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Published articles by Professor Paul Wilkinson, Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations of Aberdeen University, mainly on international terrorism, and personal correspondence between Jackson and Professor Wilkinson.

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Includes: recordings from radio interviews with NK and other members of the Shadow Cabinet; recordings from press conferences and Labour Party events, particularly election rallies and Party Conferences; recordings taken from newspaper interviews; recordings of various speeches by NK.

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Interview from the Young Conservatives conference in Scarborough, Yorkshire, on subjects including the IRA mortar attack on Downing Street [London], the Gulf War, the state of the economy, the Poll Tax and Major's taste in music.

Scope and Contents Includes: interview on the death of Ian Gow, and also on other subjects including the Poll Tax and changes to the party constitution allowing the expulsion of members (16 minutes 17 seconds); BBC Radio 4 World at One bulletin, 21 Nov 1990, mainly on the Conservative Party leadership election (31 minutes 14 seconds); BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, May 1991, on subjects including health reforms, including interviews with Robin Cook, Labour health spokesman, and William Waldegrave, Secretary of...

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Press interviews on an IRA mortar attack on Downing Street [London] and also on the Gulf War, particularly a possible Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait.

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Press interviews with NK on subjects including: the Ribble Valley by-election, and the effects of the Poll Tax; the Gulf War; IRA terrorism.

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The collection contains press cuttings and correspondence relating to Sir Geoffrey's kidnap, and 8-month captivity, by the Tupamaros while he was Ambassador to Uruguay in 1971. This experience is reflected in his subsequent writings, lectures, broadcasts and interests covered in the rest of the collection. There is relatively little material on Sir Geoffrey's earlier diplomatic career.

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The collection contains press cuttings and correspondence relating to Sir Geoffrey's kidnap, and 8-month captivity, by the Tupamaros while he was Ambassador to Uruguay in 1971. This experience is reflected in his subsequent writings, lectures, broadcasts and interests covered in the rest of the collection. There is relatively little material on Sir Geoffrey's earlier diplomatic career.

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Includes: "Some Aspects of Clandestinity"; "Techniques of Personal Survival" ; "Four Sad South American Stories"; "Violence and its Practitioner"; "Out of the Red?".

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These papers mainly relate to African and Asian countries.

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Correspondence with the general public on the assassinations by the IRA of 1st Lord Mountbatten of Burma and Airey Neave, particularly relating to speeches and articles by JEP, including a speech at Birmingham [Warwickshire] (Oct 1986). Correspondents include: Lord Molloy; John Dellow, Assistant Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, Specialist Operations; Nicholas Scott, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office.

Also includes: press cuttings.

Scope and Contents Papers on Northern Ireland, including: Monday Club policy paper on Northern Ireland; report by the Conservative Defence Committee on their visit to Ulster (1974); United Ulster Unionist Council policy document on the will of the people, the constitution and security; issue of the Revolutionary Communist Group magazine; article from Public Law on the use of judges in inquiries, such as the 'Bloody Sunday' inquiry; text of lecture by Richard Francis, BBC Controller, Northern Ireland, on...

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Manuscript drafts of speeches by LSA on subjects including: brotherhood; Canada as an Imperial nation; support for election candidates; terrorism in Ireland; the appeal by Field Marshal 1st Lord Haig for volunteers to join the British Legion; the constitution of Britain and the Empire.

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The collection contains press cuttings and correspondence relating to Sir Geoffrey's kidnap, and 8-month captivity, by the Tupamaros while he was Ambassador to Uruguay in 1971. This experience is reflected in his subsequent writings, lectures, broadcasts and interests covered in the rest of the collection. There is relatively little material on Sir Geoffrey's earlier diplomatic career.

Scope and Contents Part 1: includes copy of the Ulster Unionist Council's paper on "Northern Ireland future terrorist trends", July 1979; memorandum on defence spending to Richard Ryder (MT's Political Secretary) from Peter Joynes (Conservative Research Department), 21 August 1979; opinion polling survey prepared by Cavenham Communications Ltd on "Britain's defence: the armed forces view", August 1979, with attached note from John Clemens (Chairman, Marplan) to Keith Britto (Conservative...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: William Whitelaw, Lord President of the Council, on MPs' expenses; Kenneth Boardman; [James] Colin Welch [Deputy Editor] of the Daily Telegraph, on JEP's views on joining the European Union (2); [Arthur] Stretton Reeve, Bishop of Lichfield; William Shepherd; Philip Goodhart, on proposed talks with the IRA; William Deedes on proposed talks with the IRA; Anthony Fell; Sir Patrick Donner asking JEP to moderate his opposition to the Common Market; [William] John Biffen on...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Frank Field; Sir Ian Gilmour (3); Lord Plowden, Chairman of the Top Salaries Review Body; Colin Haycraft [Chairman, Duckworth and Company Limited] (4); [Bruce] Bernard Weatherill, Speaker of the House of Commons (2); Richard Lankester, Registrar of Members' Interests (3); James Willcox, Clerk of Public Bills; Reverend Henry Thorold (3); Tom McNally, former political adviser to James Callaghan, on the role of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Douglas Hurd, Home...

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Includes notes made by Jackson and some associated correspondence.

Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence on the Act and Prevention of Terrorism Bill, with correspondents including: David Waddington, Minister of State, Home Office, on JEP's comments on the bill (8); Edward Leadbitter; Leon Brittan, Home Secretary; Janet Fookes (2). Also includes: Home Office circulars on the Act; copy of Hansard for a debate on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill (January 1984); Home Office review of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (1976) by 2nd Lord Jellicoe; report and minutes...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: the uses of education; ending direct rule in Ulster, the Anglo-Irish Council, the past attitudes of the British Government to Ulster, interventions by the United States and representation for Ulster in Parliament; the results of past immigration policy; NATO defence policy; international exchange rates, the floating pound, the international monetary system and international monetary fund; British membership of the European Economic...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: defence policy, including maintaining peace in Europe and arms production; relations between Britain and Ireland, including the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the IRA and past policy on Northern Ireland; Britain and the European Economic Community, particularly the Common Agricultural Policy, changing Conservative policy on Europe, defence, economic affairs, East-West relations and the European Court of Human Rights; the Gospels; Hong Kong's...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: Britain's membership of the European Economic Community and Common Market, including the European Convention on human rights, the views of the Prime Minister [Margaret Thatcher] and the Common Fisheries Policy; international exchange rates; inflation and interest rates; the nuclear deterrent and the role of the United Nations for peace; Government hostility against the Ulster Unionist Party, the Northern Ireland Assembly, IRA...

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Includes: copy of Hansard; press statements by George Robertson, deputy foreign affairs spokesman, and Kevin McNamara, Northern Ireland spokesman; text of article for the Catholic Herald by McNamara; text of a letter from Gerald Kaufman, Shadow Foreign Secretary, to Sir Geoffrey Howe, Foreign Secretary; Amnesty International report on Northern Ireland.

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Papers relating to Clutterbuck's work and research on political issues including unrest and terrorism.

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The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.