Draft of a letter from Cox and Company to Captain Frederick Guest marked 'personal' enclosing a form of guarantee relating to a loan of 2,000 pounds which Frederick Guest intends to guarantee on WSC's behalf. Manuscript. Copy of letter at CHAR 28/143/80.

Note of a telephone message from Edward Marsh, Private Secretary to WSC, to [Reginald] Cox. Manuscript. Pencil.

Letter from WSC (Ministry of Munitions of War, Whitehall Place [London]) to W Bernau of Cox and Company enclosing his bank pass book and enquiring about interest rates on his loans and overdraft. Signed typescript. Annotated with a note by Edward Marsh, Private Secretary to WSC.

Copy of a letter from [Cox and Company] to WSC with information about the interest on his loans. Carbon. Typescript. Draft at CHAR 28/143/85.

Draft of a letter from [Cox and Company] to WSC with information about the interest on his loans. Manuscript. Copy at CHAR 28/143/84.

Form issued by the Stock Department of Cox and Company to WSC confirming the sale of shares for the sum of 384 pounds 6 shillings and 6 pence (minus stamp duty and commission).

Note to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] on the level of WSC's overdraft (2596 pounds and 2868 pounds). Manuscript.

Note to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that WSC's account is 2689l 18s 4d overdrawn. Manuscript.

Note to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that WSC's account is 2946 pounds overdrawn. Manuscript.

Letter from L Hirsch and Company (Warnford Court, Throgmorton Street, London) to WSC informing him that they have sent payment in respect of a dividend on shares to Cox and Company. Signed typescript.

Note [?from Private Office] to WSC informing him of Bernard Baruch's expected arrival in the United Kingdom tomorrow [29 Mar 1945], giving details of Mr Baruch's party, and asking about the arrangements at Chequers for entertaining Mr Baruch, Brendan Bracken [Minister of Information] and John Winant [United States Ambassador in London] [annotated typescript].

Note from WSC to his Private Office listing guests for a private dinner party at 10 Downing Street on 4 Apr [1945] [typescript, annotated with details of acceptances and refusals].

Press cutting entitled "The Great Sarah" reporting remarks made by CSC referring to those qualities of Sarah, 1st Duchess of Marlborough which she would try to avoid [sent to WSC by Lord Beaverbrook].

Letter from WSC (Chateau Bordaberry, Near Hendaye [France]) to Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken, Lord Privy Seal] advising him to read "La Verite sur L'Armistice" by Albert Kammerer "especially the part which deals with our visit to Tours" [carbon].

Text of telegram from CSC to Captain Oswald Birley (62 Wellington Road, NW8 [London[) stating that she has left instructions that WSC must sit for him while she is away: "I wish I was there to see him painted." [typescript copy].

Text of letter from Sir Ralph Verney [Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons] to John Colville [Private Secretary to WSC] asking whether the portrait of WSC by Oswald Birley for the House of Commons is likely to be started in the near future, as the Speaker is beginning to feel uncomfortable about hanging on to the sum donated [typescript copy].

Letter from Sir Ralph Verney [Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons] to John Colville [Private Secretary to WSC] asking whether the portrait of WSC by Oswald Birley for the House of Commons is likely to be started in the near future, as the Speaker is beginning to feel uncomfortable about hanging on to the sum donated [manuscript].

Letter from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Captain Oswald Birley explaining why it will be impossible for WSC to give sittings next week and expressing the hope that there will be an opportunity towards the end of the month [carbon].

Letter from Captain Oswald Birley (The Corner House, 62 Wellington Road, NW8 [London]) to John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] accepting that it must be difficult for WSC to look ahead for any clear time [for Birley to paint his portrait] and stating that he will rely on Colville to give him a few days notice so that he can get everything ready at 10 Downing Street; comments on the mystery of his letter to WSC via Victor Bruntisfield [manuscript].

Note from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC regarding the arrangements for WSC to sit for a portrait by Captain Oswald Birley and asking him to consider giving two sittings next week and one the week after [Initialled typescript].

Note from WSC to John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] [regarding the arrangements for WSC to sit for a portrait by Captain Oswald Birley]: "You know as well as anybody whether there is any life left in me." [typescript].

Letter from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Captain Oswald Birley regretting that there can be no immediate prospect of WSC giving him any sittings this week as his burdens are very heavy indeed [carbon].

Letter from John Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to Sir Ralph Verney [Private Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons] explaining why WSC does not currently have the time to sit for a portrait by Captain Oswald Birley [carbon].

Letter from Sir Ralph Verney [Private Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons] to John Coville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] stating that the Speaker fully realizes how terribly busy WSC must be and will hold the sum donated for the portrait by Captain Oswald Birley [signed typescript].

Letter from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to Anthony Brooke marked "private" thanking him for the book "Who Dies Fighting" which reached him in the Crimea [Yalta, Soviet Union] , and commenting that WSC has expressed an interest in reading it [carbon].