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Includes papers by various individuals on the coal dispute, including: Board of Trade reports on the output and employment of coal mines, October 1926; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on coal supplies for gas, electricity and the railways; notes of meetings between the Coal Committee and representatives of the Miners' Federation.

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Includes papers by various individuals on the coal dispute, including: notes of meetings between the Coal Committee and representatives of the Miners' Federation and of the Industrial Committee of the Trades Union Congress; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on procedure for negotiations; George Lane-Fox, [later 1st Lord Bingley] Secretary for Mines, on the suggested Government offer.

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the coal dispute, including: notes of meetings between the Coal Committee and representatives of the Miners' Federation; Board of Trade reports on the output and employment at coal mines, November 1926; notes of correspondence between representatives of the Mining Association, including Evan Williams [President], and George Lane-Fox, [later 1st Lord Bingley] Secretary for Mines; John Forbes Watson, Director, National Confederation of Employers'...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the coal dispute, including: George Lane-Fox, [later 1st Lord Bingley] Secretary for Mines, on subjects including co-operative selling, the Commission's recommendations, ending the coal subsidy and the Industrial Court Bill; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on co-operative selling; WSC; a Treasury memorandum on the nationalization of mining royalties; 4th Lord...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the settlement of the coal dispute, including: Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister (4); representatives of the Miners' Federation; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State for India (2); Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to WSC]; proposals for the settlement of the dispute; Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance, Treasury] on mining royalties (2); Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton],...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Josiah Wedgwood, General Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander of Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (4), Kenneth Dundal and Harold Cawley on their personal experiences of events at the Dardanelles; Maurice Hankey [Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence] on his responsibility for policy on the Dardanelles expedition; "Freddie" [Frederick Guest]; Major General Charles Callwell [Director of Military Operations at the War Office] (10) on subjects including movements of...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the General Strike, including: draft statements on the Government position; Walter Citrine, Acting Secretary, Trades Union Congress (2); notes on the Special Constabulary; Frederick Britten Austin on broadcasting coverage (2); Frederick Guest on broadcasting and Union strike pay (2); Reginald Hoare; a copy of the Birmingham Trade Union Strike Bulletin; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the need to use the Special Constabulary and the Territorial...

Scope and Contents Subjects include: picketing; Trade Unionism in the Civil Service and in local authorities; the secret ballot; the political levy; the Trade Disputes Act; registration of unions.Also includes: Sir Allan Smith on the secret ballot; Sir Warren Fisher, Secretary to the Treasury, on Trade Unionism in the Civil Service; notes of meetings between the committee and representatives of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, the Confederation of Employers' Organisations, and the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the Trade Unions, including: copies of the Trade Union Acts, 1871 and 1913, the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act, 1875, and the Trade Disputes Act, 1906; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the law covering picketing and peaceful persuasion; Sir Edward Troup [former Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Home Office], on intimidation (1911-1922); drafts of the Lock-outs and Strikes (Prohibition) Bill and the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the Trade Unions, including: Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on Trade Unionism in local authorities; the draft report of the committee; a draft of the Trade Union Bill; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on the secret ballot; draft clauses on Trade Unionism in the Civil Service and local authorities, and the ballot; Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on his meeting with representatives of the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the Trade Unions, including: the draft 2nd report of the committee; the proposals of the Engineering and Allied Employers' National Federation, and the National Confederation of Employers' Organisations on amendments to Trade Union law; Donald Fergusson [Private Secretary to WSC] on the proposals of the National Union of Manufacturers; Henry Betterton [later 1st Lord Rushcliffe], Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, on his meetings with...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on the Trade Unions, including: the report of the Public Order Committee; a draft of the Preservation of Public Order Bill; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; 4th Lord Salisbury [earlier Lord Cranborne], the Lord Privy Seal, on the need for a new industrial policy; reports of the Legislation Committee; Sir Warren Fisher, Secretary to the Treasury, on Trade Unionism in the Civil Service; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on Trade...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir William Joynson-Hicks [later 1st Lord Brentford], Home Secretary, on the emergency supply and transport organization, and licensing hours for clubs; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State for India, on appeals from India; a draft of the Indian and Colonial Divorce Jurisdiction Bill; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; 1st Lord Cave, the Lord Chancellor, on appeals to the Privy Council...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: the 2nd report of the Iraq Policy Committee; the report of the Imperial Conference (Agenda) Committee; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; Sir Gregory Foster, Provost, University College, London, on the retention of the university's Bloomsbury site; a Treasury memorandum on the Irish Free State Agreement; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer; a draft of the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; the report of the Committee of Imperial Defence on optical glass and instrument industries; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on assistance to poor areas; a Ministry of Health memorandum on housing for coal miners; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; notes on the oil negotiations between Britain, Turkey and Iraq; proposals for the settlement of the miners' strike; Sir Laming Worthington- Evans, Secretary of State for War, on amendments to the Official Secrets Act; 1st Lord Cave, the Lord Chancellor, on trade union legislation; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, on subjects including the phasing out of...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on subjects including arms export licenses; Board of Trade Advisory Council monthly reports on the trade outlook; 1st Lord D'Abernon [earlier Sir Edgar Vincent], British Ambassador to Germany, on the prevention of public collections for British miners; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment;...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: notes of a meeting between ministers and representatives of the Mining Association; notes of correspondence between Sir Ernest Gowers, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Mines Department, Arthur Cook, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, and William Lee, Secretary of the Mining Association; WSC, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the Mining Association's agreement to consult its members on resuming negotiations for a...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: a letter from the National Confederation of Employers Organization on the coal dispute; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Dominions, on the status of the Union of South Africa, and as Secretary of State for the Colonies, on rubber exports restriction; James Hertzog, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, on status; Harry Batterbee [Assistant Secretary], Dominions Office, on the dominions' claims to seats on the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: [Sir Maurice Hankey], Secretary to the Imperial Defence Committee, on the limitation of armaments; Edward Wood [later Lord Irwin and Lord Halifax], Minister of Agriculture, on the effects of unemployment policy and trade revival on agriculture; 1st Lord Weir on the beet sugar industry; Walter Guinness [later 1st Lord Moyne], Financial Secretary to the Treasury, on the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill; a draft of the...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: 1st Lord Cecil [of Chelwood, earlier Lord Robert Cecil], Chancellor of the Duchy ofLancaster, on compulsory arbitration in international disputes; Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, on the Police (Appeals) Bill, and poor relief for miners' dependants; Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, on loans for poor relief in areas affected by the miners' strike; a Ministry of Labour special report on unemployment; Sir...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: John Pratt, Foreign Office, on British policy in China; William Strang [1st Secretary, Foreign Office] on the anti-British boycott in Canton [later Guangzhou, China]; Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War, on the Irish Free State's application for a light tank; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; a copy of the proposed terms of settlement for the coal dispute; 1st Lord Balfour, Lord President...

Scope and Contents Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the Safeguarding of Industries (Gas Mantles), licenses for arms export, the future of the British Industries Fair, and the British Dyestuffs Corporation; the report of the Gas Mantle Committee; 1st Lord Balfour, Lord President of Council, on the use of the Severn Estuary for electricity production;...

Scope and Contents Includes papers by various individuals on various subjects, including: Sir Otto Niemeyer [Controller of Finance, Treasury], on the possible reduction of the British Army of Occupation in the Rhineland [Germany]; Sir Maurice Hankey, Secretary to the Cabinet; extracts from the draft minutes of the Committee of Imperial Defence on South West Arabia and Egypt; draft instructions to Miles Lampson [later 1st Lord Killearn], British Minister-designate at Peking [later Beijing, China]; 1st Lord...

Scope and Contents Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: the Board of Trade Advisory Council's monthly review of the trade outlook; 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith], Secretary of State for India, on the position at Canton [later Guangzhou, China]; Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on Turkey's position over the Iraq frontier, and the German attitude to security negotiations; Joseph Caillaux, the French Minister of Finance, on the French war debt to Britain; William...