Letter from Sir Robert Horne [later Lord Horne of Slamannan] (59 Pall Mall, London) to WSC (Chartwell) on the excitement caused by their forthcoming meeting in Edinburgh [Scotland] and on WSC's and Horne's respective views on Ireland.

Letter from [WSC] (Chartwell) to William Coote (Corick, Clogher, County Tyrone, [Ulster, Ireland]) declining the invitation [to be the chief speaker at a demonstration of County Tyrone loyalists against proposed legislation to coerce Ulster on the boundary question] because he is himself a signatory of the Irish treaty. He does however criticise the Government's handling of the issue and pledges himself to work for a settlement by agreement. Carbon copy.

Letter from William Coote (Corick, Clogher, County Tyrone, [Ulster, Ireland]) to WSC inviting him to be the chief speaker at a demonstration of County Tyrone loyalists against proposed legislation to coerce Ulster on the boundary question, describing WSC as "the coming leader of the Constitutional or Conservative Party" and arguing that for WSC the demonstration would be "an opportunity of a lifetime" to further his political career.

Letter from [WSC] (Chartwell) to Rear-Admiral Arthur Smith-Dorrien asserting that he has always been in favour of Home Rule and Free Trade and opposed to Socialism and that the present Conservative programme differs from that adopted by Lord Balfour [earlier Arthur Balfour] in 1904 only in its exclusion of the question of Protection. Carbon copy.

Speech by Kevin O'Higgins at the Irish debating society in Oxford on the recent history of Ireland and the current political and economic situation there. Sent with CHAR 2/136/30-34.

Cutting from [the "Daily Mail"]: editorial calling for an early report from the Irish Boundary Commission and supporting Ulster against the territorial claims of the Irish Free State [later Ireland]. Sent with CHAR 2/136/30-34.

Letter from Elizabeth, Lady Kenmare (66 Cadogan Square, [London]) to WSC enclosing and commenting on Sir Alexander Henderson's plan for the financing of the Irish Land Purchase Act and related newspaper cuttings [see CHAR 2/36/9-11].

Memorandum by Sir Alexander Henderson on the financing of the Irish Land Purchase Act. Typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/36/7.

Cutting: correspondence between 5th Lord Kenmare [earlier Lord Castlerosse], chairman of the Provisional Committee of the Irish Land Purchase Association, and George Wyndham on the rate of progress under the Irish Land Purchase Act of 1903. Sent with CHAR 2/36/7.

Cutting on Sir Alexander Henderson's scheme for financing of the Irish Land Purchase Act. Sent with CHAR 2/36/7 2 papers.

Letter from John Redmond (Aughavanagh, Aughrim, County Wicklow, [Ireland]) to WSC (Board of Trade) enclosing a letter from him to Lord Morley [earlier John Morley] [see CHAR 2/39/114] and stressing the gravity of the situation in Ireland.

Letter from John Redmond to Lord Morley [earlier John Morley] urging the Government to declare soon in favour of Irish Home Rule. Typescript copy. Sent with CHAR 2/39/113.

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.

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 William Hill (Dorland House, 16 Regent Street, London) to WSC enclosing a copy of his reply to an invitation to attend a National Liberal Club meeting to celebrate the Irish settlement [see CHAR 2/118/104-114], describing his scheme for the formation of a chartered company for the economic development of Greece and warning that in the event of a general election high taxes and unemployment may benefit the Labour Party.

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.

Letter from Edward Shortt, Home Secretary, to WSC announcing his intention of withdrawing special police protection for Cabinet ministers against attacks from Sinn Fein and asking for WSC's views, 13 Jan. Annotated by WSC that he answered agreeing in general but stating that protection should still be provided on special occasions such as public meetings, 14 Jan.