| Churchill/WLAW contains: |
| 1 |
Important certificates and awards presented to Whitelaw |
| 2 |
Report on Whitelaw's visit to USSR, as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, accompanied by other officials from the Ministry of Labour |
| 3 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on being appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, March 1972, and on his return from Northern Ireland, November-December 1973 |
| 4 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on the award of Companion of Honour, January 1974 |
| 5 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on his appointment as Home Secretary, May 1979 |
| 6 |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on his elevation to a Viscounty, June 1983 |
| 7 |
Personal messages received after Whitelaw's illness in December 1987 |
| 8 |
Personal messages received after Whitelaw announced his resignation from the government, January 1988 |
| 9 |
Personal messages received after the announcement that Whitelaw was to be admitted to the Order of the Thistle, November-December 90 and June-July 1991 |
| 10 |
Miscellaneous personal and political papers and correspondence |
| 11 |
Speeches delivered by Whitelaw (mainly "social" rather than "political"), 1984 & ca. 1992-97 |
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The Papers of Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith
| Title |
Personal messages received by Whitelaw on being appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, March 1972, and on his return from Northern Ireland, November-December 1973 |
| Reference |
WLAW 3 |
| Covering Dates |
March 1972-December 1973 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 bundle in folder |
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| Content and context |
Includes letters from Walter Annenberg, Viscount Boyd of Merton, Lord ["Rab"] Butler of Saffron Walden, Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver, Richard Crossman MP, Michael Foot MP, Sir Denis Greenhill, Quintin Hogg (Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone), Philip Cunliffe-Lister (1st Earl of Swinton), Selwyn Lloyd MP, Admiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton and John Silkin MP. Also includes (a stray) letter of thanks from HRH Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips thanking Whitelaw for his wedding gift, November 1973 |
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