Police
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:
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Agents Provocateurs: correspondence with Home Office, 1986-11 - 1987-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/1/90
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the issue of police acting as agents provocateurs, particularly relating to the murder of Airey Neave, raised in debate by JEP. Correspondents include: Douglas Hogg, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office; Gerald Kaufman [Shadow Home Secretary]; Douglas Hurd, Home Secretary; Tam Dalyell.
Also includes: extracts from Hansard covering the debate.
Dates:
1986-11 - 1987-04
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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Committee of Inquiry on Police Pay, 1977 - 1979
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLDN 5/27
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Plowden Papers include: engagement diaries (1947-93); a wide range of political and personal correspondence (1946-94); copies of speeches (1960-90); working papers and correspondence on Plowden's autobiography "An Industrialist in the Treasury"; a large amount of papers relating to public commitments such as atomic energy, Plowden's various committees, political groups and business interests, enquiries into the police, the review board on top salaries etc (1957-95); press cuttings and...
Dates:
1977 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Sub-Series
Committee of Inquiry on the Police, 1977 - 1979
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLDN 5/28
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Plowden Papers include: engagement diaries (1947-93); a wide range of political and personal correspondence (1946-94); copies of speeches (1960-90); working papers and correspondence on Plowden's autobiography "An Industrialist in the Treasury"; a large amount of papers relating to public commitments such as atomic energy, Plowden's various committees, political groups and business interests, enquiries into the police, the review board on top salaries etc (1957-95); press cuttings and...
Dates:
1977 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Committees and Policy Groups: Economic, Policy Group on Taxation (1), June 1975-February 1976, 1975-06 - 1976-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/6/1/35
Scope and Contents
Includes copy minutes of a policy discussion meeting to discuss tax strategy (attended by MT), 8 December 1975
Includes copy minutes of the Group and papers for the Group by J.H. [Jeremy Henry] Benson, Tim Boswell (Conservative Research Department), Mr [Keith] Carmichael, John Chown, John Cope MP ("Company law reform, a note on the proprietary company", 13 February 1976), Mr [Peter] Hordern MP, Dr [Barry] Bracewell-Milnes, Professor [Alan Richmond] Prest, Mr [Peter] Rees MP and...
Dates:
1975-06 - 1976-02
Conditions Governing Access:
Opened in November 2003
It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.
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Correspondence with MPs and Peers, surnames "JOSEPH (Keith) 3", 1978, 1978-02 - 1978-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/THCR 2/1/1/39
Scope and Contents
Includes: MT’s handwritten annotations
Includes correspondence with: Sir Keith Joseph MP (includes: copy of a note from Joseph to William Whitelaw MP on ".. the lack of training for the [police] in handling demonstrations", 24 February 1978; note from Joseph to MT, "Leslie Chapman’s book, "Your disobedient civil servant" on the saving of public money", 15 May 1978; Joseph’s letter to MT forwarding the report of the Conservative Working Group on Public...
Dates:
1978-02 - 1978-11
Conditions Governing Access:
Opened in November 2003
It may be possible to access a digital version of the file in PDF format at Churchill Archives Centre. Advance notice is essential so please contact us to make a request.
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Fitzpatrick/Parker Case, 1933 - 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SPRS 6/3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on a complaint by Flying Officer Douglas Fitzpatrick against the police which was taken up by ELS, with correspondents including Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary [later 1st Lord Templewood] and 1st Lord Trenchard, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police.
Dates:
1933 - 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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International Air Police Force, 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SPRS 7/6
Scope and Contents
Speaking notes for ELS's speech in Parliament on the low prestige of the League of Nations and the feasibility of an international air force controlled by the League.
Dates:
1933
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Literary: News of the World articles by WSC: 1., Jan 1939 - May 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/642
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated proofs and cuttings from the News of the World for: "Parliament is the Stage of Empire Drama", comparing pre-World War I parliamentary politics with the contemporary situation and reminiscing on post-World War I parliamentary life; "The Minister Who Has to Say 'No'" on his experiences as Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Gold Standard, budgets; "Sombre Memories of the Home Office" on his experiences as Home Secretary, capital punishment, prison reform, the police and...
Dates:
Jan 1939 - May 1939
Conditions Governing Access:
Open.
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Northern Ireland Police, 1980 - 1983
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLDN 5/32
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Plowden Papers include: engagement diaries (1947-93); a wide range of political and personal correspondence (1946-94); copies of speeches (1960-90); working papers and correspondence on Plowden's autobiography "An Industrialist in the Treasury"; a large amount of papers relating to public commitments such as atomic energy, Plowden's various committees, political groups and business interests, enquiries into the police, the review board on top salaries etc (1957-95); press cuttings and...
Dates:
1980 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Official: Cabinet: Irish Committee: report on Irish Intelligence., May 1920-Jul 1921
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/9
Scope and Contents
"A report on the Intelligence Branch of the Chief of Police from May 1920 to July 1921". Includes observations about: the difficulties of obtaining and disseminating information about underground organisations in Ireland including the IRA, Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Brotherhood; the differences between counter-espionage activities during wartime and the circumstances in Ireland; and difficulties for the police. Includes instances of the successful use of intelligence information in...
Dates:
May 1920-Jul 1921
Conditions Governing Access:
Two pages within this report (folios 42 and 43) are closed on Cabinet Office recommendations under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act, review 2032. 'Sanitised' versions of these folios plus a surrogate copy of the rest of the report are open for consultation.
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Official: Cabinet: papers 246 to 270., Sep 1927 - Nov 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/163
Scope and Contents
Includes papers on various subjects by various individuals including: an account of the proceedings of the Trade Union Congress; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on the trade outlook and poor economic situation including details of various industries, exports and colonial trade and on mining subsidies; special reports on unemployment; [1st] Lord Cave, Lord Chancellor, on the transport of troops between Great...
Dates:
Sep 1927 - Nov 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 271 - 300., 06 May 1925 - 25 Jun 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/38
Scope and Contents
Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: a Foreign Office memorandum on the work of the League of Nations committee on sleeping sickness; Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, on German proposals to France for a security pact; the report of the Colonial Office Financial Mission to Iraq; Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the position of loyalists in the Irish Free State [later Ireland]; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip...
Dates:
06 May 1925 - 25 Jun 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 340 - 359., 09 Feb 1926 - 25 Oct 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/102
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...
Dates:
09 Feb 1926 - 25 Oct 1926
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: papers 430 - 459., 02 Apr 1925 - 09 Nov 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/44
Scope and Contents
Includes papers from various individuals on various subjects, including: 1st Lord Balfour, Chairman of the Committee on Civil Research, on the British Dye Industry, and, as Lord President of the Council, on the Rosyth [Fife, Scotland] Dockyard; 1st Lord Haldane on the dye industry; Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton], President of the Board of Trade, on subjects including the Finance Bill (Safeguarding of Industries); the Board of Trade...
Dates:
02 Apr 1925 - 09 Nov 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 06 Jan 1927 - 24 Feb 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/186
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, communication via Trade Unions and reaction to war in China.
Dates:
06 Jan 1927 - 24 Feb 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 03 Mar 1927 - 26 May 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/187
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, the "Hands Off China" campaign and opposition to the Trade Unions Bill.
Dates:
03 Mar 1927 - 26 May 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 02 [Jul] 1917 - 25 Aug 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/188
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, links with the Labour Party and the children's delegation to Russia.
Dates:
02 [Jul] 1917 - 25 Aug 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 01 Sep 1927 - 22 Dec 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/189
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, the Trade Union Congress and the Workers' delegation to Russia.
Dates:
01 Sep 1927 - 22 Dec 1927
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 05 Jan 1928 - 24 May 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/224
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, affiliations with the Labour Party and affairs in the Soviet Union.
Dates:
05 Jan 1928 - 24 May 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 31 May 1928 - 06 Sep 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/225
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings and propaganda.
Dates:
31 May 1928 - 06 Sep 1928
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.
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 13 Sep 1928 - 20 Dec 1928
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/226
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, approaches to the unemployed and an organisation called "Friends of Soviet Russia".
Dates:
13 Sep 1928 - 20 Dec 1928
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.
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom., 03 Jan 1929 - 30 May 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/246
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including details of meetings, propaganda, approaches to the unemployed and an organisation called "Friends of Soviet Russia".
Dates:
03 Jan 1929 - 30 May 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom: 292 - 297., 12 Feb 1925 - 19 Mar 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/79
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including the Communist Party in Britain; the National Minority Movement; the Young Communist League; the National Unemployed Workers' Committee Movement; Irish Revolutionary activities in Britain; the Communist International; Friends of Italian Freedom; the industrial activities of extremists; International Trade Union Unity.
Dates:
12 Feb 1925 - 19 Mar 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom: 298 - 303., 26 Mar 1925 - 07 May 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/80
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including the Communist Party in Britain; the National Minority Movement; the Young Communist League; Irish Revolutionary activities in Britain; International Trade Union Unity; Workers' International relief.
Dates:
26 Mar 1925 - 07 May 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Official: Cabinet: Scotland Yard reports on revolutionary organisations in the United Kingdom: 304 - 314., 14 May 1925 - 23 Jul 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 22/81
Scope and Contents
Typescript reports on Communist organisations including the Communist Party in Britain; International Trade Union Unity; the Young Communist League; Irish Revolutionary activities in Britain; International Red Aid; the Egyptian Communist Party; the Quadruple Alliance of British Trade Unions; the National Minority Movement; the proposed International Miners' delegation to the Soviet Union; the National Unemployed Workers' Committee Movement.Also includes: a copy of a letter from Ernest Bevin...
Dates:
14 May 1925 - 23 Jul 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Open