Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing his concern over the political repercussions of an agreement on aviation between the United States and the Government of Eire, which he thought neither Roosevelt or Edward Stettinius [Secretary of State, United States] supported; and appealing for the annulment of the agreement. Photocopy.

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.

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].

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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].

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [formerly Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he says that would like to convene an "Air Parliament" to discuss all aspects of aviation and asks [Northcliffe] to discuss the project with Group-Captain Scott, Air Secretary, as publicity in the newspapers will be vital to the project's success. See CHAR 28/117/156.

Letter from [Lord Northcliffe, earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he says that he has consulted people with whom he has worked on aviation, encloses a memorandum [see CHAR 28/117/158-169] about WSC's proposals for a Cambridge aviation conference and recommends that information about civil aviation should be circulated to delegates.

Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Alfred Harmsworth] thanking him for his memorandum on proposed subjects for his conference on aviation [see CHAR 28/117/158-169]. He informs him that [7th] Lord Londonderry [earlier Lord Castlereagh] has been appointed as Chairman to organise the conference and encloses a report [not present].

Copy of a letter from John Moore-Brabazon [later 1st Lord Brabazon of Tara, Parliamentary Private Secretary to WSC] to [Lord Northcliffe, earlier Alfred Harmsworth] asking him to reconsider his refusal of an invitation [to preside over the first day of the conference on aviation organised by WSC] as it would be disastrous for the conference.