Letter from WSC (Admiralty) to Charles a Court Repington on: arrangements for providing information about the war to the press; the fall of Antwerp [Belgium]; the prospect of a hard struggle on the Western Front. Copy in WSC's hand.

Letter from Captain Ralph Glyn (War Office) to WSC expressing the wish to talk to him about Russian and Balkan affairs and referring to the Dardanelles as the place "where the only real movement to smash Germany via Austria now finds its beginning".

Letter from WSC to Lord Kitchener regretting the attacks in the press on Kitchener, expressing confidence that the Dardanelles campaign "will come out all right" and noting that Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] "went mad".

Letter from Lord Kitchener (War Office) to WSC stating that the attempts in the press to create bad feeling between himself and Sir John French [later Lord French and Lord Ypres] will fail and mentioning the "cheerful" telegrams received from the Dardanelles.

Letter from Augustine Birrell (The Pightle, Sheringham, [Norfolk]) to WSC on the resignation of Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] [as First Sea Lord] and the failure of the Dardanelles campaign. Believes WSC will recover from this set-back and criticises "this twopenny-halfpenny Coalition", advocating instead the formation of a war council from members of both parties to concern itself solely with war business whilst the existing Cabinet continued to manage its various departments.

Extract by Captain Alexander Davidson (HMS Cornwallis) from report by Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss [later Lord Wester Wemyss], praising the conduct of Naval personnel landing troops in theDardanelles. Signed typescript. Sent with CHAR 2/66/33-35.

Letter from Captain Alexander Davidson (HMS Cornwallis, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron) to WSC praising the naval operations in the Dardanelles initiated by him and his energetic management of the Navy in general. Describes his (Davidson's) role in the landing of the South Wales Borderers at Gallipoli, and sends extract of a report by Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss [later Lord Wester Wemyss][see CHAR 2/66/4].

Letter from Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (17 Park Lane, London) to WSC blaming the military authorities, in particular General Sir Ian Hamilton, for the failure of the Dardanelles campaign. Signed typescript.

Cabinent memorandum by Lord Curzon arguing against the evacuation of Gallipoli. Sent with CHAR 2/6/18-19.

A further Cabinent memorandum by Lord Curzon arguing against the evacuation of Gallipoli. Sent with CHAR 2/6/18-19.

Recommendation of the General Staff on the question of the action to be taken at Gallipoli. Sent with CHAR 2/68/18-19.

Telegram from [Rear-Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss later Lord Wester Wemyss] to the First Lord of the Admiralty [Arthur Balfour, later Lord Balfour] arguing against the evacuation of Gallipoli and in favour of a renewed combined attack by the Army and Navy. Copy circulated at Balfour's request for consideration by the War Committee on 29 November. Sent with CHAR 2/68/18-19.

Memorandum by WSC (General Headquarters, British Army in the Field) on various offensive tactics that could be used on the western front. Typescript copy.

Comments on WSC's memorandum on various offensive tactics that could be used on the western front [see CHAR 2/68/52-59]. Typescript copy.

Comments by 10th Lord Cavan on WSC's memorandum on various offensive tactics that could be used on the western front [see CHAR 2/68/52-59]. Typescript copy.

Letter from Comte de Bresson (7 Rue Charon, Paris, [France]) to WSC enclosing a report on the importance of Greece in the war [see CHAR 2/71/134-147]. Proposes the replacement of the pro-German King Constantine with the second son of King Albert of the Belgians supported by a council composed of Venizelos, Coundouriotis and Danglis, and the formation of a Greek naval force to deal with German submarine attacks. Signed typescript. In French.

Report on the internal and external position of Greece immediately preceding and during the war. Typescript copy. In French. Sent with CHAR 2/71/130-133.

Note [submitted to the Prime Minister of France] on the need for the Allies, with the help of the government at Salonika [Greece], to eliminate from Athens the pro-German influence of King Constantine and Queen Sophie. Typescript copy. In French. Sent with CHAR 2/71/148-149.

Note [submitted to the Prime Minister of France] arguing for the recognition of the Greek government at Salonika under Eleutherios Venizelos. Typescript copy. In French. Sent with CHAR 2/71/148-149.

Note on the ill effects from the Allies' point of view which would follow the threatened Austro-German invasion of Rumania [Romania], the vital importance of arresting King Constantine and Queen Sophie of Greece and their pro-German adherents, Greek anti-Italian sentiment, and the need for the Allies to recognise the government of Eleutherios Venizelos at Salonika [later Thessaloniki]. Typescript. In French. Sent with CHAR 2/71/148-149.