Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting of a War Council on 28 Jan 1915 on France and Egypt, Nyassaland, East Africa, the "Konigsberg", the Press Bureau, the Zeebrugge [Belgium] Project, co-ordination of effort by the Allies, the Dardanelles, high explosives and the naval campaign. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.

Secretary's notes [minutes] of a meeting on 28 Jan 1915 of a sub committee of the War Council to consider the despatching of British troops to another theatre should the position on the Western Front be one of stalemate in the spring. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.

Secretary's notes [minutes] of a War Council meeting on 28 Jan 1915 on the general policy of the war, gunboats for the Danube, naval attack on Zeebrugge [Belgium] and the Dardanelles. Printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, July 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/86/1.

Notes by WSC (10 Downing Street) urging that the pretence be kept up that the Allies intend to renew the grand offensive in France and that the Russians be given 150000 Japanese rifles and ammunition. Typescript copy.

"Committee of Imperial Defence. The War. Suggestions as to the military position. Memorandum by the Right Hon D[avid] Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer." Written 1 Jan 1915. Printed 4 Sep 1916. Sent with CHAR 2/74/47-48.

"Appreciation" by WSC arguing that the Anglo-French position on the Western Front is secure and that the Allies have the resources to take Constantinople by the end of March and thus eliminate Turkey as a military factor. Printed copy. Submitted to [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith], [David Lloyd George] and Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour] and used by WSC as a brief to argue in the War Council of 26 February. Another copy at CHAR 2/81/16.

Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Bridges (Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly, London) to WSC justifying the recent offensives on the Western Front and stating that tanks will have to be made faster before complete confidence can be placed in them. Thinks the idea of body shields contains "the germs of salvation".

Statement by [WSC] to [the Dardanelles Commission of Inquiry] arguing that far more resources were squandered on the ineffective offensives on the Western Front in 1916 than would have been needed to attain the much more valuable objective of forcing the passage of the Dardanelles. Annotated typescript draft.

Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (36 Berkeley Square, [London]) to WSC reporting that he has heard that WSC is to go to Scotland with David Lloyd George and is involved in a conference on a British military advance along the Belgian coast in conjunction with a naval action. Asserts that "success depends on smoke and gas from the sea." Typescript copy at CHAR 2/92/22.

Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] to WSC on: the danger that WSC might hamper his "Great Resolve" [the plan for an offensive on the Belgian coast] by associating Fisher with it, even though Fisher himself feels very fit for his age; the aircraft, mine-laying facilities, submarines and other vessels required for the attack; the need for an immediate "Big Change" in Admiralty building policy. Typescript copy at CHAR 2/92/40-41.

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 WSC (6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in the field) to David Lloyd George on Lloyd George's political position and the discouraging war situation from the British point of view. Asserts that the position would have been much better if either Lloyd George or WSC had had their way about Salonika [Greece] or the Dardanelles early in 1915, and wonders whether there is to be a costly campaign in the Balkans. Typescript copy. Manuscript drafts at CHAR 2/71/4-5.

Letter from WSC to Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] on: arrangements for "Oc" [Arthur Asquith] to join the Ministry of Munitions; the situation on the Western Front and the need for large numbers of troops from the United States and Britain; the improvement in the output of munitions. Believes that the allied forces "stood for some days within an ace of destruction." Copy in the hand of Edward Marsh.

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.