National Service - Manifesto of 1 Nov 1938, 1938-10 - 1949-03
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on a manifesto in favour of National Registration and National Service, published in the national press. Correspondents replying to LSA's requests to sign the manifesto include: Admiral Sir William Goodenough; Sir Robert Webber [Chairman of the Federation of Southern Newspaper Owners]; Sir Charles Hyde, owner of the Birmingham Post; Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury; Antony Head; 1st Lord Southwood, Chairman and Managing Director of the Daily Herald Limited [earlier Julius Elias]; David Lloyd George; 4th Lord Salisbury [earlier Lord Cranborne] (2); 1st Lord Kemsley [Chairman of Kemsley Newspapers, Limited, earlier James Berry]; 1st Lord Greenwood, President of the British Iron and Steel Federation; Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Chatfield; Arthur Winnington Ingram, Bishop of London; 1st Lord Willingdon [earlier Freeman Freeman-Thomas]; 1st Lord Horder; 10th Lord Strabolgi [earlier Joseph Kenworthy]; [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon].
Also includes: print of the manifesto; extract from the National Review with an article by LSA on National Service.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-10 - 1949-03
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2003-10-29 08:46:19.810000+00:00
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Repository Details
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