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European Movement: Empire and European correspondence, 1949-11 - 1951-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/3/5

Scope and Contents

Correspondence on economic co-operation between the Commonwealth and Europe, particularly an invitation for Commonwealth observers to attend the Council of Europe, with correspondents including: Edward Beddington-Behrens, Vice-President of the European League for Economic Co-operation, and R A Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer on representation of the Dominions on the Court of the Bank of England; J M Macdonnell on subjects including economic co-operation in the Commonwealth, particularly Canada (3); Henry Gluckman on subjects including South Africa and the Council of Europe (2); Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand, on the invitation for an official observer to attend the Assembly of the Council of Europe (2); [Frank] Keith Officer, Australian Ambassador to France, on the need for closer association with the Council of Europe (3); Peter Heydon [Australian Counsellor at the Hague] (2); Sir Girja Bajpai, Secretary-General of Ministry of External Affairs, India; Sir Hubert Henderson [Professor of Political Economy, University of Oxford] on the difficulties in setting long-term trade tariffs; Harry Oppenheimer on the lack of interest in South Africa about the Council of Europe; John Biggs-Davison, Conservative Research Department, on trying to bring a Pakistani observer to the Council of Europe (2); Sir Dougal Malcolm; Sir Keith Murdoch, Managing Director of the Melbourne Herald, writing to Sir Dougal Malcolm, on Australian views of the Council of Europe; L Dana Wilgress, Canadian High Commissioner in Britain (2); William Jordan, New Zealand High Commissioner in Britain; Duncan Sandys (2).

Dates

  • Creation: 1949-11 - 1951-11

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Box 504

Finding aid date

2011-02-22 13:56:15.383000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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