Letter from Brigadier-General Hugh Tudor to WSC thanking him for his letter [of praise for his exploits on the Western Front], explaining that the German success has been due to the use of fog shells, which could be countered with the use of fast tanks, and expressing confidence that with American reinforcements he will be able to launch effective counter attacks.

Letter from Brigadier-General Hugh Tudor asserting that if the German submarine threat can be eliminated ultimate victory is certain, attributing recent German success solely to the use of smoke shell and attacks on weak points in the line, and stressing the need for training of his men, whose morale is high.

Telegram from WSC (Chateau Verchocq, [France]) to [Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, later Lord Haig] congratulating him [on the success of the offensive near Amiens]. Pencil copy.

Telegram from Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig [later Lord Haig] to WSC thanking him for his congratulations [on the success of the offensive near Amiens] and praising his work as Minister of Munitions. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/103/37. Copy in WSC's hand at CHAR 2/103/88.

Letter from [WSC] to Brigadier-General Hugh Tudor describing his car journey near the front line in Belgium, during which he came under fire. Typescript copy. Another copy at CHAR 2/103/49-51.

Letter from Brigadier-General Hugh Tudor referring to the rashness [of WSC's motor journey along the front line in Belgium] and enclosing the information WSC requested about civilian casualties in Desselghem [see CHAR 2/103/69, CHAR 2/103/70, CHAR 2/103/71 and CHAR 2/103/72]. Tudor reports that he and his Division are marching to the Rhine, and hopes compensation will be extracted from Holland for the supply of concrete to the Germans and that Germany will not fall to Bolshevism.

Note from a lieutenant of the 9th (Scottish) Division to his commanding officer enclosing statement of civilian casualties in Desselghem [Belgium] on 29 Oct and a map showing the line of the front on that date [see CHAR 2/103/70, CHAR 2/103/71 and CHAR 2/103/72]. Sent with CHAR 2/103/68.

Note from the British Military Mission in Belgium enclosing statement from the local authority of Desselghem [Belgium] that no civilians were wounded or gassed on 29 Oct [when WSC was in the area] [see CHAR 2/103/71]. Sent with CHAR 2/103/68.

Statement in French issued by the local authority of Desselghem [Belgium] that no inhabitants of the village were known to have been wounded or gassed on 29 Oct [when WSC was in the area]. Sent with CHAR 2/103/68.

Map showing the line of the front north of Tournai [Belgium]. Sent with CHAR 2/103/68.

"Account of the operations of the 189th Infantry Brigade which resulted in the forcing of the Canal de L'escaut." With accompanying map.

Letter from Major-General Tom Bridges (GHQ, Constantinople, [Turkey]) to WSC congratulating him on his appointment as Secretary of State for War and Air, describing the attitude of the Turks and reporting that Turkish officers he has spoken to believe that another naval attack on the Dardanelles would have succeeded.

Telegram from [WSC] to Major-General Tom Bridges thanking him for his letter [reporting that Turkish officers believe that another naval attack on the Dardanelles would have succeeded] and asking for more evidence from the Turkish general staff on the chances of the fleet passing the Straits in March 1915. Typescript copy.

Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (Ferne, Donhead, Salisbury, [Wiltshire]) to WSC stating that he will be glad to see him "at this tragic moment with the Germans only a few miles from Amiens [France] and so threatening the starvation of London by stopping the Channel traffic". Deplores the fact that the Royal Navy is still to be kept "in cotton wool" and announces his intention of speaking about it in the House of Lords.

Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] to WSC explaining his role in the [Dardanelles campaign] and asserting that "the outside world is quite certain that I have pushed you and not you me" and that [Herbert Asquith, later Lord Oxford and Asquith] is the only one who knows that the opposite is true. Typescript copy incorrectly dated 12 April 1918.

Continuation of a detailed report to the secretary of the Admiralty by a member of the Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division (Kozova, Austria) on the effects of the March revolution in Russia on Russian military discipline and support for the war, and the operations of the Armoured Car Division in Russia against Austrian and German forces, including details of casualties. Typescript copy.

Map showing the disposition of Russian and Austria forces and the Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division around Kozova (Austria) and Brzezany.

Continuation of a detailed report by a member of the Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division (Proskurov, Russia) on the Division's operations on the Russian front, including details of casualties. Includes an assessment of General Brussilov. Typescript copy.

Letter from Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson (48 Dover Street, [London]) to WSC enclosing a letter to Sir Edward Carson [later Lord Carson] stating the case for sending police forces composed of Allied troops to Russia [see CHAR 2/95/73-81].

Articles from the National Review by Leo Maxse attacking ministers, including WSC, whom he believes gravely underestimated the German threat before the war and have been too sanguine since it broke out, defending Lord Kitchener against his critics, and considering what he (Maxse) sees as the damning verdict on the Government of the Dardanelles Commission of Inquiry.

Article from a periodical on the grave shortcomings of the Government revealed by the report of the Dardanelles Commission of Inquiry.

Article from the National Review by "a Naval Correspondent" entitled "the end of the Fisher legend" considering the report of the Dardanelles Commission of Inquiry. Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher].

Article from the Nineteenth Century and After on the report of the Dardanelles Commission of Inquiry.

Part of an article by John Leyland on the report of the Dardanelles Commission of Inquiry. Typescript copy.