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Papers comprising diaries, correspondence, manuscripts of books, articles, lectures, broadcasts, preparatory notes, copies of original papers used in research, card indexes, subject files for the official naval history of the Second World War, press cuttings, microfilms and photographs.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers on the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano during the Falklands War. Correspondents include: Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister (copies of her correspondence with David Owen, Leader of the Social Democrats, NK, Denzil Davies, defence spokesman and George Foulkes); Tam Dalyell (3); Kenneth Coates, Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. Also includes: NK’s remarks to a parliamentary party meeting on timing a Motion in the House of Commons on the sinking...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers on the prosecution of the Ministry of Defence official Clive Ponting under the Official Secrets Act after he sent documents on the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano during the Falklands War to the MP Tam Dalyell. Includes: statements and press releases on the campaign for reform of the Official Secrets Act; press-cuttings on the case; rough speech notes [?] for Prime Minister’s Questions; correspondence with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister;...

Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence, mainly between NK and Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, on the prosecution of the Ministry of Defence official Clive Ponting under the Official Secrets Act after he sent documents on the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano during the Falklands War to the MP Tam Dalyell. Also includes: rough notes; press sources; a transcript of a Brian Walden Weekend World interview with Denzil Davies, defence spokesman, and Eldon Griffiths, former member of the...

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Camera script for a Channel 4 programme, Court Report, on the trial of the Ministry of Defence official Clive Ponting.

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Correspondence and papers on the prosecution of the Ministry of Defence official Clive Ponting under the Official Secrets Act after he sent documents on the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano during the Falklands War to the MP Tam Dalyell. Includes: script of Twenty Twenty Vision programme "MI5’s Official Secrets"; press cuttings; chronology of events; texts of interviews; letters from Tam Dalyell (3); issues of the New Statesman.

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Correspondence, mainly with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, but also with Chris Smith, John Morris [Shadow Attorney General] and Sir [Robert] Michael Havers, Attorney General, on the prosecution of the Ministry of Defence official Clive Ponting under the Official Secrets Act after he sent documents on the sinking of the Argentine warship General Belgrano during the Falklands War to the MP Tam Dalyell.

Scope and Contents Papers on the political controversy surrounding the sinking of the "General Belgrano", mostly relating to the publication of the 'minority report' on the events of 1-2 May 1982 [The Third Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session 1984-85 (HC 11)] compiled by Spearing and three other Labour members of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs. Including a poem 'written on the Thames at Hampton' on the Falklands War entitled 'Poem at Easter 1982', with covering note to Austen...

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Letters from NK’s constituents (mainly with relatives in the Falklands) and other local Labour parties and groups on the Falklands War, with other correspondents including: Francis Pym, Foreign Secretary; Richard Luce, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Cranley Onslow, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister.
Includes texts of statements and an article by NK for Tribune on the war.

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Includes a copy of the White Paper "The Falklands Campaign: The Lessons", by the Secretary of State for Defence [John Nott], with a copy of the House of Lords Hansard covering the debate on the White Paper.

Scope and Contents Subjects include: Admiral Sir Charles Lambe; Davis's view of Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Mountbatten of Burma, including an extract from Davis's 1974 diary about him; opinions of Sir Winston Churchill, Field Marsha 1st Lord Slim and Field Marshal 1st Lord Montgomery of Alamein; the loss of HMSS Prince of Wales and Repulse, 1941; Roskill's dispute with his fellow-historian Arthur Marder; views of the wartime admirals, particularly Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham; the results of the...

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Scope and Contents Two copies of Private Eye 14/01/1983 and 28/01/1983; Hansard 25/01/1983 and 26/01/1983; Copy of the Falkland Islands Review chaired by Lord Franks; Excerpt from Hansard 02/12/1980 - statement on the Falkland isles; Hansard - House of Lords Official report 'Falkland Islands Review' 25/01/1983; ‘Weekend section’ covering the Falkland Isles from The Guardian, 19/06/1982; ‘Falkland Islands - Will peace prove harder than war?’, The Economist, 19/06/1982; ‘Fumbling Foot is Thatcher’s finest...

Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Franks Committee on Government policy over the Falkland Islands, including: letter from Lord Franks, Chairman of the Committee, inviting PC to attend a meeting of the committee, with annotations by PC on various points raised by Franks; annotated transcript of PC's television interview with Michael Brunson [Diplomatic Editor, ITN News] on his decision to resign as Foreign Secretary; copies from Hansards for both the House of Lords and Commons with PC's initial...

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Typescript of PC's oral evidence session for the Review Committee.

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Slightly annotated copy of the Franks Report.

Scope and Contents Various papers relating to the Franks Review, including: copy of PC's letter of resignation; notes sent from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to help PC [? with his speech in response to the Franks Report], including copies of the resignation letters of Humphrey Atkins [later Lord Colnbrook] and Richard Luce, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with [?] a draft of the speech; letter from Sally Mugabe to Iona, Lady Carrington; letter from Nicholas Ridley [former Minister of...

Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Franks Report, including: correspondence on PC's media interviews following publication of the report, particularly one with Michael Brunson, Diplomatic Editor, ITN News [see CRTN 1/5/16 for the interview transcript]; correspondence with and on the Review Committee, including thanks from Sir [Arthur] Michael Palliser [Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister during the Falklands Campaign] for letting...

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PC's draft and final speaking notes for the debate in the House of Lords following publication of the Franks Report.

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Correspondence on PC's newspaper interviews following publication of the Franks Report.

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Includes: published copies of the Franks Report; copy of PC's speech to the House of Lords (draft version) following publication of the report [see 1/5/21 for the original], with issues of Hansard covering the subsequent debates in both the Lords and the House of Commons.

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Correspondence on PC's media interviews following publication of the Franks Report, with correspondents including: Jennifer Abramsky, Editor of the BBC World at One programme; Trevor McDonald, Diplomatic Correspondent of Channel Four News (2); Peter Ibbotson, Executive Producer of BBC Television News; David Dimbleby.

Includes lists of PC's various interviews.

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The papers held at Churchill Archives Centre cover Silkin's Parliamentary and Ministerial career, and his other public interests, including the Channel Tunnel, the E.E.C. and the dairy industry. There is material of particular interest on Silkin's difficulties with his Constituency Party in Deptford, and on the Labour Party Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections in 1980 and 1983.

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The papers held at Churchill Archives Centre cover Silkin's Parliamentary and Ministerial career, and his other public interests, including the Channel Tunnel, the E.E.C. and the dairy industry. There is material of particular interest on Silkin's difficulties with his Constituency Party in Deptford, and on the Labour Party Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections in 1980 and 1983.