Correspondence concerning Immigration

Title

Correspondence concerning Immigration

Shelfmark

CCO 20/66/19

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Cope, John, Personal Assistant to Party Chairman Anthony Barber

Deslandes, Ian, Personal Assistant to Party Chairman Peter Thomas

Fraser, Sir Michael, Deputy Party Chairman

Heath, Edward

Hurd, Douglas, Head of Edward Heath's Private Office

Joseph, Sir Keith, MP for Leeds North East

Norton, Cyril AJ, Area Agent, Greater London Area

Plummer, Desmond, Leader of the Greater London Council

Sewill, Brendon, Director, Conservative Research Department

Subjects include:-

Steps required to attract the immigrant vote in London seats

Criticism of the decision to allow Asian immigrants from Uganda into Britain

Enoch Powell's attitude towards Conservative Party policy on immigration

Voluntary repatriation schemes

Edward Heath's visit to immigrant areas of West Bromwich, 24/01/1969

Includes:-

Transcript of speech by Edward Heath, 'Immigration and Racial Harmony', given at St George's Hall, York, 20/09/1968 and published by Conservative Central Office

Projections of growth of immigrant populations, Dec 1968

Conservative Central Office leaflet, 'Immigration: Solving the problems of immigration with realism, fairness, and compassion…' ND [c.1968-1969]

Transcript of speech given by Edward Heath at Walsall on 25/01/1969, published as a leaflet by Conservative Central Office under the title 'Conservative Policy on Immigration'

Annotated statement of the Party's policy on immigration, prepared for a speech by Party Chairman Anthony Barber to his constituents, Dec 1969

Paper, 'Immigrant Pupils in Inner London Schools – January 1970', Inner London Education Authority, Jan 1970

Correspondence between the Party Chairman and members of the public concerning the Party's policy on immigration and in particular Enoch Powell's attitude to it, Jan-Mar 1970

Date

Dec 1968-Jan 1971

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file