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Letter from CSC to WSC, on her holiday in the South of France, particularly on tennis tournament at Nice, also commenting on the Irish situation.

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Letter from CSC to WSC, on WSC's stay in France; French politics and the death of Arthur Griffith and its effect on Irish politics.

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Letter from Lord Londonderry to WSC, on valuation of the Garron Tower plate by Garrards, also commenting on the political situation in Ireland.

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Letter from [?] Augustine Birrell [Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] (Dublin Castle), to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], reporting a rumour that 5 tons of small arms ammunition had been removed from HMS Pathfinder (one of the ships sent to protect the Irish coast), by Orangemen during an "entertainment" on board.

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Letter from Augustine Birrell [Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on rumours of an impending coup in Ulster, stating that it was unlikely that the Third Reading of the Home Rule Bill would pass without some "theatricality".

Scope and Contents Minute from Rear-Admiral Archibald Moore [3rd Sea Lord] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the report by Augustine Birrell [Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland] on the rumour that 5 tons of small arms ammunition had been taken from HMS Pathfinder by Orangemen in Northern Ireland. Moore rejects calls for an official enquiry. Also includes WSC's reply, commenting that the captain of HMS Pathfinder had "shown much less than usual naval dignity and self restraint", but that...

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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.

Scope and Contents Letter from [Joseph] Austen Chamberlain (9 Egerton Place [London]) to WSC, apologising for his delay in replying, and accepting WSC's invitation to himself and his wife to visit the Admiralty yacht HMS Enchantress. Chamberlain adds that they would join the Enchantress between tea and dinner, so as to dress on board, and that "Joe" [? Joseph Chamberlain] was delighted at the prospect. He further adds that they would bring a manservant and maid, but that his servant was not indispensable if...

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Letter from CSC to WSC, on the Easter Rising in Dublin [Ireland]. Typescript transcript at CHAR 1/118B/131-132.

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Letter from W Bourke Cockran 763 Fifth Avenue, New York, to WSC, on the Irish Question, and on Cockran's forthcoming visit to Europe.

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Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill, Kissingen, to WSC, on her visit to Germany and on the progress on the Second Irish Home Rule Bill.

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Letter from Frances, Duchess of Marlborough, Ramsey Abbey Huntingdon, to WSC, congratulations on obtaining Infantry Cadetship, also on the progress of the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords.

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Letter from Leonie, Lady Leslie to WSC, on her health, and on political affairs in Ireland.

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Letter from Olive Guthrie to WSC, on the health of Leonie, Lady Leslie, and on political affairs in Ireland.

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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.

Scope and Contents First Lord of the Admiralty's printed minutes, September 1939.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (sometimes annotated with additional printed information) to: various naval directors; the Sea Lords, particularly 1st [Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] and [3rd Sea Lord and] Controller [Rear-Admiral Bruce Fraser]; [Permanent] Secretary [Sir Archibald Carter]; Deputy Chief of Naval Staff [Rear-Admiral Tom Phillips]; Prime Minister [Neville Chamberlain]; other senior officers and...

Scope and Contents First Lord of the Admiralty's printed minutes, November 1939.Includes texts of minutes from WSC (sometimes annotated with additional printed information) to: Deputy Chief of Naval Staff [Rear-Admiral Tom Phillips]; [Permanent] Secretary [Sir Archibald Carter]; the Sea Lords, particularly [3rd Sea Lord and] Controller [Rear-Admiral Bruce Fraser] and 1st Sea Lord [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound]; various naval directors; Professor [F A] Lindemann [later 1st Lord Cherwell] and Major...

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Memorandum "The need for Berehaven [Ireland]", by Deputy Chief of Naval Staff [Rear-Admiral Tom Phillips], with attached note by WSC.

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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".

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Letter from WSC to an unknown correspondent [? Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] on the possibility of him speaking to Liberals in Sheffield [Yorkshire], rather than in Dundee [Angus, Scotland]. WSC also comments on Conservative opposition to Irish Home Rule. [Typescript copy].

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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...