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Scope and Contents Correspondence on and copies of speeches by Edward Heath [Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister], with correspondents including: Sir Gilbert Longden, Chairman, Conservative Group for Europe, on a statement by Heath about Britain's entry into Europe (2); Heath on avoiding racial violence and immigration controls, and his response to JEP's speech at Scarborough [Yorkshire] on immigration (1970) (2); Anthony Kershaw, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Heath, on official responses...

Scope and Contents Copies of speeches by Edward Heath [Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister], with correspondence, including: transcript of a television interview with Heath on the Conservative Election Forum (1970); extract from speech by Heath on Europe (1970); transcript of a television interview with Heath for Panorama on subjects including Ulster, unemployment and Europe (1971); text of speech by Heath to the Parliamentary Council of the European Movement (1971); text of speech by Heath at...

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Speech notes for WSC's speech (Presentation from both Houses of Parliament, Westminster Hall) on the unique honour bestowed on him, as a sign of underlying political unity and fairness, events during his and Clement Attlee's premierships, the gifts from Parliament, including the portrait of WSC by [Graham Sutherland], the importance of WSC's speeches during the war, including the phrase "I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar".

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Texts of speeches and articles by LSA on subjects including: post-war reconstruction; the Washington Loan Agreement; the future of Conservatism; British links with Europe; the economic and political future of India; post-war Europe and the Commonwealth; German attempts to break up Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia].

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: 5th Lord Salisbury [earlier Lord Cranborne] explaining that he would not have much say in choosing a new Cabinet but agreeing to pass on LSA's availability; 1st Lord Kemsley [Chairman of Kemsley Newspapers, earlier James Berry]; Alan Lennox-Boyd [later 1st Lord Boyd of Merton]; Geoffrey Hirst, on LSA's help in his campaign (2); Ian Fraser, asking if LSA would speak in his constituency; 1st Lord Woolton, Chairman of the Conservative Party [earlier Frederick Marquis];...

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's election address (Home Park Football Ground, Plymouth [Devon]) on subjects including: the nation's improvement in health being due to science, not socialism; the disunity of the Labour Party and unity of the Conservatives, particularly between WSC and Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon]; the harm done to relations with the United States by the Government; accusations that WSC and the Conservatives are war-mongers, and WSC's own hopes of helping to prevent a Third World...

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The papers cover all Wolff's positions in the Conservative Party: his work in the Research Department, 1965-70; then as Special Adviser to the Government, 1970-74 (the files from this period are the most numerous, containing Government papers); then Director-General of the Party. Particular sequences in the papers include the reports of the Opinion Research Centre, a large number of subject files and files relating to the 1970 General Election, particularly speeches.

Scope and Contents Papers relating to JEP's Unborn Children (Protection) Bill (1985), including: copy of the Unborn Children (Protection) Bill of 17th Duke of Norfolk [earlier Miles Fitzalan-Howard] (1989), with briefing notes, note of amendments, extracts from Hansard, letters from Norfolk (5) and [Jane] Ann Winterton; copy of Alistair Burt's Unborn Children (Protection) Bill (1986); copy of speech by JEP to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children on embryo research (July 1985); extracts from...

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Draft notes for WSC's statement on the coal dispute, the 8 Hours Bill, wages, the Labour Party's vote of censure against the Government, the miners' refusal to come to terms, and the results of the strike. Manuscript in the hands of WSC and ?Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC]. Several pages are written on official envelopes.

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Speech notes and texts of speeches and articles by LSA on the Empire, Imperial Preference and expansionist policy, including a speech to the Empire Industries Association on British trading policy.

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Texts, prints and speaking notes of speeches by LSA, given as President of the Association.

Scope and Contents Prints, press-cuttings and texts of speeches by LSA relating to the Empire, on subjects including: Empire settlement and development; ships, colonies and commerce; Imperial co-operation; the Empire market; how shipping built the Empire; economic development of the Empire; settlement and migration; inter-Imperial trade; a united Empire; the development of the railway in East Africa; Imperial interests as compared to Britain's place in Europe; trade and the Gold Standard; aspects of the...

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Texts of speeches by LSA on the Empire, particularly: the Empire partnership; the disadvantages to Britain of a pan-European idea; the future of the Empire, in policy and in contribution to world affairs; the Singapore naval base; trade and an Empire Trade Week.

Scope and Contents Includes: extracts from the British Empire Review, with texts of speeches by LSA; texts, prints and press cuttings of articles by LSA on the case and future for Imperial Preference, dominions policy and the future of the Empire; trade statistics for the Empire; issue of and extracts from Hansard, including speeches by LSA on tariff policy and Imperial Preference; prints of trade discussions and agreements with Australia, India, South Africa and Canada; Empire Industries Association trade...

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Includes: pamphlet by Sir [James] Percy FitzPatrick on the controversy over the South African flag; itineraries, including detailed itineraries for LSA's tours of New South Wales and Queensland [Australia]; programmes and menus; print of speeches given by LSA in South Africa.

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Annotated texts of LSA's Empire Tour speeches from Australia on subjects including Australian defence forces, co-operation within the Empire, the Imperial Conferences, immigration, Empire trade, the development of Australian industry, and Imperial Preference.

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of LSA's Empire Tour speeches from Canada on subjects including: nationhood, and rights and responsibilities for the Dominions; the development of the Empire; Imperial defence strategy, including cuts in the Army and possible future trouble with the Soviet Union and Afghanistan, the success of air power in Iraq and the case for a separate air strategy, the shifting of naval power from the North Sea, the establishment of the Singapore naval base and the break-down of naval...

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Annotated text of LSA's Empire Tour speech from Fiji on subjects including the colonial Empire and its development, and Imperial Preference for Fiji's sugar and fruit trade.

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of LSA's Empire Tour speeches from New Zealand on subjects including co-operation and unity within the Empire, the Imperial Conferences, immigration, trade and economic development, British achievements during and since the war, Imperial defence, comparisons between the Empire and the League of Nations, British foreign policy in Egypt, Iraq, Palestine and the Indian Ocean, the Empire Marketing Board, the economic situation in New Zealand, Imperial Preference, and...

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Annotated texts of LSA's Empire Tour speeches from South Africa and Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], on subjects including agriculture, Imperial Preference, Imperial unity, the ideas of Cecil Rhodes, South Africa's future in the Empire, and Britain's achievements during the war and in post-war domestic and colonial policy.

Also includes: note by LSA on the South African flag.

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Texts, prints and notes of speeches by LSA for the Unity of Empire Campaign at Bournemouth [Hampshire], Central Hall [London] and Exeter [Devon] and Llanelly [Carmarthenshire, Wales].

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Composed between 1656 and 1671, collected by an amanuensis.

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