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Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence A - Barlow-Wheeler., 1958 - Jan 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/518

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Konrad Adenauer; Benita, Lady Alanbrooke on the death of 1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Sir Alan Brooke]; Norman Pearson (4) and Martin Gilbert (2) on collections for the 80th birthday of Lord Alanbrooke; Cameron Cobbold; "Alex" [1st Lord Alexander of Tunis]; Daisy, Lady Allenby [earlier Daisy Nearne] on subjects including Prospect House; "Tommy", Charles Thompson [former Personal Assistant to WSC] and John Colville on their recollections of WSC visiting Prospect House; [1st] Lord Amory, High Commissioner in Canada on subjects including Canada's relationship with Great Britain (4); David Astor, Editor of the Observer on quarantine regulations; John [1st Lord] Astor, Proprietor of the Times; Johannes Schwarzenberg, Austrian Ambassador to Great Britain; Sir Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] on subjects including arrangements for meetings, his travels, his memoirs, appeasement and Neville Chamberlain, and his health (23); Wendy Edwards, Private Secretary to Eden (3); Sir Sadiq Mohammad, Ameer of Bahawalpur [Pakistan]; John Hugo, Ceremonial and Protocol Secretary at the Commonwealth Relations Office; Consuelo Balsan [earlier Consuelo Vanderbilt and Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough]; Sir Harold Nicolson; Hubert Barlow-Wheeler (2); "Reggie" [1st Lord] Dilhorne [earlier Reginald Manningham-Buller], Lord Chancellor, Alec Douglas-Home [later Lord Home of the Hirsel], Prime Minister, and Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton], Prime Minister on Barlow-Wheeler.Also includes copies of replies from WSC and CSC to the individuals mentioned above and notes and copies of correspondence from Anthony Montague Browne [Private Secretary to WSC].Other subjects covered by the file include WSC's travel arrangements and a meeting with Margot Fontayne.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958 - Jan 1965

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (220 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English

Cultural context

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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