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Copies from the diary of [William] Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada], Aug 1943.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with 1st Lord Byng, Governor General and with [William] Mackenzie King, Prime Minister and also Arthur Meighen [Prime Minister, July-September 1926] on subjects including: the publication of the correspondence concerning King's resignation; the Canadian Federal Election in 1926 and Byng's view of King's actions in forcing an election; the tasks for Byng's successor and choosing between Sir Samuel Hoare [later 1st Lord Templewood], 2nd Lord Cromer [earlier Lord Errington], 2nd...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with 1st Lord Willingdon [earlier Freeman Freeman-Thomas], Governor General and with [William] Mackenzie King, Prime Minister, on subjects including: the British General Election, 1929; immigration; the tour of Canada by Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister]; LSA's visit on his Empire Tour; whether the Canadian High Commissioner should attend informal weekly meetings with LSA at the Dominions Office. Other correspondents include: 1st Lord Birkenhead [Secretary of State for...

Scope and Contents Correspondence between LSA and [William] Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, on subjects including: the progress of the war, particularly the success of the Royal Air Force; the constitutional deadlock on India; the death of 11th Lord Lothian [British Ambassador to the United States, earlier Philip Kerr] and the difficulty of replacing him; Sir [Richard] Stafford Cripps's mission to the Indian Congress; the hunger strike by Mohandas Gandhi; replacing the Speaker's Chair destroyed by...