Copy of a letter from WSC [Chancellor of the Exchequer] to William Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, accepting naval estimates of £55,865,000 provided that the Treasury and Admiralty will continue to attempt to reduce expenditure; discussing scheduling of Cabinet enquiries into the Fleet Air Arm and Cordite Reserve; and undertaking to make no opposition to one larger type cruiser being built the following year.Unsigned carbon typescript.

Memorandum from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] on the naval estimates. [Printed, annotated "Not circulated"].

Reports of the Finance Committee of the Admiralty on the Sketch Navy Estimates, 1913-14, prepared in October-November 1912. [Printed].

Speech notes for WSC's statement for the 2nd reading of the Gold Standard Bill, on the proposed Labour amendment, the timing of the return to the Gold Standard, the view of John Maynard Keynes, reasons for the return, the role of the United States, and the effect on interest rates.Typescript speaking notes laid out in "psalm style" annotated in manuscript by WSC. Filing envelope present.

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: discussion of an amendment relating to the hops industry; the weak position of the government due to the disillusionment of their supporters regarding legislation on the constitution and veto of the House of Lords; the necessity of a statement on the subject by the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith] so that financial business, including discussion of the naval estimates, may be continued.

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: the smooth progression of financial business; discussion of Government borrowing; WSC's opinion that the Government has not surrendered to the Irish [Nationalists] and his comments on the strength of the constitution.

Letter from WSC (House of Commons) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: discussion of Government borrowing and the passage of the [1909] Budget; and the influence of the House of Lords over the passage of financial bills.

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: discussion of the passage of the [1909] Budget; the suggestion by the Opposition that the Budget should be divided into a series of separate resolutions and the Government's objection to this idea. WSC expresses his hopes that the "catastrophe" which would result from the loss of the Budget can be avoided.

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 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 WSC to Sir John Wardlaw-Milne [Unionist MP for Kidderminster, Worcestershire] enclosing a reply prepared by the Minister of Production and the Minister of Fuel and Power in answer to his secret memorandum from the select committee on national expenditure, dealing with the coal, gas and electricity industries [not present] Signed.

Letter from H Freeman Matthews [Counsellor, United States Embassy in London] to WSC reciting the text of a telegram from the President of the United States [Franklin Roosevelt] to WSC regarding the Lend-Lease Agreement: states that Britain is not being asked to trade the principle of Imperial preference, but wants nothing to be excluded from discussions on post-war economic policy.