Letter from WSC to [Lord Wimborne, earlier Ivor Guest] expressing confidence that there will not be serious difficulties in Ireland and approving Wimborne's policy there and the fact that Sir Henry Duke is being more conciliatory. Typescript copy.

Letter from Lord Wimborne [earlier Ivor Guest] (Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin, [Ireland]) to WSC congratulating him on his appointment as Minister of Munitions, stating that he cannot make out "whether the German crisis is a distinct victory for the Junkers or not", explaining that he has applied to Sir Henry Duke [Chief Secretary for Ireland] to circulate to him Cabinet memoranda and minutes on Irish affairs so that as Lord Lieutenant he may be better informed.

Letter from Lieutenant-General Sir Bryan Mahon (The Royal Hospital, Dublin, [Ireland]) to WSC congratulating him [on his appointment as Minister of Munitions] and reporting that although things are not going well in Ireland people have great hopes of the Convention.

Summary of press comment on: the future of Constantinople [Turkey]; the Paisley by-election [Lanarkshire, Scotland]; the lack of effective leadership of the Parliamentary Labour Party and other evidence to support WSC's belief that they are not fit to govern; Cardinal Logue and Sinn Fein; the growing strength of Irish nationalism.

Letter from Herbert Fisher (Board of Education) to WSC arguing that the proscription of Sinn Fein was a mistake and that only incitements to illegal actions should be punished, not the mere expression of Irish republican opinions.

Letter from Lord French [earlier Sir John French, later Lord Ypres] to WSC praising the speeches on Irish affairs of WSC, Major-General Hugh Tudor and 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] and reporting that he has written to [David Lloyd George] urging him to consider more drastic measures.

Letter from Lord French [earlier Sir John French, later Lord Ypres] to WSC on the grave security situation in Ireland and French's belief that it can only be remedied by force.

Letter from H Lawton, the editor of the Daily Graphic (Tallis Street, Whitefriars, [London]) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) enclosing a leading article by him on the Lord Mayor of Cork [Terence McSwiney] and arguing that his death would be the responsibility of the Government.

Leading article from the Daily Graphic arguing that the death in gaol of Terence McSwiney, the Lord Mayor of Cork, would be the Government's responsibility, as McSwiney is no longer in his right mind and should therefore by released. Sent with CHAR 2/110/169-170.

Letter from [WSC] to the editor of the Daily Graphic [H Lawton] thanking him for his letter and leading article [see CHAR 2/110/169-170 and CHAR 2/110/171] and explaining why the Cabinet believe that [the Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence McSwiney] should not be released from prison as Lawton urged. Typescript copy.

Letter from Frederick Guest (12 Downing Street) to WSC on the attendance of Coalition Liberals at the forthcoming meetings of the National Liberal Federation and the division of Liberal opinion over Herbert Asquith's proposal to grant Dominion Home Rule to Ireland.

Letter from Sir Basil Thomson (Director of Intelligence, Scotland House, London) to WSC (War Office) reporting that at a Sinn Fein meeting in Glasgow it was decided to attempt the kidnapping of any of [David Lloyd George], Andrew Bonar Law, Lord French [earlier Sir John French, later Lord Ypres], WSC and Sir Hamar Greenwood.

Letter from the Archbishop of Tuam [Thomas Gilmartin] (St Jarlath's, Tuam, [Galway, Ireland] to WSC urging him to use his influence to secure a peaceful settlement to the Irish Question.

Letter from [WSC] to ? denying that the Lord Chancellor [1st Lord Birkenhead, earlier F E Smith] ruled out fiscal autonomy to a united Ireland and reaffirming that the safety of Britain and the integrity of the Empire are the vital objects which determine his (WSC's) view of Irish policy. Typescript copy.

Letter from Lord Stamfordham [earlier Sir Arthur Bigge] (Buckingham Palace) to WSC on the success of King George V's visit to Belfast [Ulster, Ireland].

Letter from John St Loe Strachey (Newlands Corner, Merrow Downs, Guildford, [Surrey]) to WSC (Colonial Office) enclosing a proof of an article by him for the Spectator arguing for a British withdrawal from southern Ireland [later the Irish Free State, then Ireland], the retention of Ulster in the United Kingdom and the application of economic pressure on the southern Irish [see CHAR 2/116/28-29].

Letter from [Edward Marsh] to the editor of the "Morning Post" refuting reports in that paper that WSC took an interest in the exploits of Sinn Fein. Typescript copy.

Letter from [WSC] to the Archbishop of Tuam [Thomas Gilmartin] assuring him that he wishes for a peaceful settlement of the Irish Question but insisting that the murder of soldiers and policemen must stop before constitutional discussion can begin. Points out that the Home Rule Bill is passing into law with the assent of the overwhelming majority of the Unionist Party. Typescript copy.

Letter from Thomas Gilmartin, Archbishop of Tuam (St Jarlath's, Tuam, [Galway, Ireland], to WSC arguing that if he suspended all military and auxiliary police action in Ireland the Irish extremists would reciprocate and the resulting truce would facilitate a lasting political agreement. Refers to the depredations of the auxiliary police and the continuing strength of Sinn Fein and asserts that no one in Ireland takes the Home Rule Bill seriously.

Letter from [WSC] to the Archbishop of Tuam [Thomas Gilmartin] affirming his wish for a peaceful settlement in Ireland and asserting that the recently passed Home Rule Act should be regarded as the first step towards settling the constitutional relationship between Britain and Ireland. Typescript copy.

Extract from a speech in the Irish parliament by Henry Grattan on the union between Britain and Ireland.

Letter from Henry Wickham Steed (The Times) to WSC describing anti-British feeling in the United States over Ireland and stressing the urgent necessity of reaching a constitutional settlement there.