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Letter from WSC to Ernest Bevin [Minister of Labour and National Service] on the Conference of Trades Union Executives. [Carbon].

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Letter from Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] to WSC enquiring if should he go on a proposed visit to the United States in October; annotated by WSC, Clement Attlee, Lord Privy Seal and Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service, in agreement, with filing note on Citrine's proposed visit.

Scope and Contents Memorandum from [?] Sir Thomas Phillips [Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour] to [Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service] advising that Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] should delay his visit to the United States until after the American Presidential elections; on reverse a memorandum from Sir Frederick Leggett [Under-Secretary, Ministry of Labour] to Phillips advising that now...

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Printed address delivered by Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] to the 60th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor; talks generally on the war struggle against the Nazis, the burden shouldered by British Labour and the need for increased American production of planes and supplies.

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Letter from WSC to George Gibson [Chairman, Trades Union Congress General Council] on his comments about the 1927 [Trade Disputes and Trade Union] Act; suggests the matter be left in abeyance until post-war reconstruction when Parliament can consider issues other than winning the war.

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Letter from WSC to Ernest Bevin [Minister of Labour and National Service] on controversy surrounding Bevin's apparent reluctance to use "pressure against workpeople who fail in their duty"; WSC suggests shirkers should be put into military service and advises Bevin to discuss the matter with Sir John Wardlaw-Milne [Chairman, House of Commons Select Committee on National Expenditure].

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Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trades Unions] regretting that men cannot be released from the armed forces into industry as invasion season is approaching [includes confidential figures].

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Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Weir in answer to a letter on adapting production to strategic needs.

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Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] on meetings between the Congress and unofficial representatives of the Conservative Party.

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Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] expressing pleasure that the Congress is willing to meet with the Liberal Party; hopes that the matter can be discussed with Sir Archibald Sinclair [Leader, Liberal Parliamentary Party, later 1st Lord Thurso].

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Letter from WSC to 1st Lord Riverdale [earlier Arthur Balfour] on his protest against the removal of men from Sheffield [Yorkshire]; explains that skilled labour is in demand and men are needed to expand production to other sites.

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Letter from WSC to Frederick Smith [General Secretary, Amalgamated Engineering Union] advising him that an incorrect statement appeared in the Daily Mirror that the Government had approached the National Council of Shop Stewards on matters of mismanagement in aircraft and armament factories, when in fact the National Council made the first approach to the Committee of the House of Commons. [Copy].

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Letter from WSC to George Bell thanking him for the message of support from the Annual General Council Meeting of the General Federation of Trade Unions.

Scope and Contents Notes by Clement Attlee [Lord Privy Seal] on his proposed visit to the United States to meet with Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, at the ILO [International Labour Organization]; draft speech based on the Atlantic Charter, calling for trade agreements "to further in every possible way the greatest possible exchange of goods and services throughout the world"; includes minute from WSC and covering letter from John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC] to A M R Topham [Lord...

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Letter from [Clement] Attlee [Lord Privy Seal] (11 Downing Street) to WSC advising against sending [David] Grenfell [Secretary for Mines] to New Zealand if he is to be removed from the Mines Department. Signed typescript.

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Letter from Sir Charles Allom (43 North Audley Street, Grosvenor Square [London]) to WSC on methods used to increase industrial output in World War I and offering his services to the country. Signed typescript. With note from "A B" [Anthony Bevir, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC and a carbon copy of WSC's reply to Allom.

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Letter from WSC to Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary, Trades Union Council] asking him not to raise the matter of the Trades' Disputes Act during the war.

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Letter from WSC to [Arthur Deakin], Acting General Secretary, Transport and General Workers Union, thanking him for the support from the Executive Council.

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Telegram from WSC to 17th Lord Derby [earlier Lord Stanley] sending "Hearty Congratulations" [on winning the Derby]; with reply, and letter from Derby condemning unpatriotic strikers.

Scope and Contents Extracts from letter from Jennie Lee [Janet Bevan] to King Gordon, United States, intercepted by the censor: controversial comments on Sir Stafford Cripps [Lord Privy Seal], the attitude of the coal miners, organising opposition to a Conservative Government, and the resentment felt by United States airmen in Britain at slow British military development; includes covering notes between Hubert Gee [Principal Private Secretary to Minister of Labour and National Service], John Martin [Private...

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Memorandum from John Marsh, Royal Empire Society, on factory conditions and increased munitions production; with correspondence between Anthony Bevir [Private Secretary to WSC], Major Desmond Morton [Personal Assistant to WSC] and Sir Frederick Leggett [Deputy Secretary], Ministry of Labour and National Service.

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Letter from Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association to WSC, commenting on Private Members Bill introduced by Frank Hornby MP to extend shop opening hours during the two weeks before Christmas, quoting Patrick Hannon MP "I can assure you that there is not the ghost of a chance of the Bill going any further in the House of Commons this session, and probably it will never be heard of again".

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Letter from Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association to WSC, on arrangements for 1935 Annual General Meeting, commenting that the Association was actively engaged on campaign against unnecessary Sunday Trading.

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Letter from Violet Pearman, PS to WSC to Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association confirming that WSC would chair Annual General Meeting on 14 Mar 1935 [carbon].

Scope and Contents Telegram from Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee] and Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] (San Francisco [United States]) to WSC marked "Top Secret and Personal" reporting that Sir Walter Citrine [General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress and President of the International Federation of Trade Unions] and Robert Edwards [National Chairman, Independent Labour Party] have urged that TUC representatives should be appointed as official advisers to the British delegation [at...