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Official: War Cabinet: Prime Minister's Directives., 24 Nov 1942 - 28 Dec 1943
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/11
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Printed directives by the Prime Minister, WSC, on subjects including: a forecast of the arrival of American forces in Britain; enemy strength in Tunisia, including notes by General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to WSC]; over- optimism on post-war conditions; Sir William Beveridge's report on social security; demands on shipping by overseas cereal requirements; the ringing of church bells; telegrams between WSC and Stalin on Soviet-Polish relations; Jewish immigration into Palestine,...
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24 Nov 1942 - 28 Dec 1943
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Official: War Cabinet: Prime Minister's Directives., 28 Nov 1943 - 30 Dec 1944
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/13
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Printed directives by the Prime Minister, WSC, on subjects including: records of conversations at the Anglo-American- Russian conference in Teheran [Persia, later Iran] between delegates including WSC, Stalin, President Franklin Roosevelt, Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon], Foreign Secretary, Vyacheslav Molotov [Soviet Foreign Minister] and Harry Hopkins [Special Adviser and Assistant to President Roosevelt], on Turkey, using Italian ships, Poland, Finland and a date for "Overlord"...
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28 Nov 1943 - 30 Dec 1944
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Speeches: House of Commons and Non-House of Commons: Speech notes and source material., 26 Feb 1949 - 29 Dec 1950
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/38A-C
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Danish proofs for WSC's speeches (9 - 11 October, Copenhagen [Denmark]). Also includes letter from Paul Monrad, publisher of the speeches in Denmark.Speech notes for WSC's speech (10 October, Copenhagen University) entitled "Honorary Degree Conferment" (of WSC's honorary doctorate of philosophy) on Britain's debt to the ancient Danes, WSC's own perseverance after the academic failures of his youth, the privilege of university education, the balance between sciences and arts, the advantages...
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26 Feb 1949 - 29 Dec 1950
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Speeches: speech notes., 03 May 1946 - 31 May 1946
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/5A-B
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Newscutting reporting WSC's speech (3 May, Dorchester Hotel, London) at the Jubilee dinner celebrating 50 years of the Daily Mail, and reporting speeches delivered by 2nd Lord Rothermere [earlier Esmond Harmsworth] Chairman of the Daily Mail, 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken], 1st Lord Tedder and G Ward Price.Speech notes for WSC's speech of thanks (7 May) on receiving the freedom of Westminster entitled "The British Commonwealth" including: his standing for election in Westminster...
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03 May 1946 - 31 May 1946
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Speeches: speech notes., 31 Mar 1947 - 17 May 1947
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/12A-E
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (18 April, Albert Hall, London) to a meeting of the Primrose League entitled "Empire and Freedom" including: the diminishing British empire; Lord Randolph Churchill's role in founding the Primrose League; criticism of the spending of a loan from the United States; party politics and support for the United Nations. Also includes press cuttings about the speech and notes from Elizabeth Gilliatt [Secretary to WSC]. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp...
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31 Mar 1947 - 17 May 1947
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(Untitled), 05 Jan 1943
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/95B/157-158
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Paper on post war policy [sent with CHAR 20/95B/156] marked "A" stating: that our objective should be to preserve the integrity of the British Empire and to obtain the highest possible standard of living for its people; that to achieve this there must be security and freedom from a fear of aggression and an expansive world economy; that security could only be assured through international co-operation which would be best served by an international authority supported by an adequate force and...
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05 Jan 1943
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"What the Conservatives will do: a shortened version of the Conservative and Unionist Party's policy: General Election, 1951", 1951
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/123/3
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Pamphlet detailing Conservative election policy under a number of headings: "Pillars of Peace" on measures to support the British empire and Commonwealth (including an Empire economic conference, imperial preference), the unity of the English speaking peoples, the United Nations and hopes that Soviet Russia will join it, and support for the rearmament programme; "Increase national output"; "Halt to nationalisation" including industrial measures, and the repeal of the Iron and Steel Act,...
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1951
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