Speaking notes for WSC's speech (University of Harvard, United States) on receiving an honorary degree and on Anglo-American unity including the success of joint operations and also on his interest in Basic English which he shares with President Roosevelt, including the phrase "The empires of the future are the empires of the mind". Typescript draft speaking notes heavily annotated with changes by WSC in red ink. First page on White House headed paper.

Cartoon from Life showing two figures representing [? the United States] and [? parts of Europe susceptible to Bolshevism], the latter ungraciously partaking of a meal of "citizenship", "liberty", "opportunity", "education" and "justice" supplied by the former.

Letter from Dr J Murray Clark (Clark, McPherson, Campbell and Jarvis, barristers and solicitors, The Kent Building, 156 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/122/24 and calling for the co-ordination of information about the disbursement of foreign money to foment unrest in the United States, Canada and South Africa and elsewhere in the Empire.

Letter from William A Hazard, merchant (29 Broadway, New York, [United States]) to James Caird (Dundee, [Angus], Scotland) on the tariff reform issue in the United States. Encloses related cuttings and correspondence [see CHAR 2/44/108-111] Signed typescript.

Cutting from the New York Times [United States], 13 May 1910: speech in favour of the Payne-Aldrich tariff by Sereno E Payne in the House of Representatives; proof sheets of articles supplied by the Tariff Reform Committee of the Reform Club of New York, 1910. Printed. Details of other pages supplied by the American Press Association on reverse of proof sheets. Sent with CHAR 2/44/106-107.

Letter from William A Hazard [merchant of New York [United States]] to Otto T Bannard [President of the New York Trust Company] passing on the request of James Caird for literature on the tariff issue in the United States. Hazard describes how protective duties have hindered his business as American representative of the biscuit manufacturers Huntley and Palmer. Signed typescript copy. Sent with CHAR 2/44/106-107.

Letter from Otto T Bannard, president of the New York Trust Company (26 Broad Street, [New York, United States]) to William A Hazard, [merchant] (29 Broadway, New York) enclosing monthly reports of the Bureau of Commerce and Labour [not present] in response to Hazard's request on behalf of James Caird for information on the tariff question in the United States. Signed typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/44/106-107.

Draft letters and final version from WSC to Edward [Lord Halifax, earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] asking whether he would undertake the posting of Ambassador to the United States of America. [manuscripts in WSC's and Prime Minister's Private Secretary John Martin's hands].

Letter from Commander Sir Walter Windham to WSC repeating his request of May 1940 begging to be allowed to travel to Canada and the United States to conduct a press campaign to gain more aeroplanes for the war effort; has conducted similar "rousing" missions in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [typescript].

Letter from [Valentine] Lawford (Foreign Office) to [Edith] Watson [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] suggesting that she draw the matter to the attention of [1st] Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken, Minister of Aircraft Production], otherwise send a "soothing reply" to Sir Walter Windham emphasising the difficulty of raising awareness in America "without infringing U.S. regulations and bringing discredit and suspicion on their cause and their Government".

Letter from Sir Walter Windham to WSC offering his services to go to the United States and Canada to conduct a press campaign to gain more aeroplanes for the war effort; with [carbon of] a reply from "A B" [Anthony Bevir, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] that the letter will be forwarded to the Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso].

Telegram from WSC to Field-Marshal Sir John Dill [Head of British Joint Staff Mission to Washington, United States] clarifying Dill's position as head of the three British members on the combined Chiefs of Staff Committee in Washington and a member of the sub-committee on Weapons Assignment.

Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Supreme Commander, South West Pacific] to WSC regarding the position of Admiral Thomas Hart [United States Admiral in the Pacific] and the problem of substituting him with a younger, more energetic man without offending either the United States or Netherlands or throwing a stigma onto Hart, and whether Vice-Admiral Conrad Helfrich [Commander-in-Chief, Netherlands Naval Forces in the East] or another American should replace him.

Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC enclosing a copy of the United States statement of policy towards France sent to Marshal Philippe Petain [Head of Vichy Government in France] on 20 January 1942, with account of message from William Leahy [United States Ambassador to Vichy France] containing Petain's response and Leahy's conclusions.

Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC asking for help in persuading the British Government to agree the draft of the Interim Lend Lease Agreement.