Notes between James Masterton-Smith [Private Secretary to WSC] and Charles Walker [Principal Clerk, Admiralty], on the question of Russian decorations for submarine officers.

Submission from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to King George V, reporting that the Emperor of Russia wished to confer the Order of St Vladimir (4th Class) on two British submarine commanders, Lieutenant-Commander Noel Laurence and Lieutenant-Commander Max Horton, for their skill in navigating their vessels into the Baltic, where they were now operating. WSC asks for the decorations to be approved, but not made public, to preserve secrecy. [Initialled by WSC and King George V].

Notes between Ronald Campbell, Foreign Office, James Masterton-Smith [Private Secretary to WSC] and Charles Walker [Principal Clerk, Admiralty], reporting that the Russian Ambassador had been told that King George V had approved the award of Russian decorations to the two submarine captains in the Baltic, and had been informed of the need for secrecy.

Telegram from Admiralty to HMS "Jupiter" and the Admiral of Patrols, Immingham, orders for HMS "Jupoiter" to proceed to Archangel to act as icebreaker as the propoer ice breaker had broken down and the port was closing [typescript copy].

Statistics on changes on military and naval expenditure in Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and Japan, 1904-1913. [Carbon].

Letter from [WSC] to Victor Cazalet explaining why the Allies helped the anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia and arguing that now those forces have been defeated there is no reason why the Government should prevent people trading at their own risk with the Bolsheviks, who now have to be left to show whether or not "they intend to observe the ordinary conduct of civilised nations in their relations to the outer world." Typescript copy.

Letter from Lord Curzon (Foreign Office) to WSC explaining that Foreign Office telegram [suggesting that the Poles be advised not to co-operate with Boris Savinkov] was one which he did not personally authorise and that it arose from the desire to remove any excuse for the Bolsheviks' impending attacks.

Letter from WSC (War Office) to [David Lloyd George] arguing that the Government's anti-Turkish and pro-Bolshevik policy is harming British interests in India and the Middle East, is ruinously expensive, and is alienating the Liberals' Conservative coalition partners. Copy in the hand of Edward Marsh.

Letter from 17th Lord Derby (Knowsley, Prescot, Lancashire) to WSC expressing agreement with his policy on the Bolsheviks, arguing that long-term trading relations with Russia under a Soviet government will be impossible, and asking WSC's opinion of his idea of a defensive alliance with France.

Letter from Josiah Wedgwood (Lucknow, [India]) to WSC on: the difficulties caused by the fanatical Muslims in India; the elections in Greece; Ottoman suzerainty over Smyrna, Thrace and Arabia; the boycott by the Muslims of any of their number who do not boycott the British; the fate of Peter Wrangel [the evacuation of his forces from the Crimea] (25 Nov). Annotated by WSC: Prime Minister "great minds think alike" (19 Dec).

Letter from [WSC] to [General Prince Belosselsky-Belosersky] thanking him for the gift of a portrait of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough and commiserating with Russia's grave plight. Typescript copy.

Letter from WSC (War Office) to "Eddie" [17th Lord Derby] agreeing with Derby's views [on foreign policy], asking if he can read Derby's two letters to [David Lloyd George], expressing the hope that he (WSC) will be able to alter Government policy on Russia and Turkey and suggesting that he, Derby and Lord Scarbrough meet for lunch. Copy.

Cuttings from the Morning Post: correspondence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II between 1895 and 1914.

Letter from 17th Lord Derby (Knowsley, Prescot, Lancashire) to WSC announcing his intention of criticising Government policy towards Leonid Krassin and his supporters and towards the alteration of the Treaty of Sevres [in favour of Turkey] at a forthcoming speech in Manchester.

Letter from Walter Long [later Lord Long] (Admiralty) to WSC endorsing the idea of Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Poland and others combining in an offensive against the Bolsheviks.

Letter from [WSC] to Herbert Fisher reaffirming the view expressed in his speech in Sunderland that the Jews are predominant in the Bolshevik movement. Typescript copy.

Cutting from the Daily News: speech by George Lansbury describing his journey to Russia and his meeting with Lenin and attacking Government policy towards the Soviet Government.

Letter from James Baum, secretary of the Leicester and District Trades Council (11 Briton Street, [Leicester]), to WSC conveying the resolution of the Council condemning WSC's alleged secret agreement with Alexander Kolchak for the supply of troops against Soviet Russia and calling for the removal of WSC from the War Office. Typescript copy.

Letter from WSC to [J H Baum of the Leicester and District Trades Council] answering the resolution of the Council condemning WSC's alleged secret agreement with Alexander Kolchak for the supply of troops against Soviet Russia, deploring the "continued contempt for public opinion" of the House of Commons with regard to this matter, and calling for the removal of WSC from the War Office. Typescript copy.

Letter from James Baum, secretary of the Leicester and District Trades Council, 11 Briton Street, [Leicester]) to WSC accusing him of agreeing secretly with Lieutenant-General Nikolai Golovin, Alexander Kolchak's agent, to provide British troops for the war against Soviet Russia under the pretext of evacuating North Russia. Typescript copy. Original at CHAR 2/110/89-91.

Letter from [WSC] to [James Baum, secretary of the Leicester and District Trades Council] answering the Council's accusations about his involvement in the provision of military help in the war against Soviet Russia. Typescript copy. Other drafts and copies at CHAR 2/110/130-145.

Letter from [WSC] to General Sir Ian Hamilton thanking him for a copy of his letter advocating the arming of Germany against the Bolsheviks [see CHAR 2/110/77]. Typescript copy.