Foreign policy
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 692 Collections and/or Records:
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(Untitled), 31 Dec 1885
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/118/23
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Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India (Howth [County Dublin, Ireland] to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] in which he discusses the annexation of Burma [later Myanmar] and the likelihood of violence over the issue of Home Rule and says that he does not think that [Charles] Parnell will be successful.
Dates:
31 Dec 1885
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From the File:
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Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
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Chartwell Papers
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Acquired Papers
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Acquired Papers. Typescript copies of correspondence dating to 1885 between Lord Randolph Churchill, then Secretary of State for India, and Grant Duff, Governor of Madras [India]. Includes correspondence relating to the deposit of the transcripts in WSC's archive.
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(Untitled), 20 Jan 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/119/38
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Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Turf Club, Piccadilly [London]) to [Louis] Jennings in which he discusses European affairs including the possibility that Portugal may appeal against the actions of [Robert, 3rd] Lord Salisbury and the position of [Prince Otto von] Bismarck.
Dates:
20 Jan 1890
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(Untitled), 12 Dec 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/129/53
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Letter from Shane Leslie (2127 Leroy Place, Washington [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he criticises the British administration's treatment of Sinn Fein, expresses disappointment at the news that [Sir Cecil] Spring Rice is to be replaced [as British ambassador to the United States] as his policy of "diplomatic self-effacement" had been very successful with [President Woodrow] Wilson and had won support from the Irish and Catholics in the United States.
Dates:
12 Dec 1917
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 27 Feb 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/130/11
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Letter from Shane Leslie (2127 Leroy Place, Washington [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he comments on: labour difficulties experienced by WSC [as Minister of Munitions]; [President Woodrow] Wilson's mastery of strikes and the foreign population and the likelihood that Wilson will be elected for a second term; on the delicacy of relations between Great Britain and the United States which are being strengthened through Germany's gains in the war and his hopes...
Dates:
27 Feb 1918
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 22 Jan 1918
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/130/48
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Newspaper cutting from the Evening Sun of a letter to the editor from Shane Leslie about Cecil Spring-Rice's time as British ambassador to the United States. Spring-Rice is praised for his delicate handling of Anglo-American relations, his success in persuading American traders to blockade Germany after the outbreak of World War I and in inspiring confidence among the Catholic and Irish factions in America. Leslie also discusses Spring-Rice's relations with President Woodrow Wilson.
Dates:
22 Jan 1918
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1897
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/23/20-21
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Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses: the likelihood that he might be chosen to serve in Egypt; his plan to return to England; his reading; the behaviour of the British government in Crete [Greece]; his own disagreement with the Conservative Party and disapproval of [Arthur] Balfour, George Curzon [later Lord Curzon] and the government's foreign policy and the possibility that "Jack" [John S Churchill] may enter the army.
Dates:
25 Feb 1897
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
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Chartwell Papers
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Acquired Papers
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Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill and also John S Churchill and Reginald Barnes. The file contains letters written by WSC about his time in Bangalore with the 4th Hussars; his posting to the Malakand Field Force with Sir Bindon Blood and about his first literary endeavours ("Savrola", "The Scaffolding of Rhetoric" and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"). The file also contains two letters from Sir Bindon Blood. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 05 Jan 1943
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/95B/159-165
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Paper on post war problems marked "B" noting the political arguments for the policies listed in CHAR 20/95B/157-158 stating: that due to the great part played by Britain in the war she should not hesitate to demand that her national interests are preserved; that the interests of the Empire will be in the Far East, the Middle East and Europe and concluding that the only way to safeguard these interests, due to the forces necessary, is by international co- operation; that this co-operation...
Dates:
05 Jan 1943
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From the File:
Open
Unknown
(Untitled), 17 Apr 1929
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/238/18-41
Scope and Contents
Minutes of Cabinet meeting recording Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, outlining his forthcoming speech about government policy; discussion of the government's reply to a speech by Philip Snowden [later Lord Snowden] about the Balfour Note and repayment of war debts; negotiations with the United States on reduction and limitation of armaments, the proposed Baghdad [Iraq]- Haifa [Israel]; chemical warfare policy; the political situation in Iraq and negotiations with King Feisal; policy on...
Dates:
17 Apr 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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(Untitled), 30 Sep [1895]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/21/69-70
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Letter from WSC (4th Hussars, Aldershot [Hampshire]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes a dinner with Mrs and Mrs Leo[pold de] Rothschild at Gunnersbury [Middlesex], makes observations about British positions in China, Lemnos [Greece], Africa and the difficulty of maintaining "'peace with honour'".
Dates:
30 Sep [1895]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described. The file includes letters written from WSC from the 4th Hussars, and about his visits to New York and to Cuba to join Spanish forces which were attempting to quell a local rebellion.
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(Untitled), 11 Mar [1897]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/23/24-26
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Letter from WSC (Government House, Guindy [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses: arrangements for his return to England during his leave and possible routes; horse racing; and his disagreement with [Arthur] Balfour's policy regarding Eastern powers and Greece. Envelope present.
Dates:
11 Mar [1897]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill and also John S Churchill and Reginald Barnes. The file contains letters written by WSC about his time in Bangalore with the 4th Hussars; his posting to the Malakand Field Force with Sir Bindon Blood and about his first literary endeavours ("Savrola", "The Scaffolding of Rhetoric" and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"). The file also contains two letters from Sir Bindon Blood. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 06 Apr [1897]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/23/31-33A
Scope and Contents
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his injury by splintered bullets; apologies for a dishonoured cheque and discussion of his financial difficulties; the route of his return journey and his intention to visit Rome [Italy]; his opinions on the "wicked" treatment of insurgents in Crete [Greece] by the British government, on the policy of [Robert, 3rd] Lord Salisbury and on the necessity that Russia should regain Constantinople [Istanbul,...
Dates:
06 Apr [1897]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Acquired Papers: Letters from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill and also John S Churchill and Reginald Barnes. The file contains letters written by WSC about his time in Bangalore with the 4th Hussars; his posting to the Malakand Field Force with Sir Bindon Blood and about his first literary endeavours ("Savrola", "The Scaffolding of Rhetoric" and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"). The file also contains two letters from Sir Bindon Blood. All items are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
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(Untitled), 22 May 1898
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/25/10-13
Scope and Contents
Letter from WSC (4th Hussars [Bangalore] India) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his plans to visit England before travelling to Egypt unless an early advance up the Nile becomes likely; a request that she should arrange a dinner for Sir Bindon Blood and his wife and two public meetings for WSC; the progress and publication of his novel "Affairs of State" [published as "Savrola"]; a request that she should continue to use her influence regarding his appointment in Egypt;...
Dates:
22 May 1898
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
/
The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
/
Chartwell Papers
/
Acquired Papers
/
Letters and telegrams from WSC to Lady Randolph Churchill. Several items relate to WSC's time with the Nile Expeditionary Force under Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Sudan. All letters are manuscript and signed unless otherwise described.
Unknown
(Untitled), 12 Jan 1955
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 6/3A/9-12
Scope and Contents
Copy of a letter from WSC to the President of the United States [President Dwight Eisenhower] marked "top secret: private and personal" in which he apologises for the delay in replying to Eisenhower; comments on the possibilities of the French delaying ratification [of the European Defence Community]; agrees that there can be no Four Power conference before ratification; discusses the increase in the Soviet Union's nuclear power; Great Britain's nuclear capability in the atomic and hydrogen...
Dates:
12 Jan 1955
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
Unknown
(Untitled), 10 Dec 1948
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/22B/302-352
Scope and Contents
Speech notes for WSC's speech (10 December, House of Commons) on foreign affairs including: the partition of Ireland and imperial preference; relations with the United States; the achievements of General Dwight Eisenhower; government policy regarding Germany and assistance to the people of Berlin; the progress of European integration; affairs in Palestine and Spain; and the likelihood of war with the Soviet Union.Typescript speaking notes laid out in "psalm style" to aid delivery with...
Dates:
10 Dec 1948
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
Unknown
(Untitled), 23-25 Jan 1921
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 17/14/89-91
Scope and Contents
Private memorandum from WSC, Secretary of State for War (War Office, Whitehall) to Sir Arthur Hirtzel [Deputy Under Secretary, India Office] asking whether it would be "right or possible to form a Mohammedan [Muslim] Guard of Indian volunteers" to protect the holy places; making observations on the weaknesses of King Hussain's position and seeking further information; Ibn Saud's likely reaction if a son of King Hussain became ruler over Mesopotamia [later Iraq]; consistent nomenclature for...
Dates:
23-25 Jan 1921
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
Unknown
(Untitled), [25 Jan 1921]
Unknown
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 17/14/92-96
Scope and Contents
Memorandum from [Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Deputy Under Secretary, India Office](India Office) to WSC in answer to his memorandum [CHAR 17/14/89-91] providing information about an Indian Mohammedan [Muslim] guard for holy places, explaining that shrines in Mesopotamia [Iraq] and Palestine haven't needed protection (annotated by WSC "No I meant Mecca and Medina"); King Hussain's position and possible threats; Ibn Saud's and a Shereefian ruler of Mesopotamia and his credibility; orthography of Ibn...
Dates:
[25 Jan 1921]
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Weekend World, 1983-01 - 1985-09
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 17/32
Scope and Contents
Briefings, arrangements (including correspondence with Peter Mandelson, producer) and transcripts for NK’s interviews with Brian Walden for Weekend World. Subjects include: economic policy and Labour’s attitude to the City; NK’s visits to Europe, the Stockholm Conference on arms control [Sweden] and the situation in the Lebanon; foreign policy; renationalisation; pensions; defence; energy.
Dates:
1983-01 - 1985-09
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.