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1	Papers from correspondence files A–G
2	Papers from correspondence files H–M
3	Papers from correspondence files, N-W; get-well cards

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Papers of Lord and Lady Pethick-Lawrence

Title	Papers from correspondence files, N-W; get-well cards
Reference	3
Covering Dates	1912–1961
Extent and Medium	1 box

Content and context

This class, which originally corresponded to the contents of one archival box, contains papers relating to persons and subjects beginning with the letters from N to W, as follows: Walter Nash (1–11), the National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment (12–19), the National Library of Scotland (20–38), E. H. Neville (39–40), Evelyn Sharp Nevinson and H. W. Nevinson (41–53), the New York Herald Tribune (54–60), Lord Olivier (61–65), Lord Pethick-Lawrence (66), A. C. Pigou (67), the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee (68–102), the Parliamentary Labour Party, House of Lords (103–104), Eardley Price (105–109), the Privy Council (110–117), Mrs B. H. Qon (118–119), James Rae (120–123), Sir Benegal and Lady Rama Rau (124–126), Gwen Raverat (127–129), the Marquess of Reading (130–131), Elizabeth Robins (132–164), the Royal India, Pakistan, and Ceylon Society (165–172), Maude Royden (173–181), Walter Runciman (182), Sir George and Lady Sansom (183–193), Sir George Schuster (194–222), Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (223), Emmanuel Shinwell (224), Lord and Lady Simon of Wythenshawe (225–245), Sir Frank Soskice (246–247), the Tagore Centenary Celebration Committee (248–264), Lord Thomson (265–269), the United Service Club (270–271), Votes for Women (272), the Beatrice Webb Memorial Fund (273–277), Octavia Wilberforce (278–302), Sir Kingsley Wood (303–327), and Baroness Wootton (328–333).

These items are followed by four 'get-well' cards sent to Lord Pethick-Lawrence during his last illness (334–337).

The contents of the original files appear, for the most part, to have been kept together, but 132–164 are from the same file as 278–302, while 120–123 came from the same file as 1/104 and 1/208–209 (the subject of the file is unclear), and 105–109 came from the same file as 4/194. It is likely that the names or subjects assigned to some items – particularly 66, 103–104, 120–123, and 272 – are not those of the original files.

Trinity/PETH/3 contains:

Index card in the name of Walter Nash.
1 doc.

[c. 1939]

Letter from Walter Nash to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Savoy Hotel, London.) Comments on Pethick-Lawrence's broadcast proposal for an emergency tax to help finance defence [see 3/9]. Looks forward to hearing him and his colleagues discuss this and other matters when they meet [at a dinner to be given by Lord Strabolgi].
1 doc.

7 June 1939

Letter from Walter Nash to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Savoy Hotel, London.) Thanks him for amplifying his views on taxation [see 3/10], and expresses his pleasure at meeting him and his colleagues.
1 doc.

21 June 1939

Letter from Walter Nash to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Wellington, New Zealand.) Expresses his sympathy, and that of the Parliamentary Labour Party [of New Zealand], on the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence.
1 doc.

18 Mar. 1954

Letter from Walter Nash to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Wellington, New Zealand.) Thanks him for a letter, and commends his address at Lady Pethick-Lawrence's cremation.
1 doc.

22 Apr. 1954

Letter from Walter Nash to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Wellington, New Zealand.) Commends Pethick-Lawrence's book Fate Has Been Kind. Reflects on the 'set-back' of the recent election in Britain, and asks for information about the present state of the British Labour movement..
1 doc.

13 June 1955

Letter from Walter Nash to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Wellington, New Zealand.) Hopes that Attlee will continue to lead the Labour Party. Agrees that it is more important to deal positively with actual circumstances than to debate abstract questions of 'left' or 'right' [see 3/11].
1 doc.

5 July 1955

Letter from Walter Nash to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (House of Representatives, Wellington, New Zealand.) Sends good wishes on his marriage.
1 doc.

12 Apr. 1957

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Walter Nash. Looks forward to meeting him at a dinner to be given by Lord Strabolgi. Sends a copy of a broadcast he made last night [proposing an emergency tax on wealth to help finance defence; see 3/2].
1 doc.

6 June 1939

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Walter Nash. Explains his reasons for thinking capital, rather than income, a suitable measure for a special tax.
1 doc.

21 June 1939

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Walter Nash. (11 Old Square, Lincoln's Inn, London.) States his view of the present state of the Labour Party [see 3/6], and extracts part of a recent article in the Contemporary Review, in which he urged the party to deal positively with particular issues rather than debate the merits of the left and right wings of the party. Comments on personal differences within the party..
1 doc.

23 June 1955

Letter from Victor Gollancz to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London.) The Campaign's projected activities include a meeting at the Albert Hall and the preparation of a memorial to the Home Secretary. Invites Pethick-Lawrence to join the the Committee of Honour. .
1 doc.

[c. 1 Dec. 1960]

(i) Letter from Victor Gollancz to Lord Pethick-Lawrence, with (ii) a handbill advertising a rally at the Albert Hall on 18 April 1961, and (iii) a carbon-copy form (not filled up) for ordering tickets. (i) (National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, London.) Asks him to sit on the platform at the Campaign's rally at the Albert Hall.
3 docs.

[early Mar. 1961]

Letter from Victor Gollancz to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, London.) Has not had a reply to his letter [3/13] asking Pethick-Lawrence to sit on the platform at the Albert Hall rally. Hopes he will come.
1 doc.

28 Mar. 1961

Circular letter issued by Victor Gollancz. (National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, London.) Urges his correspondent to attend the rally at the Albert Hall.
1 doc.

[Mar. x Apr. 1961]

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Victor Gollancz. Agrees to join the Committee of Honour of the National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment [see 3/12].
1 doc.

2 Dec. 1960

Carbon copy of a letter from — (secretary to Lord Pethick-Lawrence) to Victor Gollancz. Lord Pethick-Lawrence agrees to sit on the platform at the Albert Hall rally [see 3/14].
1 doc.

5 Apr. 1961

Carbon copy of an article entitled 'The Arab View on Murder', by F. W. Pethick-Lawrence, written for the Penal Reformer.
1 doc.

[c. 1935]

Memorandum headed 'Notes on the Criminal Justice Bill 1961 - House of Lords', issued by the Howard League for Penal Reform. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[Apr. 1961]

Minutes of a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 9 June 1958. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[June 1958]

Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 11 May 1959. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[May 1959]

Minutes of a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 8 June 1959. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[June 1959]

Minutes of a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 7 December 1959. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[Dec. 1959]

Minutes of a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 5 December 1960. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[Dec. 1960]

Minutes of a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 6 March 1961. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[Mar. 1961]

Report for the year 1959 to the Standing Committee of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland, by William Beattie, librarian. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[Feb. 1960]

Agenda for a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 7 March 1960. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[c. Feb. 1960]

Agenda for a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 6 March 1961. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[c. Feb. 1961]

Agenda for a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland on 5 June 1961. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[c. May 1961]

Schedule of 'Principal Accessions [at the National Library of Scotland] for the First Quarter of 1960'. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[c. May 1961]

Letter from William Beattie to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.) Comments on the cheque for Lord Pethick-Lawrence's expenses [see 3/37], and refers to the death of Dr Meikle.
1 doc.

28 May 1958

Letter from William Beattie to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.) Declines his offer of a copy of Unshackled [see 3/38], as the library will receive one from the publishers. Discusses the agreement of the Writers to the Signet to sell the books in the Signet Library to the National Library..
1 doc.

25 June 1959

Letter from William Beattie to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.) The proposed date of the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees must be altered, as Lord Crawford will be abroad.
1 doc.

21 Dec. 1959

Letter from William Beattie to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.) Advises him of the date of the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees.
1 doc.

9 Jan. 1960

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to William Beattie. Regrets that he has not previously been able to attend the half-yearly meetings of the Board of Trustees. Asks whether he is eligible to attend the next meeting of the standing committee, as he will be in Edinburgh at that time. .
1 doc.

8 Oct. 1947

Carbon copy of a letter from — (secretary to Lord Pethick-Lawrence) to William Beattie. Transmits Pethick-Lawrence's account for travelling expenses [for attending a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland].
1 doc.

14 May 1958

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to William Beattie. Queries the amount of a cheque he has received for travelling expenses. Sends his sympathy on the death of [H. W.] Meikle.
1 doc.

27 May 1958

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to William Beattie. Offers the National Library of Scotland a copy of Unshackled. Has been informed that the Signet Library is to sell some books and manuscripts, and wishes to know the position of the Board [of Trustees] on the matter, if the report is correct..
1 doc.

23 June 1959

Note-card from E. H. Neville to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (The Copse, Sonning-on-Thames.) Encloses 3/40, which he wrote with reluctance, as he felt 'the task ought to have been attempted by someone who knew Forsyth in the 90's'. (Acknowledged 6 September.) .
1 doc.

[c. 5 Sept. 1942]

Offprint of a memoir of Andrew Russell Forsyth by E. H. Neville, extracted from the Journal of the London Mathematical Society, vol. xvii. (Sent with 3/39.) .
1 doc.

1942

Index card in the name of Evelyn Sharp Nevinson.
1 doc.

[c. 1955]

The Women's Bulletin, including a memoir of Evelyn Sharp by Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

15 July 1955

Cutting from the Manchester Guardian, containing an obituary of Evelyn Sharp Nevinson.
1 doc.

20 June 1955

Cutting from The Times, containing an obituary of Evelyn Sharp Nevinson.
1 doc.

21 June 1955

Letter from Joan Sharp to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (27 Stanley Gardens, London.) Her late aunt, Evelyn Sharp Nevinson, wished Pethick-Lawrence to have one or two of her books, and, by an error, some have already been delivered to him. Asks if he would like any others.
1 doc.

20 Nov. 1955

Draft memorandum headed 'Account of Mr H. W. Nevinson' (altered from 'Some Account of the Lecturer').
1 doc.

[c. 1922]

Draft memorandum headed 'Lectures by Henry W. Nevinson' (altered from 'Suggestions for Possible Lectures', etc.).
1 doc.

[c. 1922]

Letter from Shepheards & Bingley to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (23 Young Street, Kensington High Street, London.) Enclose a copy of [H. W.] Nevinson's will [3/49], the executors of which are Mrs Nevinson and Pethick-Lawrence. Ask him to confirm that he will act in connection with the estate.
1 doc.

14 Nov. 1941

Carbon copy of the will of Henry Woodd Nevinson.
1 doc.

30 Jan. 1940

Letter from A. J. Dorey to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (28 Minster Road, Oxford.) Is researching the decade before the First World War and wishes to contact the literary executors of Henry W. Nevinson.
1 doc.

16 July 1957

Letter from A. J. Dorey to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (28 Minster Road, Oxford.) Thanks him for answering promptly [see 3/52-3] his inquiry about the literary executors of Henry Nevinson.
1 doc.

24 July 1957

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to A. J. Dorey. Henry Nevinson's literary executor, his widow Evelyn, is deceased, so he will contact her relatives in connection with Dorey's inquiry [see 3/50].
1 doc.

18 July 1957

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to A. J. Dorey. The person who should be contacted about the literary rights of Henry Nevinson's will is Miss Joan Sharp.
1 doc.

23 July 1957

Index card in the name of the New York Herald Tribune.
1 doc.

[c. 1925]

Letter from H. E. Scarborough to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. ('The New York Herald Tribune', Bush House, Aldwych, London.) Asks him to write an article on the general subject of Anglo-American relationships, with particular reference to the significance of such gatherings as the forthcoming meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at Washington.
1 doc.

25 Aug. 1925

Letter from H. E. Scarborough to Esther E. Knowles. (The New York Herald Tribune, Bush House, Aldwych, London.) States his requirements with regard to Pethick-Lawrence's article [see 3/58]..
1 doc.

1 Sept. 1925

Letter from H. E. Scarborough to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (The New York Herald Tribune, Bush House, Aldwych, London.) Thanks him for his article [see 3/60]. A copy of the newspaper in which it appears will be sent to him..
1 doc.

10 Sept. 1925

Carbon copy of a letter from Esther E. Knowles to H. E. Scarborough. Pethick-Lawrence agrees to write the proposed article [see 3/55], and wishes to know further details of Scarborough's requirements.
1 doc.

29 Aug. 1925

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to H. E. Scarborough. Encloses the promised article [see 3/60], and asks to have a copy of the newspaper in which it appears. Sir Arthur Shirley-Benn is taking the place of Sir Robert Horne on the Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
1 doc.

10 Sept. 1925

Draft and carbon copy of an article entitled '30 Nations to Meet' [about a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Washington], by F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (See 3/59.) .
1 doc.

Sept. 1925

Letter from Lord Olivier to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Old Hall, Ramsden, Charlbury.) Describes his efforts to improve the system of accounting at the War Office, and outlines the attitudes of those involved. Wishes to discuss the matter with him.
1 doc.

7 Nov. 1925

Letter from Lord Olivier to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (House of Lords Library.) Has verified a fact concerning the Officer of the Commands. Encloses a copy of lectures by [Sir] C. Harris [former Joint Secretary of the War Office].
1 doc.

7 Dec. 1925

Letter from Lord Olivier to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (33 Elmtree Road, St John's Wood, London.) Dissents from the War Office's claim that only 8 or 9 per cent of Army expenditure may be controlled by accounting.
1 doc.

14 Dec. 1925

Letter from Lord Olivier to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Pardigon, France.) Thanks him for his memorandum on [his visit to] India. Is convalescing after an attack of influenza.
1 doc.

12 Feb. 1927

Letter from Lord Olivier to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Old Hall, Ramsden, Charlbury.) Commends Pethick-Lawrence's memorandum on the conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Describes his impressions of the factories and villages of Switzerland, which he visited recently.
1 doc.

13 Sept. 1928

World Faiths (the journal of the World Congress of Faiths), No. 49, including an article by Lord Pethick-Lawrence entitled 'Why? Whence? Whither?'.
1 doc.

June 1961

Letter from A. C. Pigou to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (King's College, Cambridge.) Does not know of any systematic studies of subsidies to railways [see 2/198, 2/230], but incidental references to the subject as it relates to Belgium may be found in books by [Ernest] Mahaim and [Seebohm] Rowntree.
1 doc.

10 Feb. [1923]

Index card in the name of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

[1949?]

Index card, apparently a continuation of 3/68.
1 doc.

[1949?]

Printed copy of an Order in Council, issued by E. C. E. Leadbitter, announcing the appointment of Lord Pethick-Lawrence to the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. (Probably sent with 3/73.) .
1 doc.

14 Nov. 1949

Printed copy of an Order in Council, issued by F. J. Fernau, announcing the appointment of Lord Pethick-Lawrence and others as the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. (Sent with 3/78.) .
1 doc.

8 Nov. 1951

Printed copy of an Order in Council, issued by W. G. Agnew, announcing the appointment of Viscounts Thurso and Templewood to the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. (Sent with 3/79.) .
1 doc.

4 Nov. 1954

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses particulars of recommendations to be considered by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee, and confirms arrangements for a meeting. (Probably sent with 3/70.) .
1 doc.

17 Nov. 1949

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses, for his signature, the report of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

10 Feb. 1950

28 Apr. 1950

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Confirms arrangements for a meeting of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

29 Apr. 1950

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) The Political Honours Scrutiny Committee's report on the names in Attlee's resignation list has been submitted to Churchill. Recommendations for the New Year list may be ready soon.
1 doc.

19 Nov. 1951

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses a copy of an Order in Council reappointing the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee [3/71].
1 doc.

21 Nov. 1951

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses a copy of an Order in Council [3/72]. The alterations to the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee will not be shown in the new edition of Whitaker's Almanac, but will appear in the Imperial Calendar. Recommendations for the New Year list are not yet available..
1 doc.

16 Nov. 1954

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses particulars of recommendations to be considered by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. Recommendations for appointment as knight bachelor exceed the number of places available. Confirms arrangements for a meeting.
1 doc.

19 Nov. 1954

22 Nov. 1955

27 Apr. 1956

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses particulars of recommendations to be considered by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. Recommendations for some honours exceed the numbers available.
1 doc.

31 Oct. 1956

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses particulars of recommendations to be considered by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. Recommendations for some honours exceed the number available. Sends good wishes for his visit to Pakistan and India [see 3/95].
1 doc.

5 Nov. 1957

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Esther E. Knowles. (Treasury Chambers.) Asks her to hand the papers [particulars of recommendations to political honours] to the bearer, a Treasury messenger.
1 doc.

8 Nov. 1957

14 May 1958

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Confirms arrangements for a meeting of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

15 May 1958

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Confirms arrangements for a meeting of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

2 July 1958

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Confirms arrangements for a meeting of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

28 Nov. 1958

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Expects to receive tomorrow the rest of the recommendations to be considered by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. Confirms arrangements for a meeting.
1 doc.

6 May 1959

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) The dissolution list will be short, but the Prime Minister [Macmillan] has not yet referred the names to the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
1 doc.

8 Sept. 1959

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses particulars of recommendations to be considered by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee. A meeting is not presently possible. Encloses a form of report for his signature.
1 doc.

6 May 1960

Letter from Sir Robert Knox to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Encloses a form of report for his signature.
1 doc.

11 May 1960

5 May 1961

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Sir Robert Knox. Will not be able to take part in the scrutiny of the New Year honours list [see 3/83], as he will be visiting India and Pakistan.
1 doc.

1 Nov. 1957

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Sir Robert Knox. Has received his letter and enclosure. Discusses the time of the next meeting. Is looking forward to seeing who will be the first woman to sit in the House of Lords.
1 doc.

8 Apr. 1958

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Sir Robert Knox. Is agreeable to the suggested date for a meeting [see 3/86].
1 doc.

15 May 1958

Reply envelope addressed to Sir Robert Knox (not used).
1 doc.

[1949 x 1961]

Letter from Anthony Bevir to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (10 Downing Street, Whitehall.) The Prime Minister [Churchill] proposes to re-appoint the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee, and hopes that Pethick-Lawrence will consent to be a member.
1 doc.

31 Oct. 1951

100

Letter from D. B. Pitblado to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (10 Downing Street, Whitehall.) The Prime Minister [Eden] is about to re-appoint the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee, and wishes to know whether Lord Pethick-Lawrence is prepared to continue to serve as a member.
1 doc.

5 July 1955

101

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Winston S. Churchill. Agrees to serve on the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee [see 3/99].
1 doc.

31 Oct. 1951

102

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Sir Anthony Eden. Agrees to continue to serve on the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee [see 3/100].
1 doc.

6 July 1955

103

Part of a printed notice (an order paper for the House of Lords?), containing an announcement of 'Notices and Orders of the Day'. (The following entry has been marked: 'The Lord Grenfell. - To ask Her Majesty's Government as to their policy on Bearer shares in Industry; and to move for Papers.') .
1 doc.

8 Dec. [1958?]

104

Circular letter issued by Lord Lucan. (House of Lords.) Invites his correspondent to the annual dinner of Labour peers.
1 doc.

7 Nov. 1958

105

Letter from Eardley Price to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (East Braynes, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.) Asks whether any steps are being taken to revise the pensions of persons who, like himself, had formerly been employed in India.
1 doc.

20 Feb. 1956

106

Letter from Eardley Price to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (East Braynes, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.) Thanks him for information about pensions [see 3/108]. Will be away from Wiveliscombe this Saturday visiting his son. The Wilkinsons do not visit as often as they used to.
1 doc.

1 Mar. 1956

107

Letter from Eardley Price to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (East Braynes, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.) Congratulates him on his marriage, and, on his wife's behalf, invites him and Lady Pethick-Lawrence to call if they are ever in the West Country.
1 doc.

17 Feb. 1957

108

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Eardley Price. Explains the position regarding the pensions of persons formerly employed in India, Pakistan, and Burma [see 3/105, 2/271], and outlines the provisions of the proposed Pensions (Increase) Bill. Is visiting the Wilkinsons at Nether Stowey this weekend.
1 doc.

28 Feb. 1956

109

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Eardley Price. Thanks him for his goodwill message [3/107]; has known Helen since she was a suffragette. Does not intend to visit Somerset soon, but will bear his invitation in mind.
1 doc.

21 Feb. 1957

110

(i) Letter from O. S. Cleverly to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence, with (ii) a printed note, issued by the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister [i.e. Cleverly]. (i) (10 Downing Street, Whitehall.) The Prime Minister [Baldwin] intends to recommend Pethick-Lawrence to the King as a Privy Counsellor, and wishes to know whether this will be agreeable to him. (ii) (10 Downing Street, Whitehall.) Asks him to supply correct particulars of his designation, names, and address.
2 docs.

20 Apr. 1937

111

(i) Letter from Eric Leadbitter to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence, with (ii) a note of procedures to be observed by those being sworn of the Privy Council, and (iii) a note from the Clerk of the Council [M. P. A. Hankey] to Pethick-Lawrence. (i) (Privy Council Office.) Advises him of the date on which he is to be sworn of the Privy Council, and gives related instructions. Encloses a memorandum on procedure. (iii) (Privy Council Office.) Invites him to call at the Privy Council Office in order that the form of ceremonial to be observed at the meeting of the Privy Council may be explained to him.
3 docs.

2 June 1937

112

Telegram from the Clerk of the [Privy] Council [M. P. A. Hankey] to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (London.) Advises him of an alteration in the the time of the Council meeting.
1 doc.

5 June 1937

113

(i) Letter from Eric Leadbitter to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence, with (ii) a certificate stating that F. W. Pethick-Lawrence was sworn of the Privy Council on 8 June 1937, signed by M. P. A. Hankey, and (iii) the printed text of the oath. (i) (Privy Council Office.) Encloses a notification that Pethick-Lawrence has been sworn of the Privy Council, together with the form of his oath.
1 doc.

5 June 1937

114

Printed notice, issued by the Clerk of the [Privy] Council [W. G. Agnew]. Requests that his correspondent will complete the enclosed card, in order to ensure the accuracy of the official list of the Privy Council.
1 doc.

31 Dec. 1957

115

Printed memorandum, issued by the Clerk of the [Privy] Council [W. G. Agnew]. Requests that his correspondent will complete the enclosed card, in order to ensure the accuracy of the official list of the Privy Council.
1 doc.

31 Dec. 1960

116

(i) Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to O. S. Cleverly, with (ii) a carbon copy of details of Pethick-Lawrence's title, names, and address. (i) Shall be honoured if His Majesty [King George VI] decides to appoint him a member of the Privy Council [see 3/110]. Encloses his particulars.
1 doc.

21 Apr. 1937

117

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to the Clerk of the [Privy] Council [M. P. A. Hankey]. Will attend at Buckingham Palace at the time advised [see 3/111], and will come to the Privy Council Office in order to rehearse the ceremony.
1 doc.

3 June 1937

118

Cutting from the Malay Mail, containing an article headed 'And death split this noble partnership . . .', announcing the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence. (Sent with 3/119.) .
1 doc.

13 Mar. 1954

119

Letter from Mrs B. H. Qon to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Wenlyn, 2837 Bagan Jermal, Butterworth, P.W., Penang.) She and her husband send their sympathy on the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence. Pays tribute to her memory. (Sent with 3/118.) .
1 doc.

15 Mar. 1954

120

Letter from James Rae to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Treasury Chambers.) Asks for a portrait of Pethick-Lawrence, to be placed with the portraits of other Financial Secretaries to the Treasury in the Conference Room.
1 doc.

14 Dec. 1932

121

Letter from James Rae to Esther E. Knowles. (Treasury Chambers.) Acknowledges the receipt of a photograph of Pethick-Lawrence [see 3/123], which will be framed and hung in the Conference Room.
1 doc.

18 Jan. 1933

122

Carbon copy of a letter from Esther E. Knowles to James Rae. Will give Rae's letter [3/120] to Pethick-Lawrence when he returns from Mallorca.
1 doc.

15 Dec. 1932

123

Carbon copy of a letter from Esther E. Knowles to James Rae. Pethick-Lawrence has returned from Mallorca and sends herewith a signed photograph of himself.
1 doc.

17 Jan. 1933

124

Index card in the names of Sir Benegal and Lady Rama Rau, and Miss Rama Rau.
1 doc.

[c. 1938]

125

Letter from Dhanvanthi Rama Rau to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (5 Beverley Gate, West Hill, Putney.) Thanks her for her congratulations on her recent honour [the Kaisar-i-Hind Medal].
1 doc.

3 Jan. 1938

126

Telegram from 'Rama Raus' [Sir Benegal Rama Rau and family] to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Calcutta.) Send sympathy on the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence.
1 doc.

13 Mar. 1954

127

Draft and carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Gwen Raverat. (Fourways, Gomshall, Surrey.) Praises her memoir Period Piece, with its description of middle-class life [in Cambridge] during the eighteen-eighties and nineties. Refers to his own experiences of the period at Eton and Trinity, and to his dancing lessons..
2 docs.

6 Oct. 1953

128

Letter from Gwen Raverat to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (The Old Granary, Silver Street, Cambridge.) Thanks him for his letter and responds humorously to his remarks about dancing-mistresses. 'How long ago that Cambridge of the nineties seems now - and yet how much the same it seems, if you live here, as I do now again.'.
1 doc.

19 Oct. 1953

129

Letter from Gwen Raverat to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (The Old Granary, Silver Street, Cambridge.) Declines his offer to propose her as a member of PEN, as she would be unable to travel to London, having been paralysed by a stroke.
1 doc.

10 Nov. 1953

130

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to the Marquess of Reading. Intends to support Reading in the forthcoming debate on peeresses, if a vote is taken. Asks for details of the previous history of the question.
1 doc.

22 Dec. 1958

131

Letter from the Marquess of Reading to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Flat 8, Cadogan Place, London.) Is glad he can count on Pethick-Lawrence's support [see 3/130]. Refers to previous debates on the subject.
1 doc.

23 Dec. 1958

132

Index card in the name of Elizabeth Robins.
1 doc.

[c. 1912]

133

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Backset Town House, Henfield, Sussex.) Postpones a lunch engagement.
1 doc.

9 Oct. 1912

134

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Backset, Henfield, Sussex.) Describes her visit to Steyning police station to register as an American. Recalls her stay with the Pethick-Lawrences in London.
1 doc.

30 Oct. 1914

135

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Ladies' Athenaeum Club, 31/32 Dover Street, London.) Her departure for Florida has been postponed because she is unwell.
1 doc.

10 Feb. 1916

136

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Rounton Grange, Northallerton.) Thanks him for copies of his speeches. Is consulting an American lawyer in connection with 'a piece of business requiring special knowledge of American law in the far South'. Complains that her English lawyer, Frost, has transferred her business to his son.
1 doc.

19 Aug. 1925

137

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Rounton Grange, Northallerton.) Thanks him for his letter. Will ask Frost, senior, to take charge of the small quantity of legal business she has in England.
1 doc.

26 Aug. 1925

138

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (6 Palace Gate, Kensington.) Is sorry she cannot accept their dinner invitation, but hopes to see them when she returns to London in a fortnight.
1 doc.

18 May 1929

139

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton.) Invites her and Mr Lawrence to lunch.
1 doc.

24 Mar. 1932

140

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton.) Thanks her for her helpful letter. Will know the date of her arrival at Braunwald in the next twenty-four hours. Is looking forward to her first flight.
1 doc.

1 July 1938

141

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (Hotel Alpenblich, Braunwald, Switzerland.) Has been received kindly by Marie Jenny-Streiff, who has praised Mrs Pethick-Lawrence's book [My Part in a Changing World]..
1 doc.

20 July 1938

142

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton.) Discusses measures taken to obtain a visa for Mme Jenny[-Streiff].
1 doc.

5 Apr. 1940

143

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to F. W. and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton.) Discusses Frau Jenny-Streiff's unsuccessful attempts to obtain a visa to visit England.
1 doc.

6 Apr. 1940

144

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (Valour House, Southwest Harbor, Maine.) Refers to her hurried departure from England and her delay at Lisbon. Asks how she might best assist the cause of persuading America to join the war.
1 doc.

21 Aug. 1940

145

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, Sussex.) Invites him and Lady Pethick-Lawrence to visit her at the Cadogan Hotel during her stay in London.
1 doc.

28 Mar. 1949

146

Letter from Elizabeth Robins to Lord and Lady Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton.) Thanks them for a letter, which arrived while she was ill. Is about to travel to New York, Pittsburgh, and Florida. Dr [Louisa] Martindale will accompany her on the flight.
1 doc.

22 Aug. 1950

147

Carbon copy of a letter from Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence to Elizabeth Robins. Confirms her acceptance of an invitation [3/139].
1 doc.

30 Mar. 1932

148

Carbon copy of a letter from Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence to Elizabeth Robins. Is pleased to hear of her arrival at Braunwald and her meeting with Marie Jenny[-Streiff] and her daughter [see 3/141].
1 doc.

25 July 1938

149

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Elizabeth Robins. Is continuing to investigate her inquiry as to whether Gladstone made a certain remark about agricultural labourers.
1 doc.

29 Oct. 1912

150

Carbon copy of a letter from — (secretary to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence) to Elizabeth Robins. Mrs Lawrence has cabled the results of the suffrage referenda in the United States [see 8/14], which contradict the reports in the English papers. Gives details of Mrs Lawrence's itinerary.
1 doc.

9 Nov. 1914

151

Carbon copy of a letter from Esther E. Knowles to Elizabeth Robins. Mrs Pethick-Lawrence advises that, if the Home Office give permission for Marie Jenny-Streiff to visit Elizabeth Robins in England, it will still be necessary for her to obtain a British exit visa [see 3/142].
1 doc.

5 Apr. 1940

152

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to the Under-Secretary of State, Aliens Department of Home Office [Osbert Peake]. Elizabeth Robins is applying for permission for Marie Jenny-Streiff of Switzerland, presently residing in Belgium, to visit her in England to help with her book. Testifies to the good character of Frau Jenny-Streiff, whom he has known for forty years, and hopes that the request will be granted.
1 doc.

14 Mar. 1940

153

Letter from Ian Roy to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Home Office.) Marie Jenny-Streiff should apply in the first instance to the British Passport Control Officer for Brussels. (Signed as Private Secretary.) .
1 doc.

27 Mar. 1940

154

Note-card from Marie Jenny-Streiff to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Sparrenhof, Heide-Calmpthout, [Belgium].) Thanks him for his efforts to obtain a visa for her. Regrets that it will not be possible to obtain one in time to make her intended visit to England.
1 doc.

10 Apr. 1940

155

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Herbert Morrison. Elizabeth Robins, presently residing in the United States, wishes to return to England [see 3/283–4]. Encloses correspondence relating to her, refers to his personal acquaintance with her, and suggests that she might be able to broadcast 'in promotion of good relations between this country and the U.S.A.'.
1 doc.

6 July 1942

156

Letter from Herbert Morrison to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence, with a typed transcript of the same. (Whitehall, London.) Explains his reasons for rejecting Elizabeth Robins's application to return to England.
2 docs.

17 Sept. 1942

157

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Ernest Thurtle. Supports Winifred Cullis's suggestion that, if Elizabeth Robins were given permission to come to England, she might speak and broadcast on Anglo-American understanding.
1 doc.

6 Aug. 1942

158

Letter from Ernest Thurtle to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Ministry of Information.) Rejects the proposal that Elizabeth Robins should be brought to England to speak and broadcast on Anglo-American understanding, on the grounds that she is 'rather old for as full a programme of meetings as would justify an Atlantic passage at this time'.
1 doc.

17 Aug. 1942

159

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to William Mabane. Asks him to give sympathetic attention to Elizabeth Robins's application for a British visa [see 3/283–4].
1 doc.

6 June 1945

160

Carbon copy of a memorandum headed 'Miss Elizabeth Robins (Mrs. Elizabeth Robins Parks)'.
1 doc.

[c. 1945]

161

Letter from William Mabane to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Foreign Office.) Elizabeth Robins [see 3/159] has now been promised an entry visa.
1 doc.

13 June 1945

162

Invitation from the Committee of Backsettown to attend the unveiling of a plaque to the memory of Elizabeth Robins by Dame Sybil Thorndike on 27 November 1960.
1 doc.

[1960]

163

Cutting from the West Sussex Gazette, containing an article headed 'Sybil Thorndike at Henfield' and a photograph of Dame Sybil unveiling a plaque to the memory of Elizabeth Robins.
1 doc.

1 Dec. 1960

164

Cutting from the West Sussex County Times, containing an article headed 'Her "Quality of Selfless Inspiration": Plaque Honours Actress' and a photograph of Dame Sybil Thorndike unveiling a plaque to the memory of Elizabeth Robins.
1 doc.

2 Dec. 1960

165

Letter from Frederick Richter to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Royal India and Pakistan Society, 3 Victoria Street, London.) Encloses a draft of a letter to Mrs Naidu [3/166] and comments on it.
1 doc.

6 Dec. 1948

166

Draft of a letter from Frederick Richter to Sarojini Naidu. (The Royal India and Pakistan Society, 3 Victoria Street, London.) Solicits her assistance in publicising the work and publications of the Society in India. Refers to the Society's various activities and achievements. (Sent with 3/165.).
1 doc.

6 Dec. 1948

167

Ticket of admission for two persons to the Golden Jubilee Dinner of the Royal India, Pakistan, and Ceylon Society on 16 November 1960, in the form of a postcard addressed to Lord Pethick-Lawrence.
1 doc.

2 Oct. 1960

168

List of guests at the Golden Jubilee Dinner of the Royal India, Pakistan, and Ceylon Society on 16 November 1960. (Mechanical copy of a typed document.) .
1 doc.

[1960]

169

Printed booklet containing the texts of the speeches delivered at the Golden Jubilee Dinner of the Royal India, Pakistan, and Ceylon Society on 16 November 1960.
1 doc.

[1960]

170

(i) Letter from Frederick Richter to Lord Pethick-Lawrence, with (ii) a printed form (not filled up) for authorising a banker's order. (i) (Royal India, Pakistan, and Ceylon Society, 191 Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue, London.) The Society have resolved to introduce a joint membership subscription. Encloses a form.
2 docs.

Nov. 1960

171

Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Frederick Richter. Encloses a revised draft [see 3/172] of Richter's proposed letter to Mrs Naidu [see 3/165–6]. Makes suggestions as to the manner in which it should be sent.
1 doc.

10 Dec. 1948

172

Carbon copy of a draft letter from Frederick Richter to Sarojini Naidu, as revised by Lord Pethick-Lawrence. Solicits her advice on publicising in India the work and publications of the Royal India and Pakistan Society. Refers to the Society's various activities and achievements. (Top copy sent with the top copy of 3/171.) .
1 doc.

10 Dec. 1948

173

Letter from Maude Royden Shaw to Lady Pethick-Lawrence. (Barnfield Top, Bayley's Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent.) Thanks her for her comments on her book [Royden's autobiography, A Threefold Cord] and discusses her portrayal of Effie [Shaw]. Her initial hesitation in publishing the book was overcome by the effect it had on the woman who typed it..
1 doc.

14 Nov. 1947

174

Letter from Daisy Dobson to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead.) Dr Royden has heard adverse reports about the Relief Committee for the Victims of German Fascism, and desires his advice as to whether she ought to resign from its committee.
1 doc.

30 Oct. 1934

175

Letter from Maude Royden to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead.) Thanks him for his trouble [see 3/178]. Will almost certainly resign from the GRCVF.
1 doc.

6 Nov. 1934

176

Letter from Maude Royden to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (24 Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead.) Thanks him for his letter [see 3/179]. Had kept in mind the fact that Jane Addams did not call herself a Christian.
1 doc.

5 June 1935

177

Letter from Maude Royden to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Nestlewood, Bayley's Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent.) Thanks him for his good wishes [on her forthcoming marriage]. 'Hudson Shaw's health is very frail and he is old, but if we may have even a little time together, how happy we shall be.'.
1 doc.

4 Oct. 1944

178

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Maude Royden. Gives an account of the foundation and activities of the Relief Committee for the Victims of German Fascism [see 3/174]. Discusses measures taken by himself and the Labour Party in consequence of the dominant influence of the committee's Communist members.
1 doc.

31 Oct. 1934

179

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Maude Royden. Commends her address on Jane Addams, particularly her avoidance of words of Christian consolation.
1 doc.

4 June 1935

180

Cutting from a newspaper, containing an obituary of Hudson Shaw.
1 doc.

[c. 30 Nov. 1944]

181

Cutting from a newspaper, containing an obituary of Hudson Shaw.
1 doc.

[c. 30 Nov. 1944]

182

Letter from Walter Runciman to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Board of Trade.) Has received the report of the Fixed Trust Committee. Thanks him for his work on it. The Board of Trade will consider its proposals carefully.
1 doc.

31 July 1936

183

Index cards in the names of Sir George Sansom and Katharine, Lady Sansom.
2 docs.

[c. 1937]

184

Letter from Sir George Sansom to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (British Embassy, Tokyo.) Has heard news of him from his wife's sister, Mrs Geoffrey Young; apologises for not writing more often. Asks for news of Mary Higgins. Discusses the crisis in Japan, which appears to be leading to war.
1 doc.

30 July 1937

185

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Sir George Sansom. They [he and his wife] have recently renewed their acquaintance with Mrs Geoffrey Young and her husband, who are now neighbours. Reflects on the Sino-Japanese crisis. Gives news of Mary Higgins, who is now living at Sompting, near Worthing.
1 doc.

26 Aug. 1937

186

Letter from Lady Sansom to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence. (5 New End Square, Hampstead.) Thanks her for copies of the Adelphi and the Women's Newspaper, the latter with an account of the Geneva meeting. She and her husband are presently living in Freda Utley's house in Hampstead, waiting to learn whether Sir George will be allowed to resign his present post in order to take a professorship in New York..
1 doc.

19 Dec. 1939

187

Greetings card from Sir George and Lady Sansom.
1 doc.

[1942 x 1945]

188

Letter from Lady Sansom to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Chandos Lodge, Eye, Suffolk.) She and her husband have recently returned to England from the United States. Expresses sympathy on the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence.
1 doc.

22 Apr. 1954

189

Postcard from Sir George and Lady Sansom to Lord and Lady [sic] Pethick-Lawrence. Are spending a few weeks in Tucson, Arizona. (Postmarked Tucson, 5 March 1956. The direction appears to be an unfortunate error.) .
1 doc.

[c. 5 Mar. 1956]

190

Letter from Lady Sansom to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (El Conquistador Hotel, Tucson, Arizona.) She and her husband have been wintering at Tucson, but will shortly be moving to Stanford University, where Sir George has been appointed an advisory professor.
1 doc.

8 Mar. 1957

191

Letter from Lady Sansom to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. She and her husband are wintering in Arizona. 'George is very happy in this Far West, where there is much serious study on Japan in the universities.'. (Air letter, postmarked at Tucson.) .
1 doc.

27 Dec. 1957

192

Letter from Lady Sansom to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Hoover Library, Stanford University.) Thanks him for his card. 'George has a really delightful assignment at this university as an Advisory Professor on Far E. studies, and plenty of time to write a new history he is engaged on.' She visited Geoffrey [Winthrop Young] in Kent just before coming to the United States.
1 doc.

16 Jan. [1958?]

193

Letter from Sir George and Lady Sansom to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. Sir George is unable to travel any more, but is very happy in California working hard at a history of Japan. (Air letter, postmarked at Palo Alto.) .
1 doc.

20 Jan. 1961

194

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (30 St James's Place, London.) Has been elected to the Committee of Public Accounts, but does not intend to attend meetings on the current year's report owing to the pressure of emergency work.
1 doc.

3 July 1939

195

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Sends a copy of the cable received in response to the open letter of 24 December, and asks for comments upon it.
1 doc.

28 Jan. 1941

196

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Suggests holding another meeting of the informal all-party group that sent an open letter to India last December. Is concerned by the state of negotiations between the British Government and Indians.
1 doc.

9 Oct. 1941

197

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Has arranged a meeting of the all-party group, to discuss the Indian problem. Asks whether he should invite members of the Labour Party.
1 doc.

14 Oct. 1941

198

Letter from E. A. Church to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) A committee room in the House of Commons has been reserved for Tuesday's meeting [see 3/197].
1 doc.

17 Oct. 1941

199

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Encloses a draft letter to Amery [3/200], prepared as a result of last Tuesday's meeting.
1 doc.

28 Oct. 1941

200

Carbon copy of a draft of a letter from Sir George Schuster to L. S. Amery. Outlines the points agreed on by a small all-party group in the Commons with regard to constitutional reform in India. The group suggest that a communication should be sent to the leaders of the various parties in India, proposing, among other things, that a small all-party mission should visit India. Asks him to consider the matter and obtain the opinion of the Viceroy [Linlithgow].
1 doc.

27 Oct. 1941

201

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Thanks him for his letter [see 3/218]. 'I quite appreciate the point that you make and I will try to provide for it.'.
1 doc.

3 Nov. 1941

202

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Encloses an explanatory note [3/203]. Has exchanged correspondence on the subject with Amery, which he will be glad to show Pethick-Lawrence.
1 doc.

12 Nov. 1941

203

Carbon copy of a memorandum by Sir George Schuster headed 'India. Note on action taken as a sequel to the meeting of the All-Party Group of M.P.s on Tuesday, October 21st.'. While the draft letter to Amery [see 3/200] was being circulated, he submitted a copy of it to Amery himself, who, contrary to the group's original agreement, communicated the substance of their suggestion to the Viceroy [Linlithgow]. (Sent with 3/202.) .
1 doc.

[c. 12 Nov. 1941]

204

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Encloses copies of correspondence [3/205–6]. Asks whether they should meet to discuss the matter.
1 doc.

25 Nov. 1941

205

Carbon copy of a transcript of a letter from L. S. Amery to Sir George Schuster. (India Office.) The Viceroy [Linlithgow] 'does not think that this is really the time for the kind of good will mission suggested'. Explains his own reasons for agreeing with this view, and points out other methods which might be used to ease the deadlock. (Sent with 3/204.).
1 doc.

21 Nov. 1941

206

Carbon copy of a letter from Sir George Schuster to L. S. Amery. (179 City Road, London.) Accepts his arguments, but points out that the group had not envisaged an ordinary 'good will mission'. (Sent with 3/204.) .
1 doc.

25 Nov. 1941

207

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Proposes that, in view of the ineffectiveness of the deputation to Amery, a deputation should be sent to the Prime Minister [Churchill]. Sets out the points to be made to him, drawing particular attention to 'the question of the strategic position of India in the post war world'.
1 doc.

6 Apr. 1943

208

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) [J. M.] Keynes has agreed to speak at their next dinner discussion. Asks for suggestions as to who should be invited.
1 doc.

15 Apr. 1943

209

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Raises the questions of the appointment of a new Viceroy and the future security of India. Suggests that [A. J. C.] Clark Kerr might make a capable Viceroy.
1 doc.

11 May 1943

210

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (House of Commons.) Agrees that certain points need to be sorted out before an approach is made to the Prime Minister [see 3/221]. Will try and write a note shortly, and will also arrange a meeting with the two brigadiers with Indian Army experience.
1 doc.

17 May 1943

211

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Refers to his former note suggesting ways in which an inquiry might be made, either by 'something like a Royal Commission' or by groups of MPs if the Government refused to investigate. Has discovered that the Board of Trade has begun a wider investigation. Discusses the general question of such inquiries.
1 doc.

11 June 1943

212

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Praises him for going through with his speech in the House of Commons [on the Wage-Earners' Income Tax Bill] in spite of his illness. Comments on his own speech and on [Sir] John Anderson's reply. Urges the need for a fundamental reform of the India Office.
1 doc.

8 Nov. 1943

213

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) Returns a cutting about a road programme in India, which he read with interest.
1 doc.

25 Feb. 1944

214

Letter from E. A. Church to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (179 City Road, London.) 'In Sir George Schuster's absence in his constituency I have opened your letter of the 19th [see 3/222] which I am passing on to him.'.
1 doc.

20 Sept. 1944

215

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (House of Commons.) Thanks him for his appreciation and for his offer of assistance.
1 doc.

22 Sept. 1944

216

Letter from Sir George Schuster to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (Nether Worton House, Middle Barton, Oxon.) Congratulates him on his appointment as Secretary of State for India, and affirms his suitability for the post. Expresses his mixed feelings at not being elected to Parliament. Refers to his former support for a National Government of all parties, and his hope for the success of the Labour administration. Offers to talk over problems with him.
1 doc.

4 Aug. 1945

217

Letter from Sir George Schuster to Lord Pethick-Lawrence. (Nether Worton House, Middle Barton, Oxon.) Expresses sympathy on the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence.
1 doc.

12 Mar. 1954

218

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Sir George Schuster. Commends his draft letter to Amery [see 3/200], and suggests a slight amendment.
1 doc.

31 Oct. 1941

219

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Sir George Schuster. Thanks him for his letter and its enclosure [3/204–6]. Will be pleased to see the correspondence referred to.
1 doc.

13 Nov. 1941

220

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Sir George Schuster. Has made a reservation at the Charing Cross Hotel for the next dinner discussion with Keynes, Schuster, and members of the group [see 3/208].
1 doc.

29 Apr. 1943

221

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Sir George Schuster. Believes a deputation to the Prime Minister [see 3/207] would be abortive unless they have definite proposals to present, but offers to ask Labour Cabinet members to talk to Schuster about the future defence of India. Accepts an invitation to dinner. Sends £5 towards the costs of various functions.
1 doc.

14 May 1943

222

Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Sir George Schuster. Praises and comments upon Schuster's recent speech on the BBC.
1 doc.

19 Sept. 1944

223

Letter from Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (3 Field Court, Gray's Inn, London.) Thanks him for his letter of congratulation [on his appointment to the Order of Merit].
1 doc.

15 June 1944

224

Letter from Emmanuel Shinwell to F. W. Pethick-Lawrence. (House of Commons.) 'I don't agree. If we are to promote purchasing power by borrowing from Canada it is a poor look-out.'.
1 doc.

8 Mar. 1945

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