The Papers of Leopold Amery

Correspondence with Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor General and with William Massey (Prime Minister, 1912-24) and Joseph Coates (Prime Minister, 1925-28) on subjects including: Coates's defeat in the 1928 Election; Fergusson's expenses; LSA's visit during his Empire Tour; the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York [later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]; the New Hebrides [later Vanuatu] Commission; communications between the Dominions Office and Governors General and between the British and Dominion Governments; the 1926 Imperial Conference; representation of the Dominions in Britain and the example of Richard Casey's new position as Liaison officer between the Australian Government and the Foreign Office; the Empire Marketing Commission; the death of William Massey and the resulting political situation; reorganization of the Colonial Office.

Other correspondents include: Arthur Samuel [Minister for Department of Overseas Trade, later 1st Lord Mancroft] on the success of the British section of the Dunedin Exhibition; Richard Casey; 1st Lord Jellicoe [former Governor General] on the death of William Massey (2); [Stanley Baldwin], Prime Minister, sending an official message on Massey's death; King George V sending a message on Massey's death.