The Papers of Leopold Amery

Subjects include: public meetings and speeches; Julian Amery's progress at school; LSA's visit to Denmark and Sweden as leader of a parliamentary delegation to Denmark; the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa, Canada, including LSA's part in it, his frustration at not doing more, and his views of the rest of the British delegation, particularly 1st Lord Hailsham [earlier Douglas Hogg]'s lack of courage, [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain's ignorance and obstinacy and their generally negative attitude and lack of sympathy with the Dominions; a legal case brought by John Amery and his attempted marriage; the death of 1st Lord Plumer; the Conservative Party Conference; climbing in Wales; John Amery's attempts to find work in Hollywood [United States].