Foreign policy
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 692 Collections and/or Records:
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Lebanon, 1983-84; Persian Gulf, 1984; Cyprus, 1983, 1983-11 - 1984-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/1/66
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the general public on issues of foreign policy in the Middle East and Cyprus, particularly referring to speeches by JEP. Correspondents include: Anthony Courtney; [George] Martin Stephen, Second Master, Sedbergh School; Ozer Koray, London Representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on an article by JEP on Cyprus.
Also includes: text of a statement by Rauf Denktas, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on the general outlook for...
Dates:
1983-11 - 1984-03
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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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": correspondence., 12 Dec 1938 - 27 Dec 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/626
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Alfred Burne sending WSC his paper on Ancient Britons (2); Sir Max Pemberton on the book's progress; Robert Mortimer Wheeler [Keeper and Secretary of the London Museum]; James Edmonds of the Military Branch of the Historical Section, on material for the "English-Speaking Peoples" on the American Civil War, a French account of the origin of the tank, and the possibility of war (6); John Wheldon [WSC's former literary assistant] on subjects including his request for...
Dates:
12 Dec 1938 - 27 Dec 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant" (and "Great Contemporaries"): letters of congratulations and thanks for complimentary copies., 06 Jan 1938 - 01 Jan 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/599
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include (many commenting on contemporary foreign affairs and praising the foresight of WSC's speeches): Representatives of George G Harrap and Company on sending out the copies (2); Clement Attlee; Sybil, Lady Cholmondeley; "Robin" [Lord Castlereagh, later 8th Lord Londonderry]; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood; Sir Arthur Cory-Wright; Sir Emsley Carr [Chairman and Editor of the News of the World]; 1st Lord Craigavon [earlier James Craig]; [David] Percy Davies [Deputy Editor and...
Dates:
06 Jan 1938 - 01 Jan 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant": correspondence., 03 Apr 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/598
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company, including George Harrap, on details of publishing in the United Kingdom and abroad, and correction costs (20); Randolph Churchill on collating speeches for the book.Also includes: copy and draft letters from WSC to Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence] stating his intention of publishing statements made when he accompanied the deputation to Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister] and Sir Thomas...
Dates:
03 Apr 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
Series
Literary: Articles, 1908 - 1939
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLLD 23
Scope and Contents
Typescripts, drafts and proofs.
Dates:
1908 - 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd of Dolobran, GLLD
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/231
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on the following subjects: a review of the speeches of Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith]; the life of Lord Ypres [earlier Sir John French and Lord French] including a summary of his career and relationship to WSC; "Will the British Empire Last?" for "Answers" on the principle of self-government, the unifying effect of the British monarchy and the administration of India and Egypt; American industry and finance; "Socialist Quackery" for the Daily Mail...
Dates:
01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/232
Scope and Contents
Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on the following subjects: "Mr Macdonald's Opportunity" on the visit of Ramsay Macdonald to the United States; "The Naval Argument" on British and American naval policy; "Prohibition" in the United States; "California"; "Wall Street" on the Wall Street crash; "The Battlefields" about Virginia; "Hollywood"; "Palestine and the Zionists" on violence in Palestine and the need for reconciliation between Jews and Arabs; "Why We Lost" on the defeat of the...
Dates:
01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/279A-B
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, research notes and proofs of articles by WSC: "The United States of Europe" on European affairs and trade, the treaty of Versailles [France], the League of Nations, decisions made by [Aristide] Briand and the positions of the United States and Canada; "The Truth about the Dardanelles" including WSC's relationship with Lord Fisher at the Admiralty; "A Great Big Idea" on European affairs; "Why Pay More Taxes" including a statement by WSC on the Budget; "Mr Churchill advises...
Dates:
1930
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Co-operation Press Service: business correspondence., 03 Jan 1939 - Dec 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/638
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: representatives of Co-operation including its head, Imre Revesz [later Emery Reves]; Wilbur Forrest, Assistant Editor, and Mrs Ogden Reid, the Proprietor of the New York Herald Tribune, on the importance of the American reading public getting up-to-date comment from leading European statesmen; Sir Alexander Cadogan (Foreign Office); A de Premio Real, Chief Editor of L'Ilustre Francais; Thornton Butterworth Limited; Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon] on broadcasting to the...
Dates:
03 Jan 1939 - Dec 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Co-operation Press Service for International Understanding: business correspondence., 24 Dec 1937 - 27 Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/607
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Marguerite Scialtiel, a French representative of Curtis Brown Limited (2); representatives of Co-operation including its head, Imre Revesz [later Emery Reves]; the London representative of le Moment, a Romanian newspaper, on WSC acknowledging its 1000th issue; copy letter from Curtis Brown, New York [United States], on distributing WSC's Daily Telegraph articles in America.Other subjects include: publication details of WSC's articles for Argentina, Australia, Canada,...
Dates:
24 Dec 1937 - 27 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Collier's magazine articles by WSC: 2., Nov 1938 - Apr 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/621
Scope and Contents
Includes proofs and cuttings from Collier's for: "Today's Battles" (British title "War on Land" or "How the Armies will fight next time") on developments in military strategy in wars since the American Civil War, tanks, the difficulties facing an aggressor, and the importance of the infantry-man; "The Colony Racket" (British title "Great Britain and the German Colonies") on Germany's claims to have its former colonies returned, giving an historical perspective, comparing [Prince Otto von]...
Dates:
Nov 1938 - Apr 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Collier's magazine articles: correspondence., 03 Feb 1938 - 30 Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/604
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Representatives of Collier's including the Editor, William Chenery (16); representatives of Curtis Brown Limited, New York [United States] Office (28) on subjects including WSC's US taxes and the scope for syndicating his articles in the US, and the London Office on publication rights for WSC's US articles in the United Kingdom (2); Brendan Bracken suggesting subjects for US articles; Adam Marshall Diston and Richard Clarke on preparing articles for WSC; Admiral Sir...
Dates:
03 Feb 1938 - 30 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: correspondence, mainly readers' comments, on volume 1 ("The Gathering Storm") of WSC's war memoirs ("The Second World War")., Apr 1948 - May 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/48A-B
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Reverend Andrew Blair on Pierre Laval [former head of government, Vichy France]; Belgian General Boels; Robert Boothby; George Bosworth on WSC's role in the 1930s and arms exports to Germany; Timothy Breen (2); Camille Chautemps defending his actions; William Clarke [member of Room 40, naval intelligence]; Kenneth de Courcy on British policy in the years before the war (2); Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz]; "Sidney", Lord Herbert [later 16th Lord Pembroke and 13th...
Dates:
Apr 1948 - May 1955
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Daily Mirror articles by WSC., Jul 1939 - Aug 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/650
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the Mirror, the Irish Daily Telegraph and the Belfast Telegraph for: "The Hush in Europe" or "Churchill Writes for Us Now" on Hitler's role in preventing war, rejecting the need for German "living space", and his displeasure at the failure to conclude an alliance between Britain, France and the [Soviet Union]; "Hitler Sells the Pass" deriding German reassurances about their intentions, commenting on the agreement between Germany and...
Dates:
Jul 1939 - Aug 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Daily Telegraph articles by WSC 1., Apr 1938 - Jun 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/611
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the Telegraph (and regional newspapers carrying the article) for: "France's New Government" on the frequent changes in government, praise for the new Prime Minister, Edouard Daladier, and asserting the importance of France for European security; "Britain's Deficiencies in Aircraft Manufacture" on purchasing aircraft from the United States and building factories in Canada (with cuttings of an article by John Moore-Brabazon [later 1st...
Dates:
Apr 1938 - Jun 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Daily Telegraph articles by WSC: 1., Jan 1939 - Mar 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/645
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Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the Telegraph (and the Belfast Telegraph) for: "Anglo-German Naval Agreement", criticising the 1935 Agreement, the attitude of the Admiralty at that time, German superiority in submarines, and the effect of the Agreement on air parity; "Counting the Cost of Italy's Policies Abroad" on the Anglo-Italian Agreement of 1938, Italian intervention in Spain, and possible Italian conflict with France; "Light and Shade in Europe since Herr...
Dates:
Jan 1939 - Mar 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Daily Telegraph articles by WSC 2., Jul 1938 - Sep 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/612
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the Telegraph (and regional newspapers carrying the article) for: "Acute Indigestion: Germany's Absorption of Austria", reporting on the situation in annexed Austria for Jews, Catholics, monarchists, Austrian Nazis, and workers; "Thoughts on the Royal Visit" to Paris, France, by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth [earlier the Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother], praising the visit for strengthening the ties...
Dates:
Jul 1938 - Sep 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Daily Telegraph articles by WSC: 2., Apr 1939 - Jun 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/646
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the Telegraph (and the Belfast Telegraph) for: "Would Peace or War Better Serve Mussolini's Interests?" on Italy's violation of the Anglo-Italian Agreement particularly over the invasion of Albania, Italy's potential weakness in a Mediterranean war and WSC's hopes of the Italian people's reluctance to become involved in such a war; "President Roosevelt and Franco's choice" on Roosevelt's stance towards Europe and arguing for Spanish...
Dates:
Apr 1939 - Jun 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Daily Telegraph articles by WSC 3., Oct 1938 - Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/613
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Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the Telegraph (and regional newspapers carrying the article) for: "France, Britain, and the Future Fate of Europe" on the need for unity between Britain and France, and apportioning blame for the situation in Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia]; "Palestine at the Cross-roads" on Jewish and Arab conflict, arguing against partition, and advocating the restoration of order; "All is Not Lost in China" on the state of the...
Dates:
Oct 1938 - Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Daily Telegraph articles: correspondence., 04 Apr 1938 - 15 Nov 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/601
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: 1st Lord Camrose [earlier Sir William Berry] offering to publish WSC's series of articles on foreign affairs (3).Also includes: a copy letter from WSC to Seymour Berry [later 2nd Lord Camrose] on writing an article on King George VI's visit to France; account statements for articles.
Dates:
04 Apr 1938 - 15 Nov 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Evening Standard articles by WSC., Jan 1938 - Sep 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/610
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs and cuttings from the Standard (and regional newspapers carrying the article) for: "Britain Rearms" on British naval, army and air strength; "What Japan Thinks of Us" on the Japanese racial attitude to the British and Americans, Japan's naval strength and US policy concerning the Sino-Japanese War; "The League [of Nations] is not Dead Yet" on the power of the dictatorships in Europe, a defence of the League, and asserting the need for Britain and France to show...
Dates:
Jan 1938 - Sep 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Literary: Evening Standard articles: correspondence., 13 Jan 1938 - 04 Nov 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/600
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: Representatives of the Evening Standard (30) including the editor, R J Thompson, on subjects including the termination of WSC's series of articles for political reasons (2) and WSC's reply; Sir Robert Vansittart on an article on Germany and Austria.Also includes: account statements for the syndication of articles to regional newspapers.
Dates:
13 Jan 1938 - 04 Nov 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: News of the World articles by WSC 2., May 1938 - Sep 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/615
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from the News of the World for: "Peopling the Wide, Open Spaces of Empire" on foreign emigration to parts of the British Empire, factors which prevent the British from emigrating, and developing the Empire through investment and emigration; "Why Not 'The United States of Europe'?" on the harm done by European rivalries and nationalism, fascism and communism, the economic benefits of European integration, and the role of Britain towards...
Dates:
May 1938 - Sep 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: offers, foreign rights, and miscellaneous correspondence., Feb 1945 - Aug 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/7A-B
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: [William] Surrey Dane (2); representatives of the BBC (4); representatives of Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company, solicitors (8); William Chenery, Publisher of Collier's Magazine (20); Charles Eade, [Editor] of the Sunday Dispatch, on "Forever Again"; Guy Schofield, Editor of the Evening News; Charles Curran, Features Editor, Evening Standard, on WSC's opinion of cartoonist David Low; Robert Lusty, director of Michael Joseph Limited (2); [Geoffrey] Mason of Lloyds Bank...
Dates:
Feb 1945 - Aug 1947
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Picture Post articles., Mar 1939 - Aug 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/655
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs, galley proofs and cuttings from Picture Post for: "What Britain's Policy Should Be", an interview with WSC in which he gives his views on British foreign policy over the preceding years and at that time, advocates co-operation with France, the United States and the Soviet Union against Germany, comments on the Spanish Civil War, the need to form a broader British government and civil defence; "How the War Began" on the build up to World War I, the assassination of...
Dates:
Mar 1939 - Aug 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.