Commonwealth Immigrants Bill and the Race Relations Bill, 1968
Scope and Contents
Including "The British Nationality Act 1948", a Conservative Research Department memorandum by John McDonnell, 1 July 1968; a Hansard copy of the debate on the Second Reading of the Race Relations Bill, including Quintin Hogg's speech, partly responding to Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech, 23 April 1968; a letter from James Callaghan, about the resolution on immigration passed by South Oxfordshire Conservative and Unionist Association, giving details of the voucher scheme, 10 June 1968; a letter from George Thomson, about the repeal or amendment of the British Nationality Act 1948, 27 June 1968; a copy of Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech, reprinted by the Monday Club, May 1968; and a letter from Sir David Renton, 27 June 1968.
Dates
- Creation: 1968
Creator
- From the Fonds: Hogg, Quintin McGarel, 1907 - 2001 (Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, politician) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2010-03-01 16:32:22+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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