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Citizen Service League and Army League: memoranda and articles, 1937-03 - 1955-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/7/82

Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence, including: minutes of the Army League council and committee meetings; correspondence between LSA (as Chairman of the Army League), J E Coventon, Secretary and 1st Lord Iliffe [President]; notes on the Army League official memorandum; questions and reflections on defence planning, by Basil Liddell-Hart; notes by LSA on future warfare; outline of the Citizen Service League's proposals for universal training; print of an address by LSA, as Chairman of the Citizen Service League; Army League manifesto, with press release; memorandum by Edward Beddington-Behrens on the aims of the Army League; memorandum on the future of the Army League; prints and texts of articles by LSA on National Service; notes by LSA on army reform.

Other correspondents include: Leslie Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War; Basil Liddell-Hart; Edward Beddington-Behrens; Herbert Williams.

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-03 - 1955-09

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

2 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Box 244

Finding aid date

2004-03-25 14:57:01.217000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
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