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Briefing for meeting with Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

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"The autobiography of Kingsley Fairbridge", with a preface by LSA.

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Correspondence and papers from Lloyd's interests in East and South Africa.

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Correspondence and papers about Lloyd's personal business interests and those of the government.

Scope and Contents Includes: printed papers on defence estimates; notes for the defence debate and service estimates debate; report of the Plowden committee of inquiry into the aircraft industry, with rough notes by JA and first reactions from the Society of British Aerospace Companies Limited; letter from Sir Alexander Douglas-Home [earlier 14th Lord Home, later Lord Home of the Hirsel] on negotiations with Ian Smith [Prime Minister of Rhodesia, later Zimbabwe] on education; letter from [Leonard] Robert Carr,...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Richard Nixon, thanking CS for his advice; Robin Renwick, British Ambassador to South Africa, on an article by [Harold] Julian Amery in 1988 on CS's influence as Sir Winston Churchill's Parliamentary Private Secretary and his record as Governor of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe]; Lord Chelwood [earlier Tufton Beamish] on Amery's article; Lord Luce, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on African affairs, recalling his...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: 6th Lord Carrington on a suggestion that CS might be [?] the next Secretary-General of NATO; Sir Clive Rose, British Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council; Sir Robert Armstrong, Secretary of Cabinet, on the tax position if CS went to NATO; Sir Lawrence Airey, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue; Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, on his impressions from his 1984 visit to Zimbabwe, and changes since 1980; William Deedes, Editor of...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Edward Grigg [Governor of Kenya, later 1st Lord Altrincham] on his visit home, settling a question of port handling in Kenya, and his health; Reginald Leigh [Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary] on LSA's invitation to join the Academie Diplomatique Internationale; 1st Lord Athlone [Governor-General of South Africa] on the good effect of LSA's visit to South Africa and reaching a compromise with [?] Senator Nicolas de Wet (2); Sir Robert...

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Including Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Tanganyika (Tanzania), Kenya and South Africa.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly with representatives of the United Central Africa Association, including John Wallace (5) and [Ferdinand] Stephen Joelson (2) on LSA's help in establishing an organization to support Britain's colonial interests and LSA's acting chairmanship of the United Central Africa Association. Other correspondents include: 1st Lord Trenchard; 6th Lord Winterton [earlier Lord Turnour]; Roy Welensky [Roland Welensky]. Also includes: foreword by LSA to a United...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the Survey of Southern Rhodesia divided into seven sections:'British South Africa Company. London', 1900-1903: correspondence with the B.S.A.C. on the initiation of the survey and a report on progress dated 5 April 1900.'British South Africa Company. Cape Town', 1900-1906.'Surveyor General (Dept. of Lands) Salisbury', 1899-1906.'Mr Simms and Assistants', 1900-1902.'Surveyors - generally', 1902.'Tradesmen &...

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Correspondence with John Hutchinson, Professor of Industrial Relations, University of California at Los Angeles, on sanctions against Zimbabwe Rhodesia [consists mainly of copies of letters from Hutchinson to various politicians].

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with: Kenneth Baker MP (consist of letter from Baker to MT on "The bureaucratic overload", April 1979); Lord (Anthony) Barber (consists of his letter to MT, forwarding his correspondence with Patrick Wall MP relating to Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], March 1979); Joel Barnett MP (consists of his correspondence with Adam Butler MP, MT’s Parliamentary Private Secretary, February-March 1979, and a copy of a speech by Barnett on "Inflation and monetary policy", January 1979);...

Scope and Contents Includes MT's correspondence with Peter Blaker MP (enclosing a record of his meeting with Alan Reich, Assistant First Secretary US Department of Commerce, 28 July 1977), Winston Churchill MP (attaching a copy of his paper, "Britain's nuclear deterrence", circa June 1977) and Patrick Cosgrave (Special Adviser to MT), attaching a copy of a paper on "U.S. overseas bases: problems of projecting U.S. military power abroad" by Thomas Moorer and Alvin Cottrell), ca....

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Subjects include: visiting the United States for the launch of "Clementine Churchill by Her Daughter", and reaction to the book; CS's appointment as Governor of Southern Rhodesia; the Lancaster House Agreement; CS's fears for the future of Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe]; sporadic violence; the elections; Robert Mugabe's victory.

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Mainly papers and correspondence on MS's engagements and her work with children's charities.

Scope and Contents Correspondents on arrangements and invitations for LSA's tour include: R Laing, Manager of the Passenger Department, the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited (4); representatives of the Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, on travel and accommodation (6); 1st Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia [earlier John Baird] (3); the Governor of New South Wales [Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair]; [Arthur] Cosmo Parkinson [Assistant Secretary, Colonial Office]; 14th Lord Lovat...

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Letters received by JA from the general public, mainly during the Lancaster House Conference and following JA's speech on Rhodesia at the Conservative Party Conference, Blackpool [Lancashire], Oct 1979.

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Letters received by JA from the general public on Rhodesia, mainly commenting on a speech by JA in Parliament following the Rhodesian elections, Mar 1980.

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Papers on the negotiations for a political settlement, including: briefings from the Rhodesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; newsletters from the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU); minutes of the settlement talks; minutes of meetings between the Transitional Government and the Anglo-American delegation; printed documents on the negotiations; report by Michael Latham on his visit to Rhodesia.

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Letters to JA from the general public commenting on his criticism of the policy of Margaret Thatcher [Prime Minister] on Rhodesia.

Scope and Contents Papers on the negotiations for a political settlement, including: statements by Francis Pym, Foreign and Commonwealth affairs spokesman; briefings from the Rhodesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; copy of the draft constitution; report by Cledwyn Hughes on his mission to Southern Africa; extracts from the American Congressional Record; minutes of the Watching Committee on the Rhodesia debate in the House of Commons (Apr and Nov 1978); copies of correspondence between 6th Lord Salisbury...

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Papers on the negotiations for a political settlement, including: copies of laws passed relating to Rhodesia; chronology of British initiatives for a settlement; briefings from the Rhodesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; British and American reports on the 1979 elections; economic survey of Zimbabwe Rhodesia; various articles.

Scope and Contents Papers on the negotiations for a political settlement, including: opening statements and other papers from the Lancaster House Conference; memoranda on the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU PF)'s election manifesto and breaches of the cease-fire; report of a fact-finding mission by the American-African Affairs Association; notes on the Lusaka Conference [Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Lusaka, Zambia, Aug 1979]; copy of the Commonwealth Secretariat's analysis of the...

Scope and Contents Mainly consists of papers on foreign affairs, including: note on British arms sales to the Lebanon; copy of a letter from Maurice Macmillan to Edward Heath [Leader of the Conservative Party] urging him to defeat the Government on an amendment to the Queen's Speech; notes by JA on party policy [see AMEJ 2/1/70 for responses from colleagues]; letter urging JA's constituents to vote yes in the referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Community; copy of a letter from Ndabaningi...