Janus: Papers of Air Marshal Sir William Dickson

Churchill/DCKN contains:
1	Early papers
2	Letters of congratulation to Dickson on his receipt of various honours
3	"Official correspondence"
4	Papers relating to tours undertaken by Dickson
5	Briefings, lectures and speeches
6	Private correspondence
7	Pamphlets, souvenirs, leaflets etc
8	"Other interests"
9	Photograph albums etc

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Papers of Air Marshal Sir William Dickson

Title	Briefings, lectures and speeches
Reference	DCKN 5
Covering Dates	1950–1961
Extent and Medium	12 files

Content and context

Includes correspondence with Sir John Slessor, Chief of the Air Staff (DCKN 5/2).

Churchill/DCKN 5 contains:

Speeches and lectures. Including speech to the R.A.F. Reserves Club; lectures to staff college, Andover and staff college, Bracknell; addresses to radio schools; speech at the A.C.B. [Airfield Construction Branch] dinner.
1 file.

1950–1951

File on Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir John Slessor. Including Slessor's papers entitled 'Total or Limited War?', 'Strategy for the West: a 1957 reappraisal, introductory', and 'British Defence Policy: some personal British reflections on the Defence White Papers, 1957'. Also including 'Directive to the NATO military authorities from the North Atlantic Council: Part I,, Analysis of Soviet Intentions; Part II, The Directive', and correspondence with and about Slessor, some concerning his overseas tour and visit to New Zealand as Chair of the U. K. team at the sixth Commonwealth Relations Conference.
1 file.

1956–1958

New Zealand Society Dinner. Comprising: speech notes for reply to toast 'the guests'; details of the guests; correspondence concerning the preparation of the speech; invitation and related correspondence; briefing note on New Zealand's role in the Far East and South East Asia.
1 file.

21 Nov 1956–12 Feb 1957

Montgomery of Alamein's final address at CPX 7 [Command Post Exercise seven]; transcript of remarks by Lord Mountbatten at CPX 7; Dickson's 'U.K. Comments on Global Strategy.'. Comprising copy of final address by Montgomery of Alamein at CPX 7 [Command Post Exercise seven] [18 April 1957], with accompanying note; transcript of extempore remarks by First Sea Lord, Lord Mountbatten, at CPX 7 [17 April 1957], with accompanying note; 'U.K. Comments on Global Strategy' by Dickson.
1 file.

April 1957-May 1957

Documents relating to Dickson's address to the Commonwealth Press Union, 9 June 1958. Comprising lecture notes prepared for Dickson by the Joint Planning Staff and two letters to Dickson from Lord Astor of Hever, President and Chairman of the Commonwealth Press Union.
1 file.

08 May 1958–05 June 1958

Documents relating to study weekend in Oxford for Chief Information Officers and some officers from the Overseas Information Services. Including speech notes for Dickson's address to Heads of the Information Services and correspondence with Dr Charles Hill, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, regarding arrangements for the weekend.
1 file.

21 Jan 1958–21 Apr 1958

Notes for lecture to Imperial Defence College, to Canadian National Defence College, and to NATO Defence College, on British Aspects of Allied Strategy. Notes for lecture to Imperial Defence College, to Canadian National Defence College, and to NATO Defence College, on British Aspects of Allied Strategy. Also includes related correspondence and a list of students enrolled on the Imperial Defence College's course in 1958.

11 July 1957–08 May 1958

Notes for Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff's lecture to the Imperial Defence College [1 May 1957] on British Aspects of Allied Strategy. Notes for Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff's lecture to the Imperial Defence College [1 May 1957] on British Aspects of Allied Strategy. On reverse of two sheets are notes (crossed out) for lecture on leadership to SOC [Serious and Organised Crime] Police Training Centre, Sulhamstead [May 1972].
1 file.

01 May 1957-May 1972

Draft of the Empire Day message to be recorded on 20 May 1959 for the Forces Entertainment Services OverseasTransmission, with accompanying note from L. G. Lohan.
1 file.

14 May 1959

Lecture to the NATO Defence College and related documents. Notes for lecture to the NATO Defence College, 17 June 1959, with text of lecture given in October 1958, on which it is based. The rest of the file comprises: note on visit of NATO Defence College to U.K. [15 - 18 June 1959]; lists of course fifteen members, course fifteen staff participating in the Northern Tour, guests at Lancaster House reception, and guests at Ministry of Defence's cocktail party for the NATO Defence College.
1 file.

03 Oct 1958–18 June 1959

Lecture to the Joint Services Staff College, 22 June 1959, on British Strategy and Defence Policy, with accompanying material. Lecture to the Joint Services Staff College, 22 June 1959, on British Strategy and Defence Policy, with accompanying material, including lists of students, list of directing staff officers, and related correspondence.
1 file.

05 Mar 1959–22 June 1959

Speech to the Hunterian Society.
1 item.

09 Feb 1961