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Correspondence, 1976-10 - 1977-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/FEBR 6/23

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: Peter Cadogan, General Secretary of the South Place Ethical Society on the ending of their right to conduct weddings at Conway Hall [London]; Philip Noel-Baker [earlier Philip Baker] on an open letter to Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, urging the elimination of all nuclear weapons; Biplab Dasgupta, Convenor of the Committee for Civil Liberties in India, inviting AFB to a meeting on the post-election situation in India; Om Mehta, Indian Minister of State for Home, Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs, on attempts to secure the release of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar; Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth [earlier Barbara Ward]; John Grigg [earlier 2nd Lord Altrincham]; Michael Pownall, House of Lords Public Bill Office, on AFB's draft Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland and his amendments to the Criminal Law Bill (2); C Leona Chesson, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia; Felicia Langer on the possible ending of her licence to defend Israeli conscientious objectors and on the hunger strike in Eskalon [Ashkelon] prison; [Anthony] Tony Benn; Bernard Crick, Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College, University of London, on his biography of George Orwell [Eric Blair]; Frank Hooley, Labour Middle East Committee; Judith Hart on her concerns about the Communist infiltration of Liberation [earlier the Movement for Colonial Freedom]; Alfred Lomas, Political Secretary of the London Co-operative Society; Shirley Williams, Secretary of State for Education and Science; Ronald Hayward, General Secretary of the Labour Party; Carmel Budiardjo, Tapol British Campaign for the Release of Indonesian Political Prisoners, on an Amnesty International film on Indonesia, "More than a Million Years"; [Leonard] James Callaghan, Prime Minister; Sir [Ernest] John Barnes on his biography of his father, Ernest Barnes, former Bishop of Birmingham (2); Patricia Hewitt, General Secretary of the National Council for Civil Liberties, on a new report on civil liberties and a Bill of Rights, inviting AFB to attend a conference on a Bill of Rights, February 1977; [Emmanuel] McDonald Bailey on a radio play of his life story, particularly an incident when he was suspended by an athletics association for the use of his name in advertising; Christopher Child, National President of the Bakers' Union, on his pamphlet on the work of Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers Association; Swraj Paul, Chairman of the Indo-British Association.

Also includes: proposal to set up an All Party Committee on Racial Equality; note on BBC documentary on the future of Banaba, or Ocean Island [part of the Gilbert Islands, later Kiribati]; copy of the Bill of Rights (Northern Ireland) Act 1975, published by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.

Other subjects include: AFB's affection for [Arthur] A J Cook.

Dates

  • Creation: 1976-10 - 1977-03

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Conditions Governing Access

File 1 closed as it contains sensitive personal information on a potentially living individual.

Extent

3 file(s)

Other Finding Aids

Former reference: box F11 #167

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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