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Public and Political: General: Correspondence., 28 Jan 1939 - 30 Apr 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/358A-B
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Correspondents include: Charles Pears, President of the Society of Marine Artists (2); Katharine, Duchess of Atholl, on allegations of Nationalist atrocities in Spain; Group-Captain Lachlan Maclean (2); "Reggie" [Reginald Fellowes] (3); [James] Vincent Sheean; [Lionel] Archer Cust, Secretary, Royal Empire Society; 9th Lord de la Warr [President, Board of Education, earlier Lord Buckhurst]; Sir Horace Rumbold [former British Ambassador to Germany] on the Government's policy towards Hitler;...
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28 Jan 1939 - 30 Apr 1939
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: correspondence., Jan 1942 - Dec 1942
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/455A-B
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Correspondents include: Thomas Mitchell, Lord Provost of Aberdeen [Scotland], on WSC visiting Aberdeen and accepting its Freedom (4); Thomas Loveday, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol, on various University matters; Hugh, [7th] Lord Sefton [earlier Lord Molyneux] offering WSC membership of the Buck's Club; Sir Patrick Hannon sending confidence in WSC's leadership from the Constitutional Club and the Early Closing Association (2); Sir George Mitcheson offering WSC the presidency of...
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Jan 1942 - Dec 1942
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Public and Political: General: Patronage: correspondence, H-Q., Feb 1943 - Feb 1944
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/485
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Correspondents include: Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] congratulating WSC on his speech at Harvard, Cambridge [United States]; James Conant, President, (2) and Jerome Greene, Secretary to the Corporation, of Harvard University and Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] (2) on WSC receiving an honorary degree from Harvard; Victor Goodman [Chief ARP and Security Officer of the Palace of Westminster] and [Douglas] Clifton-Brown...
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Feb 1943 - Feb 1944
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Speeches: House of Commons and Non-House of Commons: Speech notes and source material., 11 Aug 1950 - 19 Sep 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/37A-D
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Speech notes, typescript and transcript of WSC's speech (11 August, Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg [France]) entitled "European Unity and a European Army" on subjects including: the need for a European Assembly to remain in close contact with European governments and parliaments; the gradual process of building up the European Parliament; guidance to be given to governments on issues such as the Schuman Plan [for the European Coal and Steel Community]; support for...
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11 Aug 1950 - 19 Sep 1950
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Speeches: Lists of speeches and speech notes., 1945 - 1954
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/1A-D
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Includes lists of the speeches made by WSC between 1945 and 1954 with details of the place of delivery, subjects covered and numbers of words. Speech notes for WSC's speech (20 October 1945, Woodford [Essex]) on receiving the freedom of the Borough of Wanstead and Woodford on subjects including: his long association with Essex and his disappointment at not being re-elected. Allso includes an invitation card for the event [see also GBR/0014/CSCT 3/54]. Hansard report and speech notes for...
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1945 - 1954
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Speeches: speech notes., 07 Nov 1945 - 28 Nov 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/2A-D
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (7 November, House of Commons) entitled "The Anglo American Alliance" on the impending visit by the Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, to the United States and on subjects including foreign policy and the Soviet Union, the production of nuclear weapons and the disclosure of information about atomic weapons. Source material includes: a note from [?1st Lord Cherwell earlier Frederick Lindemann]; a letter from Sir John Anderson [later 1st Lord Waverley] and an extract...
Dates:
07 Nov 1945 - 28 Nov 1945
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Speeches: speech notes., 26 Jan 1949 - 26 Feb 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/23A-B
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Speech notes for WSC's speech (House of Commons) in the Palestine debate on the truce between the Jews and the Egyptians; the failure of the reconnaissance mission by the RAF; criticism of the Labour government's foreign policy and the actions of the Foreign Secretary [Ernest Bevin]; and the need to oppose communism. Published: Complete Speeches VII, pp 7773-83.Speech notes for WSC's speech (3 February 1949, House of Commons) in the debate on the official conduct of Ministers and Public...
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26 Jan 1949 - 26 Feb 1949
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