Suggested draft [by Lionel Curtis] of a letter from WSC to Professor George Wrong suggesting that WSC's statement [that the title deeds of the British Empire were deposited at Westminster] was reported out of context in Canada but arguing that such a statement is fair as long as the Imperial Conference meets in London and could justifiably be adjusted if Ottawa ever became the seat of the Conference. Sent with CHAR 2/120/68. Carbon copy at CHAR 2/120/71-72.

Carbon copy of CHAR 2/120/69-70.

Letter from J A Barbour James (Royal Colonial Institute, Northumberland Avenue, London) to WSC congratulating him on the liberal policy towards non-white subjects of the Empire outlined in his recent speech at the Kenya Colony and Uganda Club dinner.

Letter from Professor George Wrong (University of Toronto, [Canada]) to WSC with letter from him to the editor of the Toronto Globe affixed in which he shows that WSC's remark that the title deeds of the Empire are deposited at Westminster does not imply that Britain owns any other part of the Empire.

Page from the African World including marked article approving WSC's policy of controlling Indian immigration into Kenya Colony [Kenya]. Sent with CHAR 2/121/41.

Cutting from the Nottingham Guardian: article on: WSC's pre-war rejection of Imperial Preference and the present government's commitment to it; the opposition to the measure of the Asquithian Liberals; the large numbers of soldiers and others emigrating overseas and the benefits to be derived from economic measures to tie the Empire together more firmly.

Article from the National Review by Richard Jebb on the Imperial Conference.

Letter from Sir Abe Bailey (38 Bryanston Square, [London]) to WSC urging him to comment on the proposal of 1st Lord Rothermere [earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] that Jamaica or other colonies should be sold, and making suggestions for the paying off of the National Debt.

Letter from Charles Foot (Nayliring, Piesse Siding, Western Australia) to WSC explaining their proposals for inter-Empire agreements to carry out large public works schemes.

Letter from Edward Marsh (Dominions Office) to Violet Pearman stating that it does not appear that the Government would be able to institute any action on the plan [for large public work schemes in the Empire] outlined in CHAR 2/204/11-14.

Reminder to write to 1st Lord Rothermere [earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] and Clare Sheridan.

Typescript copy of CHAR 2/204/38-39.

Letter from [?Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman] (61 Tufton Street, Westminster, [London]) to WSC on what he sees as the unsatisfactory answer given by [Stanley Baldwin, later Lord Baldwin] to his question in the House of Commons about whether Dominion status can be granted to any part of the Empire without the concurrence of the existing Dominions.

Letter from Aslett Baldwin (31 Abercorn Place, St John's Wood, London) to WSC enclosing CHAR 2/194/120.

Letter from [WSC] to Sir Abe Bailey (38 Bryanston Square, [London]) thanking him for praising his speech [on India and Egypt], mentioning that it ended with "a thrilling peroration about the Empire", that Lord Rothermere [earlier Sir Harold Harmsworth] is "running amok" but has split from "Max" [Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] and asking for news about Sherwood's. Carbon typescript copy.

Letter from Sir Abe Bailey (38 Bryanston Square, [London]) to WSC praising his speech [on India and Egypt] but asserting that it was not quite strong enough on Imperial policy, that the people are yearning for strong leadership, that India is not against Britain, that successive repudiation of debts by various countries will lead to financial anarchy and the need for a strong leader, and that the next few years could see the English-speaking races combine.

Letter from Frederick Guest (7 Aldford Street, Park Lane, [London]) to WSC arguing that recent by-election results suggest that David Lloyd George's economic policies appeal more to agricultural than to urban districts, which is serious for the prospects of the Conservative Party, and suggesting that the Government should respond with a programme of slum clearance, further amalgamation of social services, a revival of trade facilities and development of the Empire.

Minutes of a meeting of the India Executive Committee recording discussion of: fiscal policy, the White Paper on India, the effect on Lancashire's trade of a Government of India Act based on the White Paper, and the possibility of a mission to India to take part in a tripartite conference with India and Japan. Typescript.

Memorandum from H D White, Secretary, Cape Peninsula Council, Dominion Party of South Africa (411-412 Exchange Building, 28 St George's Street, Cape Town) to WSC, on British Nationality within the Union of South Africa, and South Africans' fears that changes could be made in their status, being made "Union nationals" instead of "British subjects". Significant passages marked. Covering letter at CHAR 2/235/7.

Extract from the Official Report on the statement by J H Thomas, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, confirming the Government's pledges to consult the native and white populations of the Protectorates before their transfer to the Union of South Africa. [Covering letter CHAR 2/235/56].

Letter from J G D Hooper (204 Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa] to WSC, on the Status Bill designating the British in the Union of South Africa as "Nationals", and on the British Protectorates of Basutoland [later Lesotho], Swaziland [later Eswatini] and Bechuanaland [later Botswana], which should belong to the natives, being handed over by the British Government to the Union of South Africa. [Covering letter CHAR 2/235/56]. Manuscript.

Pamphlet: "The destruction of the British Empire as planned by the Communist International". Published by the Russian National Students' Association.