Letter from WSC (Cannes, [France] to [Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and the Duke of Windsor] criticising recent British policy in India, praising the Prince's visit there, expressing optimism about the Irish settlement, praising the Pacific Agreement reached at the Washington Conference, criticising the French attitude on submarines and hoping that the Prince will make progress at polo. Typescript copy.

Letter from Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Congreve (Cairo, [Egypt]) to WSC asking whether he will recommend him to the vacant post of Commander-in-Chief at Aldershot [Hampshire], since he thinks that only General Sir Hubert Gough is a better candidate than himself, reporting on the quiet political situation in Egypt and commenting on the Irish settlement.

Letter from 17th Lord Derby (Knowsley, Prescot, Lancashire) to WSC pointing out that if a general election were held now another one would be needed after the passage of the bill setting up the Irish Free State [later Ireland] had changed the constitution of the House of Commons, and declaring his own opposition to an immediate general election.

Note by [Edward Shortt] replying to criticisms of the Home Office's decision to withdraw police protection from potential targets of IRA violence and their failure to restore it on the strength of warnings. Carbon copy sent with CHAR 2/123/129.

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office) to [David Lloyd George] on: the attitude of the Conservative Party to the Coalition; the brighter prospects for stability in Ireland; the deteriorating eyesight of "Fred"[1st Lord Birkenhead, later F E Smith] the Graeco-Turkish negotiations and Mosul. Annotated typescript. Carbon copy at CHAR 2/121/100-102.

Carbon copy of CHAR 2/121/97-99.

Letter from 1st Lord Askwith [earlier Sir George Askwith] (5 Cadogan Gardens, [London] to WSC congratulating him on his role in bringing about the Irish settlement and reporting that 1st Lord Knollys [earlier Sir Francis Knollys] thought that it displayed good judgement which will bring WSC nearer to the leadership of the country.

Letter from M L Cotter (the Cathedral House, Leeds, [Yorkshire]) to WSC congratulating him [on his role in bringing about the Irish settlement].

Letter from 1st Lord Long of Wraxall [earlier Walter Long] (Rood Ashton, Trowbridge, [Wiltshire]) to WSC congratulating him [on his role in bringing about the Irish settlement].

Part of a letter from [WSC] to David Lloyd George recommending Alexander MacCallum Scott rather than John Leng Sturrock or James Greig to the be the Scottish Government Whip, reporting that he is remaining in London because of the Irish situation and looking forward to a painting holiday on the Riviera. Carbon typescript copy of first page only.

Letter from Shirley Carson Jenney (Box 91, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) to WSC conveying messages to WSC from Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lady Randolph Churchill, George Meredith and Mary Shelley on the Irish question, increasing German influence in Canada, the nature of the after-life, and other matters. Encloses CHAR 2/123/12-35 and asks WSC to try to get it published.

Article by R H Hartley Reid (Foxlease, Swanage, Dorset) arguing that WSC has a bright political future. Considers his differences with David Lloyd George over Ireland and Russia, his mellowing political style, and his probable desire to fulfil Lord Randolph Churchill's ideal of Tory Democracy. Sent with CHAR 2/123/37.

Cutting from the Times: letter to the editor from Lord Sydenham [earlier Sir George Clarke] attacking WSC's contention that the critics of Government policy in India, Ireland and Palestine are responsible for the disasters which those policies entail.

Letter from Harry Beckenham to the editor of the Yorkshire Post correcting the misrepresentation in that paper of WSC's views on the relative importance of establishing law and the authority of the Irish government and the destruction of its archives. Carbon copy.

Letter from Hazel, Lady Lavery (5 Cromwell Place, [London]) to WSC quoting from a letter from Kevin O'Higgins on the prospects of the new government establishing itself in Ireland and the desirability of Timothy Healy being appointed [to a major office], an idea which Lavery wishes WSC to mention to Lord Londonderry. Praises WSC's role in bringing about the settlement in Ireland.

Letter from "Charley" [7th Lord Londonderry] (Mountstewart, Newtonards, County Down, [Ulster, Ireland]) to WSC explaining why he thinks the idea of the Irish Free State [later Ireland] is unworkable, regretfully declining WSC's invitation to Cannes [France] and inviting him to Mountstewart for Whitsun.

Letter from [WSC] (Ritz Hotel) to 7th Lord Londonderry reporting that he is very busy with the publication of his book [The World Crisis] and asserting that although Ireland will have to go through "a long and cruel apprenticeship" it will come through it all right. Carbon copy.

Letter from [WSC] to 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] on the McKenna duties, the Ulster boundary situation and the Budget. Carbon copy.

Letter from Sir Archibald Salvidge, chairman of the Liverpool Constitutional Association (2 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool) to WSC asking him to make no reference to Ulster at the forthcoming anti-Socialist mass meeting and luncheon in Liverpool in order not to antagonise the large number of Orangemen in the constituency.

Pamphlet: "Intermediate Education in Ireland." A letter to Sir J Bernard Burke from Lord Randolph Churchill. Sent with CHAR 2/134/1.

Letter from [WSC] (Chartwell) to Lord Balfour [earlier Arthur Balfour] on the search for an important letter of 1922 from 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] to Balfour on boundary changes under the Irish Treaty. Carbon copy.

Letter from Frederick Guest (7 Aldford Street, Park Lane, [London]) to WSC reporting that "Worthy" [Sir Laming Worthington Evans] thinks the House of Commons will pass the Irish bill and that Ulster will then tell the House of Lords to do the same. Places 7 Aldford Street at WSC's disposal.