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Subjects include: a tribute to Desmond Donnelly; economic policy; the philosophy of Toryism; Britain's place in Europe; the [? Oct 1974] General Election; foreign policy; Cyprus; defence; Northern Ireland; the miners' strike.

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Subjects include: how far to trust the new Soviet regime; conditions in Angola; Ethiopia, Somalia and the Sudan; policy on Northern Ireland; a united Europe; self-determination for the countries of Eastern Europe; the Official Secrets Bill.

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Subjects include: the Conservative Party and Imperial Preference; the Suez Canal [Egypt]; Anglo-American relations; South East Asia; the European Defence Community; economic policy; foreign policy; a United Europe.

Also includes a letter from Sir Frederick Sykes to Florence Amery, commenting on a speech by JA on Suez.

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Subjects include: youth employment; Thatcherism; cuts in education spending; the disastrous result of the 1979 General Election for Wales; European policy and the Common Market; the 1979 Budget.

Scope and Contents Includes: text of an article by NK for the Irish Labour Party; on the European economy; tribute to Bernt Carlsson; speech for the anniversary of trade unions being banned at GCHQ; speech to the Scottish Trades Union Congress Poll Tax lobby; speech on the Coalfields Communities campaign; speech to a Labour Youth Conference; speech to the Confederation of European Socialist Parties, supporting the adoption of the European Socialist Manifesto; speech at the Pontypridd by-election rally [Wales];...

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Includes: speeches for the European election campaign, including a speech to the French Socialist Party, Paris [France], speech in Oldenburg [Germany] and speeches on the Social Charter and 1992; speech for the Glasgow Central by-election [Scotland]; speech to a Socialist International congress; speech to a Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) conference; speech to the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International (PTTI).

Scope and Contents Includes: speech to the Durham Miners’ gala; speech to the Association of Metropolitan Authorities conference, Birmingham, on local government; Party conference speech; response to the resignation of Nigel Lawson, Chancellor of the Exchequer; speech to the Institute of Personnel Management on the state of the economy; speech to the Trades Union Congress; speech to the German Social Democratic Party on the future of Europe. Other subjects include: transport strategy for the south of...

Scope and Contents Includes: New Year message to the Soviet Union; speech for the launch of the London Pride campaign; statement for the launch of Industry 2000; speech to the Confederation of European Socialist Parties, Berlin [Germany] on Eastern Europe; speech to the Labour local government conference; speech to the National Farmers’ Union on agricultural policy; speech for the launch of the Policy Review update "Looking to the Future"; speech to the Southern Africa Coalition lobby on sanctions against...

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Includes: speech for a meeting with manufacturing industry managers; speech to Council on Foreign Relations, New York [United States] on the future of Europe; tribute to the Queen Mother on her ninetieth birthday; tribute to Denis Healey; speech for the debate on Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait; speech to the Trades Union Congress. Other subjects include: family policy.

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Includes: speech to the GMB conference (see also KNNK 26/2/170); speech for the UK Press Gazette awards (see also KNNK 26/2/167); speech for the 40th anniversary of Socialist International; speeches for the launch of the Citizen’s Charter; speech to the Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) on 'Majorism' and Conservative policy on Europe; speech to the Overseas Development Institute on the need for a strategic development initiative for the Third World; response to the G7 summit.

Scope and Contents Includes: an essay by NK for the 1992 Parliamentary Desk Diary on the role of Parliament; speech in response to a NATO summit on co-operative European security; speeches on the negotiations for the Maastricht Treaty, particularly on economic and monetary union and the Social Charter; speeches on the build-up to the General Election, including the London campaign; speech in tribute to [Bruce] Bernard Weatherill on his retirement as Speaker of the House of Commons; statement for a debate on...

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Includes: speech at the Future of Europe conference, Durham; speech to the Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce [Buckinghamshire]; speech to the Swindon Chamber of Commerce [Wiltshire].

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Includes: tribute to Josephine Richardson; speech for regional press awards; speech to the US/EEC Association; speech for the European elections; tribute to Melina Mercouri; Weinstock Memorial Lecture, "Beyond free trade to fair trade"; speech to the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on development strategies for the future; luncheon for the Sense charity.

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Includes: tribute to John Smith, leader of the Labour Party; speech to Pace Microtechnology; statement on the future of the Patent Office; speech to the University of the Third Age on a design for Europe; speech to a Student Union Society conference on the reform of the Labour Party.

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Includes: drafts of NK’s Fitzmaurice Lecture, on Britain in Europe; speech for a European Commission meeting on senior personnel; text for the Cheltenham Festival on the effect of membership of the European Union on British sovereignty.

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Includes: notes and briefing for speech on the launch of an initiative on the recruitment of international students, University of Greenwich; notes for a speech on reform of the European Commission; notes for a speech to the Oxford European Movement; speech on retaining the comprehensive school system.

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European Movement pamphlet of speeches by Winston Churchill on European unity, 1946-48, with covering letter from Anthony Meyer.

Scope and Contents The papers include: political correspondence relating to Soames's ministerial career and with his Conservative colleagues; papers from his diplomatic postings in Paris, Brussels and Rhodesia; articles and speeches; photographs; appointment diaries; personal correspondence with friends; recordings and transcripts of interviews with CS which were to be used in his memoirs, which were never completed; some papers on his personal interests, including horseracing; some videos, particularly...

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Papers including correspondence, diaries and research material on Europe.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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The majority of this interview deals with Britain's relations with Europe.