| Churchill/DSND contains: |
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| 10 |
Papers relating to the Civic Trust (Sandys was its Founder in 1957 and then President) |
| 11 |
Papers relating to the World Security Trust (Sandys was a Trustee) |
| 12 |
Papers relating to Capital Punishment |
| 13 |
Subject Files |
| 14 |
Papers relating to individual countries |
| 15 |
Correspondence |
| 16 |
Speeches |
| 17 |
Official Publications |
| 18 |
Press Cuttings |
| 19 |
Personal Papers |
| 20 |
Photographs |
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The Papers of Lord Duncan-Sandys
| Title |
Correspondence |
| Reference |
DSND 15 |
| Covering Dates |
1941–1975 |
| Extent and Medium |
24 archive boxes |
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| Churchill/DSND 15 contains: |
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1
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Correspondence mainly relating to Duncan Sandys' appointment as Financial Secretary to the War Cabinet in July 1941. Includes letters and telegrams from Alfred Bossom, "Francis" [Sir Francis Cassel], Randolph Churchill, "Harry" Monck and GR [George] Strauss MP.
1 folder. |
April 1941-July 1941 |
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2
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"Important correspondence", 1943-45. Includes letter to Sandys from Sir P.J. [Percy] Grigg MP (Secretary of State for War) commenting on Sandys' memorandum on tanks, March 1943; a letter to Sandys thanking him for his "Christmas greetings" from Bernard L. Montgomery, December 1943; telegram to Sandys from [Field Marshal Rt Hon Jan] "Smuts" congratulating Sandys on new office, November 1944; letter to Sandys from George Hicks MP (Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works) congratulating him on his performance as Minister of Works, March 1945; copy of note released by Winston Churchill tendering his resignation as Prime Minister, 23 May 1945.
1 folder. |
1943–1945 |
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3
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"Important correspondence", including letters from a number of European contacts, 1946-50. Includes correspondence with Sir Edward Bridges (Cabinet Secretary) relating to Sandys' request for access to his wartime papers, October 1946; letter of thanks to Sandys from (Field Marshal BL) "Montgomery of Alamein", presumably on the award of his life peerage, December 1946; letter of thanks to Sandys from "Pug" [General HL Ismay], presumably in response to congratulations on his life peerage, January 1947; correspondence with Marcus Sieff, including a report of Sieff's visit to Israel, May-August 1948; copy of an article by Sandys on the Berlin Airlift, "Streatham News", 29 October 1948; letter to Sandys from "Bob" [Boothby, MP] asking for help securing a position within the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, May 1949; and correspondence with Prince Chichibu of Japan, October 1947-December 1950.
1 folder. |
1946–1950 |
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4
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"Important correspondence", including letters from a number of European contacts, 1952-59. Includes rough drawings made by Sir William Penney to explain the principle of the hydrogen bomb, 1952; letter to Sandys from "Gordon" [Rev Gordon Lang] discussing a possible peerage for Lang, February 1952; note from Sandys to the Chief Scientist on "flying saucers", August 1952, and letter to Sandys from Anthony Montague-Browne (Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill), enclosing an article from the "Air Ministry Secret Intelligence Summary" of March 1955, March 1955; letters to Sandys from RA Butler (Chancellor of the Exchequer) relating to defence expenditure, July 1953 & March 1954; copy of note by Sandys to the Prime Minister (Winston Churchill) reporting a conversation with Clement Davies (Liberal Party) concerning the possibility of the Liberals joining a Conservative Government, October 1954; copy of Cabinet Paper by Sir Winston Churchill, "Note on Tube Alloys, 1954", December 1954; letter to Sandys from "Toby" [Aldington, Minister of State, Board of Trade], August 1954 and, relating to the Swift aircraft, December 1954; papers circulated relating a new proposed building for the Colonial Office, 1954-55. Also includes correspondence with Sir Norman Brook relating to the appointment of [James] "Marjoribanks" as Joint Secretary to the Council of Association of European Coal and Steel Community, July 1955; copy of Cabinet Paper on "The economic situation, memorandum by the Chancellor of the Exchequer", 6 January 1956; correspondence with Peter Thorneycroft (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Board of Trade) relating to Thorneycroft's paper on "Initiative in Europe [relating to trade]" of May 1956, July 1956; Foreign Office reply to Sandys' office as Minister of Housing and Local Government completing a questionnaire relating to the Suez Canal, August 1956; telegram to Sandys from [Edward] "Heath" [MP, Chief Whip] relating to the recall of Parliament to discuss the Suez canal, September 1956; notes for Sandys from "GR" [?] on the Foreign Affairs Committee meting of 28 November 1956; letter to Sandys from "Enoch" [J Enoch Powell MP] having served as his Parliamentary Secretary at Ministry of Housing and Local Government, January 1957; letter to Sandys from "Anthony" [Eden] thanking Sandys before Eden's resignation as Prime Minister, 16 January 1957; draft of speech to be delivered by Sir Winston Churchill at a meeting of the United Kingdom Council, 9 July 1957; letter to Sandys from Selwyn Lloyd MP (Foreign Secretary) thanking him for his observations on Oman, August 1957; handwritten letters to Sandys from "Dickie" [1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma], March and December 1957; letters and telegrams from Julian Sandys, September 1957; letters from "Geoffrey L" [Geoffrey Lloyd MP] and "Q" [Quintin Hogg MP] on their appointments as Minister of Education, October 1957; letter to Sandys from Sir Harold Caccia (British Ambassador to Washington), January 1959; correspondence with V [Vladimir] Kucherenko, February 1958; letter to Sandys from Marshal of the RAF Sir William Dickson on his retirement as Chief of the Defence Staff, July 1959; letter to Sandys from "Geoffrey" [Geoffrey Rippon MP] on joining him at Aviation, October 1959; and biographical notes on Sandys distributed by the COI, October 1959.
1 folder. |
1952–1959 |
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5
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Letters and minutes to Sandys from Prime Ministers Anthony Eden (April & June 1955) and Harold Macmillan (January 1956-March 1963, includes one letter sent by Macmillan as Chancellor of the Exchequer).
1 folder. |
1955–1963 |
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6
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"Important correspondence", 1960-68. Includes letters from "Dickie" [1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma], thanking Sandys for his letter on the death of Edwina, Countess of Mountbatten, February 1960; correspondence with Selwyn Lloyd MP (Foreign Secretary) relating to the acceptance of foreign decorations, June-July 1960; letter from Michael Adeane (Buckingham Palace) thanking Sandys on behalf of the Queen for his trip to Accra to check on safety concerns ahead of the Royal visit, November 1961 (see also DSND 8/28); letter from the PM, Salisbury, October 1960 & March 1962; letter from "Max" [1st Lord Beaverbrook], November 1961; letter from Governor General of Rhodesia [Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie], March 1962; letter from "RAB" [RA Butler MP, First Secretary of State], welcoming Sandys home, March 1963; letter from Julius K Nyerere (President, Tanganyika African National Union) on Sandys' visit to Tanganyika, March 1963; notes by John Osborn MP on Conservative Commonwealth Affairs Committee meeting, 28 March 1963; letter to Sandys from Sir Burke Trend (Cabinet Secretary), November 1964; copy of letter from Sandys to "Clemmie" (Lady Churchill) on the death of Sir Winston, January 1965, with her reply, February 1965; copy of letter by Sandys to "Alec" [Douglas-Home] on his resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, July 1965; note left by Sandys with the Prime Minister (Harold Wilson MP) on Anglo-Rhodesian talks, following their meeting on 5 August 1966; letter to Sandys from George Brown MP thanking him on his congratulations on being appointed Foreign Secretary, August 1966; letters received by Sandys from Brown, Wilson, Edward Heath MP (Leader of the Opposition) and others relating to Rhodesia and other topics, September 1966-February 1968.
1 folder. |
1960–1968 |
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7
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"Important correspondence", 1970-73.
1 folder. |
1970–1973 |
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8
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Correspondence, "A".
1 folder. |
1961–1964 |
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9
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Correspondence, "B". Includes correspondence with Lady Violet Bonham Carter on electoral reform, 1953; correspondence with Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens (Chairman, UK Council of the European Movement), and Henry J ("Jack") Heinz II, April 1960; and copy of letter by Sandys to HE Mr NA Bulganin for gifts given to Sandys during the visit by Bulganin and Khrushchev to the UK in 1956, May 1956.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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10
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Correspondence, "C". Includes correspondence relating to a book on Anthony Eden by Randolph Churchill (1958); and correspondence with Lord ("Dick") Casey, Jacques-Pierre-Michel Chaban-Delmas (President, French National Assembly), Lord Chelmer, Clementine S. Churchill and Winston S. Churchill MP, Colin Coote, Rene Coty (President of France) and Kenneth de Courcy.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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11
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Correspondence, "C". Includes correspondence relating to Sandys' commission of bust of Sir Winston Churchill from Oscar Nemon and two photographs, including Nemon's bust of Churchill at Windsor Castle, 1964-65; and telegrams and letter from Sir Winston Churchill to Sandys, 1955-1961.
1 folder. |
1952–1965 |
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12
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Correspondence, "D".
1 folder. |
1952–1963 |
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13
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Correspondence, "E". Includes correspondence with Air Marshal Sir Charles Elworthy, 1962.
1 folder. |
1953–1962 |
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14
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Correspondence, "F". Includes correspondence between Sandys and Douglas Fairbanks, January 1960 & April 1963.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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15
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Correspondence, "G". Includes correspondence with Martin Gilbert; and Lord Gladwyn (Gladwyn Jebb), August 1960.
1 folder. |
1952–1962 |
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16
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Correspondence, "H". Includes letters to Sandys from Kurt Hahn, Sir John Hannam, Denis Healey MP, 1st Lord Hives, Sir Sidney Holland (Prime Minister of New Zealand), Lady (Mollie) Huggins; also includes letters from "Dick" [Richard Hornby MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sandys from 1959-63], January 1963; and note by "Dick" [Hornby] on economic situation and the Common Market, July 1961.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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17
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Correspondence, "I". Includes correspondence with David Irving.
1 folder. |
1951–1964 |
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18
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Correspondence, "J".
1 folder. |
1952–1961 |
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19
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Correspondence, "K". Includes correspondence with Yousuf Karsh (with a description of the taking of his photograph of Sir Winston Churchill in 1941, December 1955); and Vladimir Kucherenko, January 1958.
1 folder. |
1952–1963 |
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20
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Correspondence, "L". Includes correspondence with Lord Lambton, 1958; Rev Gordon Lang, 1957-58; Patrick de Laszlo, 1955-63; and Sir Shane Leslie, 1962-64.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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21
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Correspondence, "M". Includes correspondence with Yehudi Menuhin relating to the purchase tax on gramophone records, January 1961; correspondence with "Dickie" [1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma], May 1957, August 1959 & December 1960; letter from "Stormont" [Stormont Mancroft, 2nd Baron Mancroft] on his resignation from the Government, October 1958; letter to Sandys from Malcolm Muggeridge, April 1957.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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22
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Correspondence, "N". Includes correspondence with Oscar Nemon (1958).
1 folder. |
1953–1964 |
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23
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Correspondence, "O".
1 folder. |
1953–1959 |
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24
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Correspondence, "P". Includes correspondence with Air Marshal Sir Thomas Pike relating to the future of fighter aircraft, November-December 1956.
1 folder. |
1953–1963 |
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25
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Correspondence, "R". Includes letter from "Geoffrey" [Geoffrey Rippon MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Aviation] enclosing a report on an accident to a BOAC Comet aircraft near Rome in January 1961, July 1961.
1 folder. |
1951–1963 |
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26
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Correspondence, "S". Includes telegram to Sandys from Major General Sir (Edward) Louis Spears relating to Cyprus, December 1963; correspondence with Sir Malcolm Sargent relating to music in Eastern countries, July 1960; correspondence with Frank O. Salisbury, 1953-54.
1 folder. |
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27
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Correspondence, "T". Includes correspondence between Sandys and Feliks Topolski, 1954-55.
1folder. |
1952–1964 |
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28
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Correspondence, "V".
1 folder. |
1952–1962 |
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29
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Correspondence, "W". Includes letter to Sandys from Roy Welensky (Prime Minister of Rhodesia), January 1961.
1 folder. |
1952–1964 |
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29A
|
Thank you letters sent by Sandys relating to his overseas tours.
1 bundle in box. |
circa 1957-circa 1964 |
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30
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "A". Includes correspondence with Julian Amery MP.
2 folders. |
circa 1968-circa 1972 |
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31
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "B". Includes correspondence with Lord (Thomas) Balogh, H. [Hastings] Kamuzu Banda, Anthony Barber MP, Tony Benn MP, Edward Boyle MP and Jock Bruce-Gardyne MP.
2 folders. |
1968–1972 |
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32
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Miscellaneous correspondence "C". Includes correspondence with Sir Robert Cary, Lynda Chalker, Winston S. Churchill, Sir Learie Constantine, Robin Cooke MP, Sir Stewart Crawford and David Crouch MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1973 |
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33
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Miscellaneous correspondence "D". Includes correspondence with Patrick de Laszlo, "Bill" [Deedes], Bernard Donoughue and Sir Alec Douglas Home.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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34
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Miscellaneous correspondence "E". Includes correspondence with Paul Einzig.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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35
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Miscellaneous correspondence "F". Includes correspondence with Nigel Fisher MP, Louis FitzGibbon, Nigel Forman and Charles Forte.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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36
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "G". Includes correspondence with Nicholas Garland, Sir Paul Gore-Booth, Sir Denis Greenhill and Eldon Griffiths MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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37
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "H". Includes correspondence with Denis Healey MP, Edward Heath MP, "QH" [Quintin Hogg], Keith Holyoake (Prime Minister of New Zealand), Sir Edward Hulton, Lord (John) Hunt and Henry Kissinger.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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38
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "I".
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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39
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "J". Includes correspondence with Robert Jackson, J.L. ("Jack") Jones and John Junor.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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40
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "K". Includes correspondence with Cecil (Harmsworth) King and Professor Henry Kissinger and Jill Knight MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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41
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "L". Includes correspondence with "Harry" [Lee Kuan Yew] and Ian Lloyd MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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42
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "M". Includes correspondence with Malcolm Macdonald, Harold Macmillan, Archbishop Makarios, Jack Marshall (Prime Minister of New Zealand, with reply to Sandys from Edward Heath MP) and 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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43
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "N". Includes correspondence with Roy Mason MP and Oscar Nemon.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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44
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "O". Includes correspondence with Con O'Neill.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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45
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "P". Includes correspondence with 6th Lord (Peter) Carrington relating to the Polish resistance.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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46
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "Q" and "R".
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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47
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "S". Includes correspondence with Maurice Schumann, Paul-Henri Spaak, Major-General Sir (Edward) Louis Spears, Michael Stewart MP and George Strauss MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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48
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "T". Includes correspondence with George Thomson MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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49
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "U" & "V". Includes correspondence with Joan Vickers MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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50
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "W". Includes correspondence with Sir Roy Welensky, Phillip Whitehead, William Whitelaw MP and Richard Wood MP.
1 folder. |
1968–1972 |
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51
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Miscellaneous correspondence, "X", "Y" and "Z". Includes correspondence with K. Harvey Proctor (University of York); and copies of letters and minutes exchanged between President (Kenneth) Kaunda of Zambia and Prime Minister (John) Vorster of South Africa.
1 folder. |
1968–1971 |
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52
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General public: miscellaneous correspondence.
3 folders. |
1967 |
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53
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General public: miscellaneous correspondence.
2 folders. |
1967 |
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54
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General public: miscellaneous correspondence. Folder 1 includes correspondence with Sir John Evetts, Roy Jenkins MP, Jill Knight MP, Neil ("Billy") McLean, with attached paper from McLean, "Report on the Yemen", June 1968. Folder 2 includes correspondence with Norris McWhirter.
5 folders. |
1968–1970 |
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55
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General public: miscellaneous correspondence.
3 folders. |
1968–1970 |
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56
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"Running files", consisting of Sandys' out-letters, January-December 1973.
7 folders. |
January 1973-December 1973 |
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57
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"Running files", consisting of Sandys' out-letters, January-June 1974.
6 folders. |
January 1974-June 1974 |
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58
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"Running files", consisting of Sandys' out-letters, July-December 1974.
6 folders. |
July 1974-December 1974 |
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59
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"Running files", consisting of Sandys' out-letters, January-August 1975.
8 folders. |
January 1975-August 1975 |
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