Letter from Edward Marsh to Launcelot de Mole stating that WSC only attended the inquiry into B J F Bentley's claim [concerning the invention of the tank] as a witness. Carbon typescript copy.

Letter from Launcelot de Mole (c/o Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Strand, London) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/143/44-45 and asserting that the original of it and the copies of his letters produced at the inquiry in 1919 will show that B J F Bentley was not the first to suggest the idea for the tank to the War Office.

Letter from G W D Breadon (Perth, Western Australia) to [Lord Kitchener] suggesting that the plans for caterpillar "travelling forts" submitted by Launcelot de Mole in 1912 should be put before a committee of experts. Copy sent with CHAR 2/143/43.

Telegram from "Hazard" to WSC asking to be heard as a witness for the Crown case in B J F Bentley's claim concerning the invention of the tank.

Letter from J Lilliss Stone (The Compass, North Petherton, [Somerset]) suggesting that tanks be used instead of divers to clear the sea bottom.

Letter from Edward Marsh to Charles Darbey (16 Queens Terrace, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, [Ireland]) stating that WSC is quite sure that Darbey's suggestion [see CHAR 2/143/50-51] had nothing to do with the origin of the tank. Carbon typescript copy.

Letter from Charles Darbey (16 Queens Terrace, Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, [Ireland]) to WSC claiming that his idea for rotating torpedo screens for vessels, which he submitted to the Admiralty in 1914, was the inspiration for the tank.

Letter from WSC to Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] on: arrangements for "Oc" [Arthur Asquith] to join the Ministry of Munitions; the situation on the Western Front and the need for large numbers of troops from the United States and Britain; the improvement in the output of munitions. Believes that the allied forces "stood for some days within an ace of destruction." Copy in the hand of Edward Marsh.

Letter from Brigadier-General Hugh Tudor to WSC thanking him for his letter [of praise for his exploits on the Western Front], explaining that the German success has been due to the use of fog shells, which could be countered with the use of fast tanks, and expressing confidence that with American reinforcements he will be able to launch effective counter attacks.

Telegram from Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig [later Lord Haig] to WSC thanking him for his congratulations [on the success of the offensive near Amiens] and praising his work as Minister of Munitions. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/103/37. Copy in WSC's hand at CHAR 2/103/88.

Letter from Brigadier-General Hugh Tudor to WSC on captured rifles and the good performance of tanks with smoke screens. Encloses and comments on a drawing and description of a submarine tank [see CHAR 2/103/40-41].

Description and drawing of a submarine tank. Sent with CHAR 2/103/38.

Letter from Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] (20 Cavendish Square, [London]) to WSC on the role of WSC and Maurice Hankey [? in the promotion of mechanical means for taking trenches, i.e. tanks].

Letter from WSC to [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] advocating the use in trench warfare of armoured steam tractors with caterpillar tracks [tanks], portable or mobile shields, and smoke bombs. Typescript copy. Another copy at CHAR 2/103/58-60.

Letter from Samuel Hughes (20 Nepean Street, [Ottawa, Canada]) to Colonel David Carnegie paying tribute to Carnegie's work at the Imperial Munitions Board. Typescript copy sent with CHAR 2/105/28.

Memorandum by Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (36 Berkeley Square, [London]) to [Herbert Asquith,later Lord Oxford and Asquith] on the Admiralty policies which have led to the shortage in the Grand Fleet of destroyers and small craft, and delays in constructing large submarines with 12-inch guns. Typescript copy.

Cutting from Town Topics: spoof letter purporting to be from WSC as Minister of Munitions to Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig [later Lord Haig] announcing that he is to produce square shells and guns and giving absurd advice about strategy.

Letter from Lord Haldane [earlier Richard Haldane] (28 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, [London]) to WSC congratulating him on the praise for his role in the development of tanks by Sir Charles Sargant [in the final report of the Royal Commission on Inventions].

Letter from Sir Graham Greene (Hanover Court, Hanover Square [London]) to WSC, asking on behalf of Sir Maurice Hankey whether he can send someone to look through WSC's papers, to try and find a letter sent by Hankey to WSC in 1914, which suggested that Sir Percy Girouard should head an Emergency Armaments Committee. Manuscript.

Letter from Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (War Office) to WSC on the specifications of the United States tanks in Tientsin, China.

Letter from [Edward Marsh] to F A Knapp stating that WSC does not believe that Knapp's invention played any part in the development of the tank. Carbon typescript copy. Another copy at CHAR 2/147/24.

Letter from F A Knapp (The Manor, Prescott, Ontario, [Canada]) to WSC referring to the rejection by the government of his proposal for the cheap production of electricity and claiming that his "roller boat" was the inspiration for the tank.