Chairman's Office correspondence with Macmillan and his Private Office

Title

Chairman's Office correspondence with Macmillan and his Private Office

Shelfmark

CCO 20/8/3

Summary

Correspondents include:-

d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Major General Sir Henry, MP for Walsall

Bell, Sir Stanley, Chairman, Central Council, National Union and Chairman of the Party Conference (1958)

Balfour, Harold, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye

Butler, RA, Home Secretary, (1957-1962)

Duncan, Capt. Sir James, MP, Chairman of the Liberal Unionist Group

Edwards, Sir Eric, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations (1957-1965)

Fraser, Major Sir Hugh, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War (1958-1960)

Gooden, John H, Chairman, West Dorset Liberal Association

Heath, Edward, Chief Whip (1955-1959)

Hogg, Quintin, Party Chairman (1957-1959)

Holland-Martin, CJ, MP

Kaberry, Donald, Vice Chairman - Candidates (c.1956-1961)

Langford-Holt, Sir John Anthony, MP

Macmillan, Harold, Prime Minister (1957-1963)

Manningham-Buller, Sir Reginald, Attorney General (1954-1962)

Montgomery, Bernard, Field Marshal, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe (1951-1958)

Nabarro, Sir Gerald , MP

Ormsby-Gore, David, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1957-1961)

Poole, Oliver, Deputy Party Chairman (1957-1959)

Powell, Enoch, MP for Wolverhampton South West (1950-1974)

Ward, George, Secretary of State for Air (1957-1960)

Woods Smith, J., Huddersfield Conservative Association

Wyndham, Sir John, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (1957-1963)

Yates, William MP

Subjects include:-

Adoption of a parliamentary candidate by Huddersfield Conservative Association, 1959

Request for Macmillan to speak in Northampton, 1958

Request for Field Marshal Montgomery to address the Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1958

Availability of 16mm copies of the BBC's 'telerecording' of the State Opening of Parliament for schools, 1958

Request for Macmillan to address the Association of Adopted Prospective Candidates at the Junior Carlton Club, 1958

Invitation for Macmillan to visit the Austin Works in Birmingham, 1958

Macmillan's tour of the Northern Area, Jan 1959

Disappointing Gallup Poll published in The News Chronicle, 24/10/1958

Conservative Research Department brief for Field Marshal Montgomery concerning military operations in Cyprus, 1958

Field Marshal Montgomery's offer of help for the Conservative Party, 1958

Chairmanship of the National Assistance Board, 1958

Arrangements for Macmillan's tour of the West Midlands Area, Sep-Oct 1958

Possible general election in the Autumn of 1958

Appointment of the Lord Chief Justice in relation to the marginal seat of South Northants, 1958

Request for a delegation of mayors from Bolton, Blackburn, Burnley, Todmorden and Oldham to visit Macmillan concerning the plight of the cotton industry in Lancashire, 1958

Arrangements for Macmillan's tours of Gloucestershire & Wiltshire, Staffordshire & Warwickshire, North Kent, 1958

Amplifying arrangements for Macmillan's speech at the Albert Hall, London, May 1958

By-election results, 1958

Support from the Conservatives from Max Beaverbrook's press group, 1958

The Steel Industry's Anti-Nationalisation Campaign, 1958

Request for the Prime Minister's support for the Liberal Unionist Group, 1958

Experimental extension of the Party Conference by one day, 1958

Public opinion survey in Rochdale since the by-election, 1958

Complaint from West Dorset Liberal Association concerning Lord Hailsham's unfavourable references to the Liberals following the Rochdale by-election, 1958

Includes:-

Transcript of speech entitled 'The Government We Need' prepared for unknown speaker, possibly Field Marshal Montgomery, 27/10/1958

Draft transcript of Macmillan's speech at Bromley inaugurating the Party's recruitment drive, Sep 1958

Analysis of public opinion in Rochdale before and after the by-election of 13/02/1958, ND

Transcript of telegram from Macmillan to Lord Hailsham from Karachi congratulating him on his management of affairs during the Prime Minister's absence, referencing Bulganin, Fuchs [Sir Vivien, British Antarctic explorer] and Peter Thorneycroft's resignation, 12/01/1958

Date

Feb 1958-Feb 1959

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file