Papers relating to Gilchrist's diplomatic posting in Reykjavik, Iceland, 1956 - 1959
Scope and Contents
12/A Papers relating to the "Cod War": white papers, press cuttings, public statements, Iceland' s official statement - UN and Council of Europe Submissions. 1950s & 1970s. 12/B Official reports and Ambassador's telegrams. Includes full compilation of all F.O. Telegrams and Dispatches made by Sir Andrew for his successor. 1959. 12/C Correspondence: (i) contemporaneous personal - includes article about Burns and the Canadian Boat song and also account of fishing in Iceland, 1950s; (ii) from after the posting but with Icelanders and about matters Icelandic, dates mainly from the 1960s & 70s. 12/D Book and section from AG's autobiography concerning Bjarni Benediktsson. 12/E Papers on sport in Iceland. 12/F Papers re the book/autobiography Cod Wars and how to loose them. Includes the official F.O. clearance and translations of Icelandic reviews. 12/G Poems. 12/H Cartoon - on AG playing Chopin while the Embassy was stoned.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 1959
Creator
- From the Fonds: Gilchrist, Andrew Graham, Sir, 1910 - 1993 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is mostly open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2004-11-01 12:21:44+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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