Sir Austen Chamberlain, stating that it would be madness for either party to start a quarrel with Irish nationalism in Britain, the Colonies and above all in the United States. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 13 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/22-23
Scope and Contents Letter from Sir Austen Chamberlain (9, Egerton Place [London]) to WSC (marked private) on Conservative opposition to the Irish Home Rule Bill. Chamberlain informs WSC that he has not sent WSC's letters to the press for publication and will not do so unless "obliged by events". He expresses strong disagreement with WSC's policy, saying that the United States would have approved postponing discussion of the issue for the duration of the war, but that now the Ulstermen are being sacrificed...
Dates: 14 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/44/24
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Letter from WSC to Sir Austen Chamberlain, on Irish Home Rule, stating that compared to winning the war he did not care about Home Rule, but that he regarded it as a wise and hopeful policy: WSC also regrets that they could not understand each other's views on the subject. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 14 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/45/51
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Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, on the Government's decision to "cheat" on the Irish Home Rule and Welsh Bills, predicting fury on the Conservative benches, and warning that he intended to break up the "united front".

Dates: 11 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Feb 1915 - 21 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/73-80
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Letter from Patrick Hannon [General Secretary of the Navy League] to Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC], enclosing letters from correspondents including Norris Goddard on co-operation between the Coast Guard authorities in Ireland and the Dublin Veterans Volunteers. Also includes note between Marsh, Captain [William] Reginald Hall, Director of the Intelligence Division, Admiralty, and others, on how to make use of the volunteers. Corps.

Dates: 17 Feb 1915 - 21 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/26-27
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Letter from Patrick Hannon, General Secretary of the Navy League, to Edward Marsh, Private Secretary to WSC, on the use of the Dublin Veterans' Volunteer Corps for coast watching in Ireland.

Dates: 04 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/63
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Letter from E C Evans (Dublin [Ireland]) to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], asking for a private interview to discuss the means of destruction of German submarines off the Irish coast. Includes note by Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] suggesting that he put his scheme in writing.

Dates: 10 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Mar 1915 - 11 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/71-73
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Letter from Patrick Hannon, General Secretary of the Navy League to Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC], enclosing a copy of a letter from Norris Goddard, on co-operation between the Coast Guard authorities in Ireland and the Dublin Veterans Volunteers Corps.

Dates: 10 Mar 1915 - 11 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/49/13-14
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Letter from Patrick Hannon, General Secretary of the Navy League to Edward Marsh, Private Secretary to WSC, on the use of the Dublin Veterans Volunteer Corps for coast watching duties in Ireland. Hannon also asks if it would be possible to arrange a commission in the naval reserve for Arthur Jackson of Sligo, son of Arthur Jackson, Chairman of the Sligo Harbour Board, who had placed all of his stores of coal, boats and motors at the disposal of the Admiralty.

Dates: 15 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Mar 1915 - 05 Apr 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/49/83-87
Scope and Contents Letter from Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan [Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] to Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC], sending a copy of a letter from F L Heyn, of the Ulster Steamship Company Limited, asking for the release of steamers requisitioned by the Admiralty, in order to ship flax from Russia. Nathan suggests that in view of the poverty in Belfast [Northern Ireland], one steamer might be released. Also includes note between Marsh and Graeme Thomson, Director of...
Dates: 31 Mar 1915 - 05 Apr 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/180A/93
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Cutting from the Star: editorial criticising WSC's views on India and comparing them to those he held on Ireland. Sent with CHAR 2/180A/94-95.

Dates: 24 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 26 Feb 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/180A/94-95
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Letter from Sir Reginald Craddock (Whitehall Court, [London]) to [? Violet Pearman, Private Secretary to WSC] regretting that A K Fazl ul Haq has left for India and therefore he cannot have an interview with WSC, enclosing CHAR 2/180A/93 and comparing the situation in India with that in Ireland, and recommending his book "The dilemma of India".

Dates: 26 Feb 1931
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.