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Various films and news items on Imire Rhino and Wildlife Conservancy, Zimbabwe, including MS.

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Includes a letter from Meredith to CS on work still to do on the Rhodesia section.

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Also includes [?] a programme "Last Europeans".

Scope and Contents An album of photographs taken by Leonard Shaftesbury Palmer, most dated May-July 1912 but collectively covering 1909-13, documenting settler life in Rhodesia, including historical sites (Rhodes' grave, World's View, Matopos; Shangani Memorial, Matopos), scenes in Bulawayo, Marendellas [Marondera], Shangani River, Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River, the Great Zimbabwe complex, some photographs of the northern Transvaal [areas now in Gauteng or Limpopo Provinces] including Pietersburg...

Scope and Contents Including memories of the British Ambassador, Christopher Soames; his wife, Mary Soames; negotiations between Edward Heath and Georges Pompidou prior to the United Kingdom's entry into the European Community on 1 January 1973; and a state visit to Paris by Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and the Prince of Wales to celebrate the successful conclusion of those negotiations and the signing of the accession treaty, 15-19 May 1972. Also with notes on Christopher Soames as last British...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Bettie Harvie Anderson; Sir Frederic Bennett; Adam Butler; Edward du Cann, enclosing photograph of the Officers and Executive of the 1922 Committee, 5 April 1979; Lord (Robert) Carr of Hadley; 6th Lord (Peter) Carrington, with copy of Carrington's speech notes for MT on foreign affairs; Lord Chelwood; John Cope, with note on aerospace denationalisation; Michael Colvin; Patrick Cormack, "David"?; John Biggs-Davison; Geoffrey Finsberg, enclosing, "A...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Sir William Allardyce, Governor of Newfoundland [Canada], Sir John Chancellor, Governor of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe] and Timothy Healy, Governor General of the Irish Free State [later Ireland] on subjects including: the development of Newfoundland, including difficulties with Labrador, the fishing industry, mining and paper manufacture; changes in status of Governors General following the Imperial Conference of 1926; tax on Newfoundland fish; the death of Sir...

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The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

Scope and Contents Drafts and copies of articles and interviews by CS, including: interview for the Observer on Zimbabwe, 1980, including correspondence with [David] Kenneth Harris, Director of the Observer; article and interview for les Echoes on the crisis in the European Community and Britain's attitude (in French),1983 and 1981; interview with le Figaro on British attitudes to Europe (in French), 1984; article for the Daily Telegraph on Zimbabwe today, 1986; article for the Times on Britain's second...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya, General Akuffo of Kenya, Eldon Griffiths MP and Christopher Tugendhat and copy of MT's handwritten letter to Rob Shepherd (Conservative Research Department) for his briefing note on Angola, 19 January 1976 Also includes briefing material concerning Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Also includes a paper for Leader's Steering Committee and Leader's...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

Scope and Contents Includes briefings from Conservative Research Department, including a note by Adam Ridley on, "The real take-home pay of the average industrial worker", 12 August 1977; by Michael Portillo on "Balance of payment figures July 1977", 15 August 1977; by Michael Jones, "Race relations", 18 August 1977; and by David Nicholson, 19 August 1977 Also includes note by Peter Blaker MP on his meeting with Rodney Elton (2nd Lord Elton of Headington) and Bishop [Abel]...

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Includes schedule and press cuttings relating to MT's African tour (27 March-1 April 1989, visiting Morocco, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Namibia)

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Part 1, 1987: includes briefings note for MT from George Guise (Prime Minister's Policy Unit) on South African elections, May 1987
Part 2, 1988: includes notes for MT from Guise on the South African Urban Foundation, March 1988, and detailed notes on his visit to South Africa, April 1988

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: During the Second World War, Earl was commissioned to prepare a series of pastel portraits of service men and women from what were then British dominions and colonies (described as 'Empire servicemen'), including Trinida, Newfoundland, Southern Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe] and Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka]. The portraits were exhibited at the Royal Empire (late Commonwealth) Society in December 1945 as 'Warriors of the Empire'. The collection also includes a series of portraits of North American...

Scope and Contents Includes: Christmas card from Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, 1979; group photograph of CS as Governor of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe] with MS, Sir [Arthur] Antony Duff, Deputy Governor, and their security team, 1979-80; press cuttings on Zimbabwean independence ceremonies; photographs of one of CS's racehorses; photograph of Rupert Soames as President of the Oxford Union; portrait photographs of CS as Lord President of the Council, 1980; textile programme from the Royal Fireworks in...

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Includes: colour photographs from Assembly Camp; group photographs, including CS, MS, Robert Mugabe [Prime Minister of Zimbabwe], 6th Lord Carrington [Foreign Secretary] and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; MS visiting the Shearly Cripps children's home; numerous colour snapshots.

Scope and Contents Includes: "Europe and the Wider World", pamphlet by CS for the Conservative Political Centre; "Three Views of Europe", Conservative Political Centre pamphlet with articles by CS on the work of the European Commission, by Peter Kirk [Leader of the Conservative Delegation to the European Parliament] on the work of the Parliament and by John Davies on Britain and the Community; "From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe", CS's Cyril Foster memorial lecture, University of Oxford, reprinted by the Royal...

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BBC 2 programme on Rhodesia’s transition to Zimbabwe, narrated by David Dimbleby.

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This is an edited version of a personal memoir which Jeremy Varcoe wrote for his family.

Scope and Contents Various papers on the independence negotiations between Britain and Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], including: printed documents on the negotiations between the British and Southern Rhodesian Governments; Monday Club pamphlets; issues of various newspapers; printed documents on the effect on pensions of sanctions against Rhodesia; arrangements for JA's visit to Rhodesia, Jan 1966; extracts from Hansard from debates on Rhodesia; chronology of events; Sir Alexander Douglas-Home [earlier...

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General papers on Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], including: pamphlet by John Biggs-Davison for the British Commonwealth Union; pamphlet of collected articles by Dean Acheson on the Rhodesian question; extracts from Hansard; record of a meeting between JA and [Thomas] George Thomas, Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations [later 1st Lord Tonypandy] on JA's forthcoming visit to Rhodesia [Mar 1967] and the Government's policy on Rhodesia; chronology of events, 1971-72.

Scope and Contents General papers and correspondence on Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], including: minutes of meetings of the Watching Committee; printed papers from the Rhodesian Government on relations with Britain and a proposed new constitution; reports of talks with the Rhodesian Government, 1968-69; note from a talk with George Thomson [Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs]; letters from [Robert] Michael Stewart, Foreign Secretary, and Maurice Foley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign...

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Cuttings on CS's appointment as Lord President of the Council, then Governor of Southern Rhodesia.

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Cuttings on the beginning of CS's term as Governor of Southern Rhodesia and the agreement of a ceasefire.