Correspondence, 1980-06 - 1980-08
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Eric James, Director of Christian Action, sending AFB a Christian Action magazine [not present] on disarmament; Bruce Page, Editor of the New Statesman, on an article by AFB on House of Lords reform [not present]; [Cyril] C L R James on his view that the Caribbean was poised for independence; Martin Stevens on AFB's visit to the Bhavan institute of Indian culture in his Fulham constituency [London]; Joyce Gould, Assistant National Agent, Labour Party; Lombe Chibesakunda, Zambian High Commissioner to Britain, thanking AFB for letting him know about the [World Disarmament Campaign, WDC]; Richard Clements, Editor of Tribune, on printing a petition [? for the WDC]; [Christopher] C J Sansom on interviewing AFB for his dissertation (2); 6th Lord Carrington [Foreign Secretary] on a Question raised by AFB on Britain's involvement in the United Nations World Food Council; 2nd Lord Trefgarne [Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office] on Britain's contribution to the International Emergency Food Reserve; Humphrey Atkins, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [later Lord Colnbrook] on the health of Dolours Price [member of the IRA, convicted for her part in the London car bombing campaign, 1973] and her recent suicide attempt (2); Gerard Vaughan, Minister for Health; Michael Randle, Lansbury House Trust Fund, on plans for a commission to investigate alternatives to Britain's defence policy; Don McGregor on his fears of nuclear war; Elsie Elliott [earlier Elsie Tu], member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong] on the case of the suicide of the homosexual policeman John MacLennan; Carmel Budiardjo, Tapol British Campaign for the Release of Indonesian Political Prisoners, on a letter to the Times calling for a change in British policy on East Timor; Peter Cadogan, secretary of the Bertrand Russell Memorial appeal, on raising the rest of the funds for the bust of Bertrand Russell [3rd Lord Russell]; Bruce Kent, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), thanking AFB for attending an event; William Deedes, Editor of the Daily Telegraph, sending AFB a special issue marking the Telegraph's 125th birthday [not present]; Joan Lestor.
Also includes paper from the Labour Party House of Lords Reform Committee on proposals for either abolishing the House, or replacing it with an elected body.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-06 - 1980-08
Creator
- From the Fonds: Brockway, Archibald Fenner, 1888 - 1988 (Baron Brockway of Eton and Slough, politician) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
2 file(s)
Other Finding Aids
Former reference: box F23 #144
Subject
- House of Lords (Organization)
Topical
Repository Details
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