Letter from WSC to George Harvie Watt [Conservative MP for Richmond and Barnes, Parliamentary Private Secretary to WSC] confidently appealing to the electors of Richmond and Barnes [Surrey] to vote for Harvie Watt on 5 Jul [1945] and commenting on his faithful service during the last four years [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Clement Attlee [Leader of the Labour Party] informing him that Ernest Bevin's "repeated charges of bad faith in regard to the circumstances of our unhappy separation force me to present to the public the actual facts of what took place" and stating that he is enclosing a communication which will be given to the newspapers at 3pm [not attached] [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Sir Ronald Cross [Conservative MP for Rossendale] commenting on the fine job he has done for the Empire in Australia and on the sacrifice made by his constituency of Rossendale [Lancashire], but expressing confidence that he will "carry the banner of the Conservative Party and the National Government to Victory on Polling Day" [carbon] [Front of CHAR 20/194B/127 repeats CHAR 20/194B/126 and has been crossed through, but there is an additional paragraph on the reverse].

Letter from WSC to Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown [later 1st Lord Ruffside, Speaker of the House of Commons, Conservative MP for Hexham] greatly regretting that he is to be confronted with a Labour opponent at the General Election [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Major General Robert Laycock [Chief of Combined Operations] endorsing him as Conservative candidate for the constituency of Bassetlaw [Nottinghamshire] [carbon].

Letter from WSC to Clement Attlee [Leader of the Labour Party] informing him of his intention to tender his resignation to the King [George VI] at seven this evening as a result of the electoral decision recorded today [carbon].

Letter from Ralph Assheton [later Lord Clitheroe, Chairman of the Conservative Party] (65 Kingston House, Prince's Gate, SW7 [London]) to WSC thanking him for his hospitality at Chequers and stating that an election manifesto will be needed as early as possible "owing to the great physical difficulty of printing our propoganda" [manuscript].

Note from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to the Duty Private Secretary that Ralph Assheton [later Lord Clitheroe, Chairman of the Conservative Party] has been put down for 10 am on WSC's list of engagements and will await a summons Initialled typescript annotated "came 10.30".

Memorandum from John Peck [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to A P Ryan (Duty Officer at the British Broadcasting Corporation) marked "private and personal" regarding the statement which he is releasing to the press at 8.45 pm this evening and expressing the hope that this will be included on the 9 pm news [probably relating to CHAR 20/195A/79] [carbon].

Text of WSC's statement of resignation following the 1945 General Election.

Note from Paul Beards [Prime Minister's Assistant Private Secretary] to WSC informing him that Sir Harry Brittain had telephoned this afternoon with his good wishes for the result of today's poll [typescript] Annotated by WSC in red "thank", with further annotation by Beards confirming that he had thanked Brittain on WSC's behalf.

Letter from WSC to Lady Violet Bonham Carter [earlier Violet Asquith and Violet, Lady Bonham Carter, later Lady Asquith of Yarnbury] stating that he feels "too strongly about the conduct of the Liberal Party at this Election to allow its discussion to smirch our correspondence" and so is not replying to her letter [typescript copy].

Note from Leslie Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC referring to letter from Alec Dunglass [Alexander Douglas Home, later Lord Home of the Hirsel] about his brother standing against WSC at Woodford [Essex]. [see CHAR 20/197A/50].

Letter from Alec Dunglass [Alexander Douglas Home, later Lord Home of the Hirsel] to WSC apologising for the antics of his "lunatic brother" who had decided to stand against WSC at Woodford [Essex] in the General Election. "My only comfort is that it will embarrass me far more than you.".

Typescript note from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC giving background information about the nephew of 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Major John d'Henin Hamilton [later 3rd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell], commenting on Major Hamilton's letter to his uncle, and stating that he is submitting a draft reply from WSC to 2nd Lord Hamilton [see CHAR 20/197B/169]. Initialled.

Letter from WSC to 2nd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell apologising for the delay in answering his letter of 28 Apr, with its enclosure from his nephew [John d'Henin Hamilton, later 3rd Lord Hamilton of Dalzell]. He notes that the nephew is standing as Conservative candidate in Motherwell and expresses hope that he will soon have the pleasure of meeting him in the House of Commons. Carbon.