Correspondence with the Party Leader, Edward Heath

Title

Correspondence with the Party Leader, Edward Heath

Shelfmark

CCO 20/8/9

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Benton, Melissa, Chairman's Office, Conservative Central Office

Broad, Lewis, Author

Cann, Edward du, Conservative Party Chairman

Chapman, Mrs Margaret J., Hon. Secretary, Bognor Regis Central Ward Conservative Association

Clarke-Taylor, William, Chairman, The Belper Division of Derbyshire Conservative Association

Craig, Colin, Personal Assistant to Party Chairman Edward du Cann

Durant, R.A.B., Head of Young Conservatives' Department, Conservative Central Office

Fanshawe, Major General Sir Evelyn

Fraser, Sir Michael, Deputy Party Chairman

Gilmour, John, Chairman, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Central Office

Hall, John, MP for Wycombe

Iremonger, Tom L., MP for Ilford North

MacGregor, John, Leader's Private Office

O'Brien, Gerald, Broadcasting Department, Conservative Central Office

Quitman, Harold, Chairman, City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce

Rathbone, John R, Chief Publicity Officer, Conservative Central Office

Ridsdale, Julian, MP for Harwich

Stevens, John, Leader's Private Office

Taylor, Humphrey, Opinion Research Ltd, London

Urton, Sir William, General Director, Conservative Central Office

Thompson, Tommy, Head of Communications, Conservative Central Office

Wallis, Peter, Chairman, City of London Young Conservatives

Webster, Richard J, Chief Organisation Officer, Conservative Central Office

Subjects include:-

Invitation to address the Scottish Women's Annual Conference Rally, Edinburgh, Jul-Sep 1965

Proposed arrangments for dealing with public correspondence received by Heath's Private Office and the Party Chairman, Sep 1965

Heath's visit to Bristol, Oct 1965

Invitation for Heath to address the National Federation of Building Trades Employers, Nov 1965

Setting up of a Conservative Party committee to feed into the Lord Chancellor's review of the age of majority, Nov 1965

Heath's visit to Swansea, Nov 1965

Arrangements and cost of Edward Heath's Far East Tour, Dec 1965-Apr 1966

Review of the Party Organisation, Apr 1966

Publicity campaign concerning crime and protection rackets, May 1966

Invitation for Heath to address the Young Conservatives' 21st Birthday Dinner, May 1966

Schedule for Heath's visit to the United States, 29/05/1966-07/-6/1966

Request to write biography of Edward Heath, May 1966

Publicity arrangements for Heath's anniversary as Party Leader, Jun 1966

Invitation for Heath to the East Dunbartonshire Ladies Lunch, Jul 1966

Invitation for Heath to speak to the City of London Young Conservatives, Jul 1966

Invitation for Heath to speak to the City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce, Aug 1966

Arrangements for Heath's visit to Exeter and Taunton, Aug-Sep 1966

Proposed invitation to US Senator Bobby Kennedy to address a Young Conservatives' rally, Nov 1966

Planning for television Party Political Broadcasts, Dec 1966

Include:-

Memorandum, 'Machinery for Dealing with Public Correspondence', by John MacGregor, 07/09/1965

Memorandum, 'Northern Ireland', 28/09/1965

Itinerary for Heath's visit to Bristol, 30/10/1965

Itinerary for Heath's visit to the West Midlands, 17/01/1966

Note, 'General Election Meetings' Programme for the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath, MBE, MP', ND [c. Mar 1966]

'Memorandum on Party Organization', Edward du Cann, 19/04/1966 [11pp]

Memorandum, 'Main engagements for the second half of the year', 12/07/1966

Memorandum, 'Main engagements for the rest of the year', 25/08/1966

Summary of Mr Heath's broadcasting coverage, 27/07/1966-27/08/1966, prepared by the Monitoring Service, Broadcasting Department, 02/09/1966

Notes for Heath's speech winding up the debate on 'Conservative policy in Opposition' during the Conservative Party Conference, 03/10/1966

Summary of Mr Heath's broadcasting coverage, 28/08/1966-28/09/1966, prepared by the Monitoring Service, Broadcasting Department, 05/10/1966

Memorandum, 'Mr Heath's Engagements for Monday, 31st October-Sunday, 6th November, 1966'

Memorandum concerning Conservative Party Political Broadcasts in 1967, Dec 1966

Date

July 1965-Dec 1966

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file