Egypt
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 289 Collections and/or Records:
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Suez Canal, 1953-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/75
Scope and Contents
Press cuttings of an article by JA on keeping British forces in Suez, and a memorandum on the Canal Zone [Egypt], particularly the security of the Canal, the maintenance of the Canal base and the location of Britain’s strategic reserve in the Middle East.
Dates:
1953-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal, 1953-11 - 1954-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/77
Scope and Contents
Press cuttings, notes, issues of Hansard and correspondence with individuals including 1st Lord Vansittart and 2nd Lord Rennell on the Suez debate in the House of Lords and House of Commons and the agreement between Britain and Egypt on the future of the Canal Zone.
Dates:
1953-11 - 1954-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal, 1956 - 1957-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/81
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence on the Suez Crisis, with correspondents including: John Biggs-Davison; Juliet, Lady Rhys-Williams, Secretary of the United Europe Movement (2); Sir Ian Horobin; Charles Waterhouse; Sir [Edward] Louis Spears; 1st Lord Killearn [earlier Miles Lampson]; 2nd Lord Barnby; William Rees-Davies.
Also includes: draft speech notes and draft letter to the Times by JA; notes on Communism in Egypt; published papers from the Suez Canal Company; papers on Egyptian...
Dates:
1956 - 1957-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal: circulated extracts and correspondence, 1954-01 - 1954-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/76
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 1st Lord Vansittart, on JA’s article on Suez for Time and Tide, Communism in Egypt and concerns about the attitude of the British Ambassador to Egypt [Sir Ralph Stevenson] (4); 1st Lord Hankey, on the Time and Tide article, supporting the Suez group in the House of Lords and his surprise at the Government’s attitude (4); Ralph Assheton [later 1st Lord Clitheroe] (3); 1st Lord Killearn [earlier Miles Lampson] (3); 2nd Lord Rennell (3); Sir Guy Lloyd (5); Lord...
Dates:
1954-01 - 1954-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal: correspondence, 1954-06 - 1954-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/78
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the defeat of the Suez group in the House of Commons Egyptian debate, with individuals including: Patrick Domvile (4); Patrick Maitland [later 17th Lord Lauderdale] (2); 1st Lord Killearn [earlier Miles Lampson]; Charles Waterhouse; 1st Lord Vansittart; Jacques Bardoux (2); Viscountess Rhondda, Editor of Time and Tide; 1st Lord Hankey; [Luke] William Teeling; Sir Guy Lloyd; F A Voigt.
Dates:
1954-06 - 1954-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal: Domvile and Khairy correspondence, 1951-12 - 1954-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/70
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the former Intelligence officer Patrick Domvile and his friend Semira Khairy, on the situation in Egypt and the Arab world in general, including a proposed military coup by Egyptian Army and Air Force officers. Other correspondents include Sir [Robert] Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon].
Dates:
1951-12 - 1954-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal: Hansard and Parliamentary prints, 1953-03 - 1954-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/80
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Papers from JA's early political career, on subjects including: his adoption as a Parliamentary candidate and general dealings with the Conservative Party; various overseas visits; the Empire Industries Association; the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); the Army League; the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association tour of Central Africa, Mauritius and Malta, August 1951; the Suez Group; colonial and Commonwealth affairs, particularly relating to Africa.
Dates:
1953-03 - 1954-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal: miscellaneous, 1953-05 - 1954-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/74
Scope and Contents
Includes: notes of forthcoming meetings of the Suez Canal Emergency Committee from Charles Waterhouse; cuttings of letters to the Times from the Suez group; notes by JA for a letter to [Robert] Anthony Eden [Foreign Secretary, later 1st Lord Avon]; note from Patrick Buchan-Hepburn [Chief Whip, later 1st Lord Hailes] on the Egyptian debate; script by JA for a BBC broadcast on Suez, with an example of a previous script by Patrick Gordon Walker on Arab unity; issues of Hansard; memorandum from...
Dates:
1953-05 - 1954-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal stand: correspondence (1), 1950-03 - 1953-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/71
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the stand taken by the Suez Canal Emergency Committee in Parliament over the withdrawal of British troops from the Canal Zone, with correspondents including: Leo Amery (5); Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, Acting Managing Editor of the Daily Telegraph; 1st Lord Hore-Belisha on changing tactics and finding an alternative to the Canal (2); 1st Lord Killearn [earlier Miles Lampson] (8); Edward Martell, Editor of the Recorder; 1st Lord Hankey on subjects including the threat from the United...
Dates:
1950-03 - 1953-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Suez Canal stand: correspondence (2), 1953-11 - 1954-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/2/72
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the stand taken by the Suez Canal Emergency Committee in Parliament over the withdrawal of British troops from the Canal Zone, with correspondents including: Victor Weisz ["Vicky"], News Chronicle cartoonist; David Low, Manchester Guardian cartoonist (2); Cevat Acikalin [former Turkish Ambassador to Britain]; Donald Anderson; Jacques Bardoux; 2nd Lord Barnby; Arthur Bateman; 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier William Max Aitken]; Leslie Hore-Belisha; Sir Iltyd Clayton;...
Dates:
1953-11 - 1954-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
Fonds
The Papers of Air Vice Marshal Sir Victor Hubert Tait
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/TAIT
Scope and Contents
Material relating to Tait's service career, mainly to his time in Egypt.
Dates:
1917 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Saga of Suez, 1953-03 - 1954-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/1/11
Scope and Contents
Notes and correspondence on the Suez Crisis [Egypt] with correspondents including: Charles Waterhouse (3); Leo Amery, on setting up the Suez Canal Committee (3); Julian Amery, passing on letters from contacts in Egypt (9); Ralph Assheton [later 1st Lord Clitheroe].
Also includes: copy of letter from the Suez Canal Committee to Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, on the importance of retaining British forces in the Canal Zone; draft press releases on the concerns of the committee;...
Dates:
1953-03 - 1954-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Transcript of interview: Basil Eastwood, 2005
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 107
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2005
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: David Gladstone, 2015
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 145
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2015
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Lord Greenhill of Harrow, 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 3
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Richard Fyjis-Walker, 2013 - 2019
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 189
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2013 - 2019
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Ronald Bailey, 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 12
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Alan Campbell, 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Anthony Parsons, 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 10
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
1996
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir (Arthur) John Coles, 2000
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 46
Scope and Contents
Also includes a copy of a pamphlet written by Coles for the New Europe group, on British influence and the euro.
Dates:
2000
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Derek Plumbly, 2018
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 176
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2018
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Donald Hawley, 2007
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 109
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2007
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir John Gray, 2001
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 76
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2001
Conditions Governing Access:
Please note that the full version of this interview is closed, and will be reviewed by the FCO in 2024. An edited version is open to readers.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Peter Ramsbotham, 2001
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 44
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2001
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
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Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Parsons, 2005
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 101
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.
Dates:
2005
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.