Letter from Neville Chamberlain [Lord President of the Council] to WSC on a paper by Sir Kingsley Wood [Chancellor of the Exchequer] on gold and dollars, and the coming election in the United States. [Manuscript].

Letter from WSC to the President of the United States of America [Harry Truman] marked "Top Secret" commenting on munitions requirements and financial questions, including continued relief to Italy until UNRRA [United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration] takes over in early autumn, and proposing that a British delegation should be sent to Washington as soon as is convenient to achieve agreement on these vital post-war issues [carbon].

Letter from WSC to 3rd Lord Selborne [earlier Lord Wolmer, Minister of Economic Warfare] agreeing that the time has come to wind up the Ministry of Economic Warfare and commenting on the important part played by the Ministry in the great victory [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Sir Arthur Salter [Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster] explaining his responsibilities regarding European reconstruction and listing the various committees on which he will serve [carbon].

Note by Guy Millard [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign secretary] commenting in detail on the background and circumstances of the visit to the United States by Robert Boothby [Conservative MP for Aberdeen and Kincardine], with particular reference to his undertakings not to criticize the economic policies of the American State Department or the Bretton Woods Agreement and his subsequent letters to the New York Times [typescript].

Telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC on proposals by the Japanese Ambassador [Kichisaburo Nomura]; for restoration of peace with China in return for petroleum from the United States and an end to sanctions; United States propose trade deal involving raw silk; suspects trouble will follow soon anyway; with reply from WSC expressing concern for China.

Notes on the sale of Defence Bonds in the Colonies detailing the sales procedure of Bond Books being sent to each colony, which in turn would issue the bonds to itself then sell them on to the local public, thereby avoiding the 1000 pounds limit. [Typescript carbon] [no indication of authorship].

Letter from William Beveridge [Master, University College Oxford] to WSC offering to help in any way with economic planning or devising new Government machinery; has arranged meeting with Edward, Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] to discuss a proposed trip to America.

Letter from "A N R" [Arthur Rucker, Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain] to Sir Patrick Hastings on his suggestion of raising finance by compulsory subscriptions to a National Loan, stating that there was considerable objection to the scheme when raised in 1916 as "a fixed percentage of income with no abatements" would not be equitable. [carbon].

Notes by [Herbert] Brittain, Sir Frederick Phillips, and [Ralph] Hawtrey [of HM Treasury] discussing a reply to Sir Patrick Hastings' suggestion to Prime Minister [Neville Chamberlain] of raising finance by compulsory subscriptions to a National Loan. [typescript and manuscript].

Letter from Sir Patrick Hastings to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain recalling a scheme he proposed in 1916 for raising money; with notes and copies of correspondence from [Arthur] Rucker, [Principal] Private Secretary to Prime Minster, and [?Christopher] Hankey, [Herbert] Brittain, [Thomas] Padmore, and Sydney Turner of HM Treasury asking if anyone including [1st] Lord Hankey recalls details of the scheme and why it was rejected. [typescript with carbons and manuscript notes].

Letter from Sir Henry Fairfax-Lucy to WSC criticising the economic situation ("percentage increases for the cost of living") and agricultural policy (ploughing up of grazing land resulting in slaughter of Dairy cattle); encloses copy of letter to Captain Harry Crookshank MP [Financial Secretary to Treasury] and a newspaper article from the Warwick Advertiser.

Letter from WSC to the President of the National Union of Manufacturers explaining that the Lend-Lease Bill demands certain sacrifices from both the peoples of the United States and Britain and the reduction of British exports is inherent in this and in war.

Correspondence between Leslie Rowan [Private Secretary to WSC] and [? Mary Ann Stocks], Ministry of Labour and Norman Tucker, Treasury, on a suggestion by W T Towler [Director, Towler and Son Limited, Engineers] that an Industrial Cross or Distinguished Labour Order should be instituted in future honours and on taxation; also includes copy of letter by John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC] to Sir Robert Knox [Secretary, Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.

Note from "K W" [Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer] (11 Downing Street) to WSC on changes in the constituent posts of the Cabinet, advises against both a Chancellor of the Exchequer and a Minister for Economics. Initialled manuscript.

Letter from Colonel Sir Henry Fairfax-Lucy (Maxton, St Boswells [Roxburghshire, Scotland]) to [John] Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary, (10 Downing Street) complaining at the adverse effect of government intervention on domestic trade, enclosing cuttings of letters to the Times from A Wigglesworth and Ernest Barker. Signed typescript with carbon of Colville's acknowledgement.

Pamphlet entitled "Premier Winston Churchill on the Protection of Private Capital as a feature of Economic Justice" edited by Louis Wallace [New York, United States].

Letter from Alfred Townsend, Editor of Export, to WSC on the role of Export as journal of the Institute of Export and requesting permission to quote from WSC's 1930 Romanes Lecture ["Parliamentary Government and the Economic Problem", 19 June 1930] following up on an article on the Atlantic Charter in Export [June 1942; copy enclosed]; also includes reply by John Peck [Assistant Private Secretary to WSC].

Printed note by WSC for the War Cabinet on [1st] Lord Stamp's [Adviser on Economic Co-ordination to Ministerial Committee] paper regarding the war effort. [annotated by WSC: "where is it?"].