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General correspondence, 1982-05 - 1982-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 2/1/112

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Correspondents (many commenting on the Falklands War) include: Sir Antony Acland, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Jonathan Aitken, Conservative Philosophy Group (2); Humphrey Atkins [later Lord Colnbrook] on his resignation from the Government [over the Falklands War]; John Baker, Central Electricity Generating Board, on the case for building a nuclear power station at Sizewell [Suffolk]; Keith Best, commenting on JA's speech on the Falklands War and the chances of a negotiated settlement with Argentina; Sir Frederic Bennett [Vice President, Council of Europe and Western European Union Assembly], writing to Francis Pym, Foreign Secretary, on the dangers of trying to reach a negotiated settlement with Argentina over the Falklands; 4th Lord Bethell; Lord Boothby; Sir Bernard Braine on a motion urging support for Somalia; John Browne on a Le Cercle meeting; Sir Paul Bryan, Chairman of the Unionist Club (2); 9th Duke of Buccleuch [earlier Lord Dalkeith] congratulating JA on his speech on the Falklands and enclosing a note suggesting a multinational NATO base on the Falkland Islands; John Carlisle, Conservative Foreign Affairs Committee Africa sub-committee (2); Miguel Schweitzer, Chilean Ambassador to Britain, on the outcome of the Falklands War (2); William Waldegrave, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science, on university pensions; Charles Douglas-Home, Editor of the Times; George Gardiner; [Andrew] David Gilroy Bevan, Secretary of the Tourism Committee; Sir Philip Goodhart; Ian Gow, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (5); Sir Joshua Rowley; Archibald Hamilton, Assistant Government Whip; Stephen Haseler, Chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance, congratulating JA on his speech on the Falklands War; Stephen Hastings; Sir Tom Hickinbotham; Sir Rex Hunt [Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Falkland Islands] on his confidence in the islands' future; Michael Ivens, Director of Aims of Industry, on subjects including efforts to change the Law of the Sea Convention (3); Greville Janner, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (2); Peter Laing; Norman Lamont, Minister of State, Department of Industry; Daniel Macmillan; [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton]; David Howell, Secretary of State for Transport, on the increase in London transport fares; William McAlister, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts; [Richard] Anthony Nelson, enclosing a copy of his speech on international deployment, particularly relating to the RAF and NATO; David Nicholson; John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, on JA's suggestion of using the Simonstown dockyard in South Africa for naval repairs during the Falklands War; Cranley Onslow, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Cecil Parkinson, Chairman of the Conservative Party (2); Michael Pattison, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (3); James Pawsey on supporting the National Council for Civil Defence; Robert Peliza on the future of the Gibraltar dockyard and JA's speech on the Falklands War (2); Malcolm Rifkind, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on aid to Poland; Christopher Prout [later Lord Kingsland]; Francis Pym, Foreign Secretary, on Spain's accession to the European Community and NATO, and the results for the frontier between Spain and Gibraltar (2); Lord Renton, President of the National Council for Civil Defence; Sir Anthony Royle [later Lord Fanshawe of Richmond] on subjects including relations with Brunei (2); 12th Lord Scarbrough [earlier Lord Lumley]; Lord Shawcross; Air Chief Marshal Sir [Alexander] Alasdair Steedman, Controller, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund; Sir John Stewart-Clark, on JA's views on the development of the Falkland Islands; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, on JA's views on the security and development of the southern hemisphere, including the Falklands, the return to the islands of the Governor [Sir Rex Hunt], securing an agreement on Argentinian withdrawal and JA's discussions with the political leaders of Gibraltar (4); Wilfred Thesiger; Sir John Townley; General Sir Walter Walker, enclosing correspondence with Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, on his visits to Pakistan; Kenneth Warren; Sir [Roland] Roy Welensky on his concerns about relations with the European Community; Sir Alexander Williams on the Falklands from the view of colonial history; Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore; George Young, West East Research Operations Group, on his group's report on the role of special operations within NATO.

Also includes: statement on the Falklands dictated to JA by Harold Macmillan and [?] sent to Ian Gow (but not used).

Dates

  • Creation: 1982-05 - 1982-06

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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

4 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Box 66

Finding aid date

2013-06-07 16:53:47.840000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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