Janus: The Papers of Sir Robin Chichester-Clark

Churchill/CCLK contains:
1	RCC's correspondence and personal papers
2	Papers from Ministerial and Shadow posts held by RCC
3	Papers relating to Northern Ireland, 1956-1973
4	Speeches and statements by RCC
5	Photographs
6	Press cuttings
7	Miscellaneous papers, 1916-2002

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The Papers of Sir Robin Chichester-Clark

Title	Papers from Ministerial and Shadow posts held by RCC
Reference	CCLK 2
Covering Dates	1961–1974
Extent and Medium	32 folders

Churchill/CCLK 2 contains:

Prime Ministerial minutes and other papers dating from the time of European accession negotiations, 1961-63. Includes copies of Prime Ministerial minutes sent to RCC by Harold Macmillan MP, 2 November 1961, 11 January 1962, 27 February 1962 & 25 October 1962; "Government [i.e. Conservative] backbenchers and the Common market: a survey", circa early 1960s; other circulars; and a report of the Conservative Committee on links with Europe, "Role of the organised political groups in the European Parliament Assembles", 15 January 1963.
1 folder.

1961–1963

Common Market negotiations, background briefings for ministers, 4 September 1962.
1 folder.

September 1962

Conservative Party Arts Policy Group [RCC was initially Chairman], 1964 & 1966-70. Includes minutes, reports and papers of the Group; letter to RCC from Jack Andrews (Minister of Finance for Northern Ireland) relating to the role of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 10 July 1964; RCC's correspondence with Edward ("Ted") Heath MP relating to the establishment of a Policy Group on the Arts, 25 & 27 July 1966; two letters from Heath to RCC following his suggestion for an unofficial policy group on building and construction, 20 September 1966 & 6 October 1966; and RCC's correspondence with Brian Batsford MP, September 1967, Sir Edward Boyle MP, January 1968, Paul Channon MP, May 1970, Sir Robin Darwin (Royal College of Art), May 1967-January 1968, and Sir Harmar Nicholls MP, May-June 1967.
4 folders.

1964–1970

Papers relating to the retirement of Frank Carr as Director, National Maritime Museum, 1966. Includes correspondence with James ("Jim") Callaghan MP (Home Secretary) and Richard ("Dick") Marsh MP; press cuttings and RCC's speech notes.
1 folder.

1966

"Arts 1967", 1966-69. Includes correspondence with Brian Batsford MP, Paul Channon MP, Michael Denison, Betty Harvie Anderson MP, Sir Keith Joseph MP, Jennie Lee MP, Charles Morrison MP, Nicholas Ridley MP, Irene Ward MP and William Whitelaw MP; minutes of meetings of the Conservative Parliamentary Arts, Public Building and Works Committee, 23 February & 20 April 1967; press cuttings and publications; and material on "SET", Selective Employment Tax.
2 folders.

1966–1969

"SET [Selective Employment Tax]" and the publishers, 1967. Includes correspondence with Brian Batsford MP, April-May & October 1967, Christina Foyle, June 1967, and letter to RCC from Michael Heseltine MP, July 1967.
1 folder.

1967

Miscellaneous papers, including correspondence and press cuttings relating to the Tate Gallery, 1969.
1 folder.

1969

Report of the Conservative Party's Policy Group on the Arts, June 1969.
1 folder.

June 1969

Papers relating to the Palace of Westminster debate and the Whitehall Plan, October-November 1965. Includes material from the Civic Trust.
1 folder.

October 1965-November 1965

Whitehall redevelopment plan, 1965-66. Includes copies of letters from Duncan Sandys MP to RCC relating to the Civic Trust, 29 November 1965, 23 December 1965 and 5 January 1966; and correspondence with William Whitelaw MP relating to RCC serving on the Advisory Committee on the new Parliament building, May 1966.
1 folder.

1965–1966

Whitehall redevelopment plan, circa 1965-69. Includes letter from Duncan Sandys MP relating to the Civic Trust, 18 December 1968, and press cuttings.
1 folder.

circa 1965-circa 1969

Whitehall redevelopment, 1969-70. Includes RCC's correspondence with Richard Hornby MP and Patrick Jenkin MP; and copies of letters from Duncan Sandys MP.
1 folder.

1969–1970

"Direct Labour controversy", circa 1966-76. Includes draft and galley proof of RCC's publication for Conservative Political Centre, "New direction for direct labour", 1968; letters to RCC from John MacGregor (Private Office of Edward Heath), Robert Carr MP, Lord Hailsham, Sir Keith Joseph MP, William Whitelaw MP and Bernard Levin (The Times); drafts of speeches by RCC; and press cuttings.
1 folder.

circa 1966–1976

National Contractor Group, 1967. Includes "Lobby guidance [from RCC] on Industrialised Building".
1 folder.

1967

"Working Party on Construction", 1967 [RCC was Chairman of the Conservative Party Working Group on the Building and Construction Industries]. Includes minutes and papers; and letter to RCC from Geoffrey Rippon MP, 28 February 1967.
2 folders.

1967

Papers relating to Public Building and Works, 1967. Includes notes of [RCC's] speech in Belfast etc, 1967; correspondence with Michael Latham (National Federation of Building Trades Employers; and report from the Sub-Committee on Defence and Overseas Affairs of the Estimates Committee, "Diplomatic accommodation overseas", circa October 1967.
2 folders.

1967

Papers relating to the Working Party on the Building and Construction industries, 1967-68. Including copy of the Group's report, circa March 1968; three letters to RCC from Edward Heath MP, 4 July 1967 and 11 March 1968 (x2); and letters to RCC from "Bob" Mellish MP (Minister of Public Building and Works), 18 March 1968, and from Geoffrey Rippon MP, 19 April 1967 and 7 February 1968, with a copy of Rippon's note to Heath, 11 September 1967.
1 folder.

1967–1968

"Public Building and Works questions", 1967-68. Includes RCC's speech to the FBTE [National Federation of Building Trades Employers], Eastbourne, 15 May 1968; and RCC's correspondence with Michael Latham of the Federation.
1 folder.

1967–1968

Public Building and Works, 1968. Includes paper by RCC, "Direct labour- time for a rethink", 24 July 1968; and RCC's correspondence with Michael Latham (National Federation of Building Trades Employers); and press cuttings mainly on direct labour.
1 folder.

1968

Report on System Building, 1968 (with some earlier papers). Includes Conservative Policy Group reports on land, housing, building and construction industries etc, 1965-68 [RCC was a member of the Working Party on the Building and Construction Industries].
1 folder.

1965–1968

Papers relating to Public Building and Works, especially re Lump [bogus self-employment], circa 1968-70. Includes copy of press release re- RCC's proposed Bill, February 1970; and copy of his speech in the Commons.
1 folder.

circa 1968–1970

Papers mostly relating to Department of Employment matters, 1959 & 1971-1973. Includes Cabinet Paper, "Questions of procedures for ministers", 14 October 1959; Ebury Research Note 27, "Company law in an enlarged EEC", 2 November 1971; "Background briefing", no 1 (January 1972); and Foreign Office briefing paper, "The external relations of the European Community: relations with the developed West", 16 November 1972; papers and notes on counter-inflation and industrial disputes, November and December 1973; notes on agricultural wages, 6 December 1973.
1 folder.

1959–1973

Miscellaneous Department of Employment papers, 1973-74. Includes: press cuttings, July 1973; Conservative Research Department paper on "The Labour Party's nationalisation proposals", 24 October 1973; note on "Coal miners, speaking notes for ministers", and Departmental notes on the miners, November-December 1973; separate briefing notes including further papers from Robin Haydon (Chief Press Secretary, No 10 Downing Street), "Counter-inflation", 16 and 23 November and 14 December 1973 & 1 and 3 January 1974; papers on farming, October 1973, and "tax credit scheme", 23 July 1973; paper by 'D.J. [Donald] Derx' (Department of Employment), "Discussions with NUM on longer term pay", 7 January 1974; copy of "The lessons of 1963-1973- a personal view" by Mr A.R. (Roger) Thatcher (Department of Employment), January 1974; notes by Robert Jackson, "Industrial relations reform in an early election: a balanced package", 21 December 1973 and 7-8 January 1974; transcript of interview given by Edward Heath MP (Prime Minister) with Robin Day, 28 January 1974; and note by Robin Haydon (Chief Press Secretary, No 10 Downing Street), "Europe", 5 February 1974; "Background briefing", number 1, January 1972.
2 folders.

January 1972-February 1974

Papers mainly relating to RCC's visit to Scotland, 3-5 October 1973. Includes programme and briefing notes; copy of letter from Edward Heath MP (Prime Minister) to Jo Gormley (President, National Union of Mineworkers) on the economic state of the UK, 23 January 1974; RCC's engagement sheet for week commencing 26 March 1973; also includes copies of photographs of RCC's earlier visit to the British Aircraft Corporation, 14 September 1972.
1 folder.

1972–1974

Report on a visit to Sweden by RCC as Minister of State with other members of the Government's Tripartite Steering Group, 3-6 February 1974.
1 folder.

1973–1974