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].

Letter from [WSC] as president of the Early Closing Association (34-40 Ludgate Hill, London) to the press approving the extension of Christmas holidays for shop workers and appealing to the public to do their Christmas shopping as early as possible and to the railways to provide cheap and extensive services for the holiday period. Draft by Captain Albert Larking [secretary of the Association] amended by WSC. Sent with CHAR 2/118/39].

Letter from Lord Ashfield [earlier Albert Stanley] (Electric Railway House, Broadway, Westminster, London) to WSC enclosing a copy of proposals of the City and South London Railway Company, the London Electric Railway Company and the Cental London Railway Company for various improvements to their lines [see CHAR 2/118/49-53].

Letter from Lord Ashfield [earlier Albert Stanley] (Electric Railway House, Broadway, Westminster, [London]) to the Trade Facilities Act Advisory Committee setting forth proposals by the City and South London Railway Company, the London Electric Railway Company and the Central London Railway Company for improvements to their lines, which will alleviate unemployment. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/118/47.

Letter from Leo Weinthal (801 Salisbury House, London Wall, London) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) enclosing a copy of General Jan Smuts's introduction to the proposed history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa] [see CHAR 2/123/50-54] and asking WSC for a contribution to the work and the loan of one or two of his Egyptian paintings for reproduction in it.

Introduction by General Jan Smuts to the history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa]. Sent with CHAR 2/123/48-49.

Introduction by General Jan Smuts to the history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa]. Sent with CHAR 2/124B/121.

Introductory note to the history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa]. Draft written in WSC's name by C W Hobley and sent with CHAR 2/124B/129 for WSC's approval.

Notes from [Edward Marsh] to [WSC] asking whether WSC is prepared to write anything for Leo Weinthal's history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route [Africa] and whether he agrees to let Weinthal publish a passage from "My African Journey" and reproduce his pictures of Egypt. Annotated by WSC that he will not write anything and that he agrees to the publication of the passage but not to the reproduction of the pictures.

Letter from [Edward Marsh] to Kenneth Lyon enclosing a letter [not present] from an ex-official of the Ministry of Munitions who has invented a lorry which does not need oil, which he thinks will save the War Office thousands of pounds. Carbon copy.

Letter from Kenneth Lyon (War Office) to Edward Marsh returning CHAR 2/125/3-4, CHAR 2/125/5 and CHAR 2/125/6 and describing experiments with gas-propelled vehicles.

Letter from Ernest Orr (19 Queen Victoria Street, London) to WSC (2 Sussex Square) enclosing CHAR 2/125/5 and asking to see him about a gas-driven lorry he has developed.

Leaflet issued by Producer Gas Plants Ltd advertising their equipment for the driving of vehicles by gas.

Letter from Edward Marsh to Ernest Orr reporting that WSC has communicated Orr's letter [on gas-driven vehicles] to the War Office and has received a memorandum in reply. Carbon copy.

Extract from the "Times trade and engineering supplement" on railway modernisation.

Letter from WSC to Andrew Bonar Law on an apparent misunderstanding about the Government's commitment to the nationalisation of the railways, which WSC supports.Typescript copy.

List of the consultative committee and special contributors to the proposed history of the Cape to Cairo railway and river route. Sent with CHAR 2/116/123-124.

Reprint of an article in the Hong Kong Daily Express on Sir John Jordan's speech on the need to expand the railway network in China and Sir Robert Ho Tung's suggestion that the Boxer indemnity be spent on railway building and other improvements.

Reprint of an article from the North China Daily News (Shanghai) on Sir Robert Ho Tung's suggestion that the balance of the British portion of the Boxer Indemnity applied to the completion of the Canton-Hankow railway.

Letter from W H Himbury, general manager of the British Cotton Growing Association (333-350, The Royal Exchange, Manchester) to WSC expressing delight that WSC could become Colonial Secretary because as Under-Secretary he had done much to promote cotton growing and other industries, for instance by being responsible for the construction of the Northern Nigerian Railway [Africa].

Letter from [WSC] to W H Himbury of the British Cotton Growers Association expressing pleasure at the success of the Northern Nigerian Railway [Africa] and referring to his continued interest in the promotion of cotton growing within the British Empire. Typescript copy.

Webb's Sandhurst and Aldershot Pocket Railway Time Tables (published by G Webb, printer, Yorktown, Surrey).

Letter from Barker & Co., Coachbuilders, London ,to WSC, on his order for a Rolls-Royce Barker Cabriolet, and of loan of Rolls-Royce Cabriolet for weekend of 20/21 Aug.

Letter from Denis O'Neill, Ministry of Transport to the Private Secretary to WSC, commenting on invention by Ethelred Chandler [letter CHAR 2/238/111] to give an exterior indication of the speed of a motor car. Commenting that there were two difficulties in making such devices compulsory, firstly that drivers might be tempted to tamper with the device, and that the Courts might not be willing to accept the indication as conclusive evidence of the speed of the vehicle.