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Harmsworth (Cecil, first Baron

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on a variety of matters mostly relating to the war, including: "General Maurice's Statements", initialled CH; "Air Raids on London", initialled CH; "Air Ministry"; "Aircraft in the War"; "Aircraft and Bombardment Insurance"; "Air Raids and the Supply of Window Glass"; "The Penguins" [Women's Royal Air Force]; "Our Prisoners in Russia - Government Statement"; industrial unrest, mostly typescripts or duplicated typescripts, some initialled "CH" (1 signed Cecil Harmsworth), some folds and creasing, slightly browned, 3rd February 1910 - 14th May 1920; and a small quantity of other papers relating to the Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1918, v.s., v.d.(sm. qty)

***General Maurice's Statements. "(1)When it was being discussed in July 1916 what form the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia enquiries should take, Mr. Asquith strongly resisted the proposal for a Select Committee of the House of Commons. (3) The Government cannot and must not live a moment longer than necessary under General Maurice's imputations. The whole of its authority must be impaired pending the decision in this matter." Frederick Maurice (1871-1951), general. On 9th April 1918 Lloyd George told the House of Commons that despite the heavy losses of 1917, British military strength on the Western Front was greater in 1918 than it had been the year before. He also made statements about the contingents of soldiers serving in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Palestine. Both of these statements Maurice knew to be wrong and he wrote to the Sir Henry Wilson, Chief of the Imperial Defence Staff pointing out these errors, but received no reply. Maurice thereupon wrote to the newspapers with the correct figures which were published causing a sensation. Maurice was retired from the Army and was refused a court martial in which he could have explained his actions. Shipbuilders. "The Conference with the Shipbuilders representatives on Friday gave a strong impression that there is a remarkable lack of cohesion between them and the Controller of the Navy's Department. In view of the vital importance of the problem we venture to suggest the appointment of a small Committee to survey the position... . As the chief difficulty now lies with steel plate supplies Mr. Winston Churchill would probably be the most effective and influential chairman.".

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