Russo-Japanese War; including papers on the Russian right of passage through the Dardanelles, a Russian attack on British fishing vessels in the North Sea, and the anchorage of Russian ships in British territorial waters. Mostly printed, but also including correspondence with A.J. Balfour, Aust...
South Africa, including papers on Chinese labour in South African mines, land settlement in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, and the constitutional union of the South African colonies. Mostly printed and typewritten.
Correspondence on House of Lords reform, including papers on the Parliament Bill, with a corrected draft of Lansdowne’s circular letter of 24 July 1911 recommending acceptance of the Bill. Correspondents include: H.H. Asquith; A.J. Balfour; Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer; St John Brodrick; Lo...
Land and Agriculture, including papers on the Acquisition of Land Bill (1919) and the Land Settlement (Facilities) Bill (1919). Mostly printed and typewritten, including Cabinet memoranda.
Navy, Shipping and the Air Service. Printed, chiefly Cabinet and War Committee memoranda, some with marginal notes by Lansdowne, including a paper by Admiral Sir John Fisher (First Sea Lord) on the position of the British fleet, January 1915, and papers by Winston Churchill on Admiralty matters.
Naval and military war pensions, including papers on the War Pensions Bill (1915) and the proposed Ministry of Pensions. Printed and typewritten, chiefly Cabinet memoranda and parliamentary papers.
Greece. Mostly printed, chiefly Cabinet and War Committee memoranda and copies of diplomatic despatches, with a note by Lansdowne on 10 Downing Street notepaper (possibly written during a Cabinet meeting) asking whether the Gallipoli campaign had ever been approved by the Government’s naval and ...