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.

Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] on the Navy Estimates, particularly the requirement for a supplementary estimate of about 3 million pounds, regretting that this could not be reduced to the limit of 1.4 million required by the Treasury. [Hand-written draft, signed by WSC].

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to King Edward VII describing events in the House of Commons including: the strengthened position of the Government due to the passage of the Budget through the House of Commons; the impressive position of the British economy; and the debate between the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] and [William] O'Brien.

Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to [the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George] forecasting the Naval Estimates for 1913-14.

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.

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].

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.

Minute [from ?F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, WSC's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the results of the German invasion of Scandinavia, with particular emphasis on British imports, with an analysis of findings by the Director of the Trade Division [Captain Maurice Mansergh].

Minute [from ?F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, WSC's Personal Assistant] to WSC on "The Economic Consequences of German aggression in Scandinavia".

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?"].

Letter from WSC to Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, offering advice on cost-cutting in the forthcoming Budget.

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].

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].

Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King] marked "Top Secret and Personal" thanking him for his telegrams [on future trade policy]; explaining that these matters are being considered; and assuring him that the United Kingdom will give "the fullest weight to Canada's wishes and interests". Photocopy.

Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" approving of Roosevelt's suggestion for a "high-powered economic mission" for Greece; but objecting to involving the Soviet Union and suggesting the prior establishment of a joint Anglo-American Committee comprising of British and American economic and financial experts; and welcoming the assistance of Donald Nelson [former Chairman of the US War Production Board] at any time.

Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" arguing against setting up a bilateral [Anglo-American] economic mission in Greece; but supporting continued informal co-operation between their two Embassies and the Greek Government; and giving details of existing and proposed US assistance to Greece.