Letter from Charles Mallett [Financial Secretary, War Office] to [WSC] answering a note from [WSC] on behalf of Richard Haldane [Secretary of State for War] concerning the Aerial Navigation Bill, offering to give any assistance [WSC] requires. Signed manuscript, annotated "thanked".

Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], to the Director of the Air Division, Admiralty, [Captain Murray Sueter] asking for a dual Maurice Farman aircraft to be sent to Eastchurch [Kent], on the following Tuesday, and that two skilful flyers should "get thoroughly acquainted with her", stating that he hoped to use the aircraft himself on the Thursday. [Carbon].

Pamphlet by Captain C J B H Dressner, consisting of reprints from newspapers, 1894-99, on his aviation experiments.

Letter from George Ward Price [Special Foreign Correspondent of the Daily Mail] to 1st Lord Northcliffe [owner, the Daily Mail, earlier Alfred Harmsworth], with notes on the capacity of German airships to cope with bad weather. [Typed transcript on Admiralty notepaper].

Letter from WSC to Averell Harriman [former Special Representative of Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, in Britain] thanking him for his government's generosity in making available 6 DC2s and 14 Lodestars for the service between Takoradi [Gold Coast, later Ghana] and Cairo [Egypt], with suggested routes for delivery of the aircraft.

Letter from WSC to Averell Harriman [former Special Representative of Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, in Britain] thanking him for his letter on the delivery of 6 DC2s and 14 Lockheed transports for Bathurst.

Letter from General Sir Claude Auchinleck [Commander-in-Chief, Middle East] to WSC with information as requested advising that the air route between Takoradi [Gold Coast, later Ghana] and Khartoum [Sudan] should be made a permanent passage; praises Indian troops.

Telegram from Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] to WSC concerned at the agreement with Pan-American Airways over African routes.

Telegram from WSC to Minister of State, Middle East [Oliver Lyttelton, later 1st Lord Chandos] on award of United States air ferrying contract to Pan American Airways for South Atlantic and Trans-African area.

Memorandum regarding Allied co-ordination of civil air transport resources sent by WSC to Harry Hopkins [Special adviser and assistant to the President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, see CHAR 20/71A/15 for covering letter]: describes machinery for controlling British air transport; suggests formation of a Civil Air Transport Adjustment Board.

Telegram from Harry Hopkins [Special adviser and assistant to the President of the United States] to WSC: opposes the idea of a Civil Air Transport Adjustment Board and gives reasons; comments on the production of transport planes for military purposes.

Letter from Whitney Straight (Headquarters 216 Group, Middle East) to WSC stating that Lord Swinton [ earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister] has asked him to join the Board of BOAC and one of the new Corporations, explaining that "for statutory reasons" it would be impossible for him to do this and occupy a seat in the House of Commons, and that "after careful and searching consideration I feel I should be best employed in British Aviation".

Letter from Whitney Straight (Headquarters 216 Group, Middle East) to WSC stating that Lord Swinton [ earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister] has asked him to join the Board of BOAC and one of the new Corporations, explaining that "for statutory reasons" it would be impossible for him to do this and occupy a seat in the House of Commons, and that "after careful and searching consideration I feel I should be best employed in British Aviation". [Carbon copy].

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.

Telegram from Lord Swinton [earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister, Resident Minister in West Africa] to WSC "Private and Secret" accepting the offer to become Minister for Civil Aviation. Copy.

Telegram from WSC to Lord Swinton [earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister, Resident Minister in West Africa] marked "Personal" expressing pleasure at Swinton's decision to become Minister for Civil Aviation. Initialled.

Telegram from WSC to Lord Swinton [earlier Philip Lloyd Greame and Philip Cunliffe Lister, Minister of Civil Aviation] stating that a Ministerial Committee has been formed to consider points raised [by British Delegation at the Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago, United States]. Signed.