Admiralty memorandum comparing the general course of wages with the wages of merchant seamen for the years 1887-1912.

Statement by the Director of Dockyards [Sir James Marshall] on the rise in numbers and wages of dockyard workmen since 1906.

Copy of a letter from Sir (William) Graham Greene [Secretary to the Admiralty] to the Treasury, on the labour situation in the naval dockyards, particularly the growing agitation for higher wages; includes covering note by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty].

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

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.

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].

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].

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

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.

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].

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.

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.

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.

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: discussion of the Army estimates introduced by [Richard] Haldane [Secretary of State for War]; WSC's approval of Haldane's army reforms; and a debate over the non-payment of trade union rates of wages in Government shops in the War Office. Includes manuscript corrections.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.