Letter from WSC (Colonial Office) to Lord Morley [earlier John Morley] asking whether he would accept an invitation to hear David Lloyd George address the Liberal Convention or at least to send a message supporting the Government's Irish policy, which has been bitterly opposed by die-hard Conservatives and support for which has damaged the position of [1st Lord Birkenhead, earlier F E Smith]. Typescript copy.

Letter from Lord Morley [earlier John Morley] (Flowermead, Princes Road, Wimbledon Park, [London]) to WSC arguing that his attendance at the Liberal Convention when it is addressed by David Lloyd George would not be useful to the Government.

Letter from 17th Lord Derby (Derby House) to WSC congratulating him for his part in the Irish settlement, criticising Michael Collins and his supporters for permitting the election to be postponed and warning that if [David Lloyd George] shows any sign of recognising the Soviet government at the Genoa Conference he would seal the fate of his government.

Letter from Sir Archibald Salvidge (The Conservative Club, Liverpool) to WSC congratulating him on his role in achieving an Irish settlement.

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 [WSC] to [?a newspaper] pointing out that Sir Edward Carson [later Lord Carson] left the Liberal Party when it changed its policy on Home Rule and he should therefore not criticise others who have changed their party because of disagreement on an important point of policy. Typescript.

Letter from James Craig (Prime Minister's Residence, Belfast, Ulster, [Ireland]) to WSC on the arrangements and subject matter of WSC's address to the Associated Chambers of Northern Ireland at the invitation of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce, and the friendly correspondence between Craig and William Cosgrave.

Newspaper cuttings: speeches in Ireland attacking Fianna Fail. Sent with CHAR 2/152/93.

Letter from Lord Wimborne [earlier Ivor Guest and Lord Ashby St Ledgers] to WSC referring to the speech of Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett on the grave war situation, denying that Bolshevik Russia has any claim on Britain, expressing confidence that German power is set off by English-speaking solidarity, urging WSC to his use his influence "in the direction of sane accommodation", and referring to the Convention in Ireland.

Letter from WSC (Ministry of Munitions) to [David Lloyd George] advising him to form a regular Cabinet to ensure that the Home Rule Bill is carried through the House of Commons. Argues that the War Cabinet is too narrow a body to have responsibility for general policy matters such as the response to the letter of Emperor Charles of Austria [acknowledging the claims of France to Alsace-Lorraine]. Draft in the hand of Edward Marsh. Annotated: "not sent".

Letter from Thomas Nathan (44 Lower Beachwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin, [Ireland]) to WSC criticising his contention in a recent speech that Ulster should not be coerced into accepting Home Rule and referring unfavourably to another speech he made on the issue at Bradford [Yorkshire] in March 1914. Signed typescript. Annotated by WSC with an instruction to his private office to find a copy of the Bradford speech.

Letter from Horace Plunkett (105 Mount Street, London) to WSC asking him to see Brigadier-General Richard Pope-Hennessy to discuss the scheme for an Irish settlement which Plunkett and Hennessy have been working on. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/106/11-12.

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

Letter from Edward Marsh, PS to J H Thomas, Dominions Office, to WSC, sending note on the financial arrangements between the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State [later Ireland] Governments.

Letter from WSC to Kevin O'Higgins suggesting that he see Sir James Craig [about the idea of a united Ireland associated with Great Britain as part of a dual monarchy] when Craig comes to Dublin to see William Cosgrave. Typescript copy.

Letter from Kevin O'Higgins (Department of Justice, Dublin, [Ireland] to WSC on his wish for an informal meeting with Sir James Craig to discuss the idea of a united Ireland associated with Great Britain as part of a dual monarchy, which he believes represents the true solution to Anglo-Irish relations.

Lette from Lord Carson [earlier Sir Edward Carson] (5 Eaton Place, [London]) to WSC praising the passages on India and Ireland in WSC's speech [at the 25th anniversary meeting of the Anti-Socialist and Anti-Communist Union] and asserting that "the Conservative party are duped over India".

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing surprise that the US Government has asked the Government of Southern Ireland [Eire/Ireland] to sign a bilateral Civil Aviation Agreement without telling the British Government beforehand; and requesting these negotiations are postponed until they have a chance to talk the matter over. Photocopy.