Letter from Thomas Macnamara [Financial Secretary to the Admiralty] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] with a report on his visit to the naval base on Haulbowline Island [County Cork, Ireland].

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.

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".

Letter from Sir James Cosgrave (Stormont Castle, Belfast, Ulster, [Ireland]) to WSC on the electoral success of the Unionists in Ulster.

Letter from WSC to Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary], on the Irish question and the outbreak of war. [Manuscript copy in letter book].

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.

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].

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.

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].

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].

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.

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.

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.

Letter from [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales](Marlborough Club, Pall Mall [London]) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] in which he thanks her for giving him news from Dublin [Ireland] , discusses Arthur Balfour's difficulties with the Irish and comments on [Lord] Randolph [Churchill's] trip.