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Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0132

Sender: Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of (1848 - 1930)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/08/1917
Letter from Arthur Balfour to de László regarding sittings for an intended portrait for Eton's Memorial Hall
Internment Material Folder 44, 163-0008

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950),Russell, Sir Charles, 1st Baronet (1863 - 1928)
14/06/1917
Item contains multiple documents: DLA163-0008(i) to DLA163-0008(iv). Includes a copy of the letter “fabricated by Scotland Yard” (typed) sent to the artist from Geneva, dated 14/06/1917 to implicate the artist as a spy (DLA163-0008(iii)) together with the artist’s defence to the accusations (handwritten draft)
Internment Material Folder 46, 165-0039

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Charles Russell & Co.
De László's draft statement dated 12 June 1919; Charles Russell & Co. coversheet dated 14 June 1919
Letter of 14 June 1917 produced by the Treasury and de László's comments thereon.
Letter from Austen Chamberlain to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0008

Sender: Chamberlain, Sir Joseph Austen (1863 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
28/11/1917
Austen Chamberlain and Lord Selborne did what they could whilst giving evidence before Justice Sankey's Committee; they will neither approach Sir George Cave privately, which could be injurious to the artist's case, nor make any public statement. Chamberlain agrees with Lucy's intention to put further evidence before the Home Secretary; he advises her to obtain a good lawyer
Letter from James W. Lowther to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0019

Sender: Ullswater, James William Lowther, 1st Viscount (1855 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
13/12/1917
James Lowther hopes that when the Committee reconsiders de László's case, they will advise the Home Secretary to grant his release; given de László's correspondence with those in Hungary, Lowther believes the Home Secretary will, in the meantime, treat him as Hungarian and uphold his internment
Letter from F. E. Robeson to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0024

Sender: Robeson, Frederick Eden

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
12/11/1917
F. E. Robeson is removing from his list of names two of the de László boys, who were entered for his House at Eton some years earlier; "their position here would be a difficult one", he writes
Letter from Lord Selborne to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0034

Sender: Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
26/10/1917
Lord Selborne sympathises with Lucy and de László over the disappointing result of the enquiry; he hopes the case will be reviewed in December (envelope presumably did not contain the letter as the dates do not align)
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0042

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
27/11/1917
Since de László did not correspond with his brother in French, Lord Sheffield advises Lucy to protest the authorship of the letter
Partial letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0043

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
17/10/1917
Lord Sheffield understands the charges against de László to be (1) hostile associations with Austria-Hungary through the Dutch legation, and (2) aiding an escaped prisoner; Sheffield has spoken to Justice Sankey about the allegations; Sheffield describes the committee's refusal to free de László as "high-handed"
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0044

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
09/10/1917
Lord Sheffield will be at Westminster Hall on Thursday; he hopes de László will be released soon
Letter from John Pedder (Home Office) to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0055

Sender: Pedder, Sir John (1869 - 1956)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
14/11/1917
The Secretary of State declines to grant Lucy an interview with regard to de László's case.
Letter from Justice Sankey's secretary to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0056

Sender: Sankey, John Sankey, 1st Viscount (1866 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
17/12/1917
Explanation that de László's case is now in the Home Secretary's hands.
Letter from Francis Czeizner to de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0062

Sender: Czeizner [or Czeisner], Francis [Ferencz]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
13/07/1917
Letter from Francis Czeizner to de László sent whilst a POW at Knockaloe. He thanks de László for helping him as he will soon go to Wakefield; he is anxious to see his friend Jenő de Weress there.
Letter from Francis Czeizner to de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0064

Sender: Czeizner [or Czeisner], Francis [Ferencz]

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/07/1917
Letter from Francis Czeizner to de László sent whilst a POW at Knockaloe. He thanks the artist for his help; hopes to be transferred to Lofthouse Park, Wafefield soon.
Letter from [W.?]B. Davis to de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0065

Sender: Indecipherable

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/05/1917
Davis thanks de László for his letter; he will visit the artist when possible.
Letter from Lord Denbigh to de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0066

Sender: Denbigh, Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of (1859 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/05/1917
Lord Denbigh is anxious to have his daughter's portrait painted by de László [1946]; he lists the medals she received during World War One.
Letter from Jenő 'Eugene' de Weress to de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0078

Sender: Weress, Jenő 'Eugene' de (1892 - 1971)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/06/1917
Letter from Weress to de László sent whilst a POW. Weress has just received a letter from Constance. Writes about life at the POW Camp at Lofthouse Park, Wakefield, describing it as the "El Dorado of music".
Letter from Lord Devonport to J.C. St. Quintin, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0081

Sender: Devonport, Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount (1856 - 1934)

Recipient: St. Quintin, Jeffrey Charles
07/10/1917
Devonport is unable to attend de László's appeal. He affirms the artist's loyalty to England and believes he has suffered enough for the unpremeditated "indiscretions" he committed.
Internment Material Folder 53, 167-0007

18/10/1917
Parliamentary Debates. House of Commons. Thursday, 18 October 1917. Vol. 98, No. 124. Official Report.
Internment Material Folder 53, 167-0008

18/10/1917
Parliamentary Debates. House of Commons. Thursday, 25 October 1917. Vol. 98, No. 129. Official Report. DLA167-0009 contains the same report.