Letter from C F Madeley, PS to Lord Dunraven to Edward Marsh, Admiralty, stating that if WSC was too busy to sign letters of introduction. perhaps the Naval Secretary would do so.

Telegram from WSC to John S Churchill, on his departure from the Admiralty, reporting that he had accepted post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with a seat in the Cabinet and War Council, enabling him to "watch over the Dardanelles....Although I am down the policy goes on and will be well supported" [handwritten copy, initialled by WSC].

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour, his successor as First Lord of the Admiralty, stating that he was leaving him with one task of great difficulty, the protection of the Dardanelles Fleet against submarine attack, also wishing hin success in his new appointment [handwritten copy, signed by WSC].

Minute from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to the Prime Minister, Lord Kitchener, War Office and Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Office, enclosing details of concentration for attack on the Dardanelles [handwritten, initialled by WSC].

Minute from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Office, and Lord Kitchener, War Office, on discussion with the French Minister of Marine on naval command in the Mediterranean, with Grey's reply [handwritten, initialled by WSC and Grey].

Minute from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to the Director of Transports, Admiralty, Graeme Thomson, on arrangements for transport of the Royal Naval Division to the Dardanelles [typescript, annotated "Secret, please return" and initialled by WSC].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Vice-Admirla Sackville Carden, on naval operation to force the Dardanelles without military assistance, diving details of the troops which were on their way to the area, under the command of General Birdwood.

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden, asking for details of strength and composition of Turkish troops on the Gallipoli peninsula, and his views on aid which could be given by a military force [annotated "not sent"].

Telegram from Admiral Sir Henry Jackson Admiralty to Vice-Admiral Sackvile Carden, on the employment of military forces in the Dardanelles.

Telegram from Lt-Gen Sir John Maxwell to Vice-Admiral Sackvile Carden, on the employment of military forces in the Dardanelles.

Minute from Julain Corbett to Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord, on proposed landing at the Bulair neck of the Gallipoli Peninsula, comparing it to Japanese operations against Nan-shan, the neck of the Kwang- tung Peninsula in 1904 [carbon].

Telegram from Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Office to Sir Francis Elliot, British Minister, Athens, on the need for Greece to give naval as well as military aid in the Dardanelles [draft by WSC, sent by him to Asquith, who forwarded it to Grey, initialled by WSC].

Telegram from Colonel Tom Bridges to WSC, request from General Sir John French [later 1st Lord Ypres] for shallow draught gunboats under Captain Eyre Howard for the British 1st Army in France [initialled by WSC].

Minute from J W S Anderson, Admiralty to WSC, First Lord, on the start of weekly despatch service to Malta via Marseilles.

Telegram from Lord Kitchener, War Office to Gen Sir John French [later 1st Lord Ypres], on arrangements for naval bombardment of Westende, Belgium.

Minute by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty on the appointment of Gen Sir Ian Hamilton to command the Land Forces in the Dardanelles.

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden, Dardanelles, stating that "operations should be pressed forward methodically and resolutely, by night and day, the unavoidable losses being accepted".

Telegram from Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden to Admiralty, on naval operations in the Dardanelles.

Minute from Admiral Sir Henry Jackon to Vice-Admiral Henry Oliver, Chief of Staff, Admiralty, on Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden's report of 10 Mar from the Dardanelles.

Minute from Lord Kitchener, War Office, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, advising no large scale operations in the Dardanelles until the 29th Division had arrived and was ready to take part in what was likely to prove a difficult undertaking involving severe fighting [initialled by WSC and Kitchener].

Minute from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, on the strategic position if Russia was in possession of the Dardanelles after the War. Stating that it was certain that the submarine would dominate all narrow waters and render them impassible for heavy ships and commerce, unless ships were built which were immune to submarine attack because of bulges and biulkheads [typescript copy].

Minute from Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on defence of ships from submarines, stating that it was highly unlikely that ships could be made proof against torpedoes without greatly impairing their sea-going qualities, economy and speed, also advising against allowing Russia to take possession of Constantinople [Istanbul].

Minute from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to the Naval Secretary and Chief of Staff, (Henry Oliver), Admiralty, asking why submarines could not be used to sweep up the lines of moored mines in the Kaphiz minefield, and on methods of dealing with drifing mines [typescript, initialled by WSC].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Vice Admiral John De Robeck, o intelligence reports on movements of arms, ammunition and German artillerymen through Rumania [Romania] to the Dardanelles [carbon].

Admiralty minute on naval operations in the Dardanelles on 3-5 Mar [carbon].