Correspondence primarily with Sir Robert Renwick of the British United Industrialists Limited

Title

Correspondence primarily with Sir Robert Renwick of the British United Industrialists Limited

Shelfmark

CCO 20/29/1

Summary

[The BUIL was an organisation whose purpose was to channel donations discreetly from British companies to, amongst others, the Conservative Party. It was formed in c1961 from the merger of two earlier groups – the United Industrialists Association and the British Industrialist Association]

Correspondents include:-

Fraser, Sir Michael, Director of the Conservative Research Department (1959-1964)

Gilbert, Robert A, American Research Analyst

Hare, John, Minister of Labour (1960-1963)

Hornsby-Smith, Dame Patricia, Conservative MP for Chislehurst (1950-1966; 1970-1974)

Lloyd, Selwyn, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1960-1962)

Low, Sir Toby, Deputy Party Chairman (1959-1963) and Chairman of the Select Committee on Nationalised Industries (1957-?)

Macleod, Iain, Leader of the House of Commons and Party Chairman (1961-1963)

Peacock, Sir Kenneth, Chairman of Guess, Keen & Co. Ltd

Renwick, Sir Robert, Director of the BUIL

Sewill, Brendon, Conservative Research Department

Subjects include:-

Capital Gains Tax

Conservative Fuel Policy

The National Economic Council

Donations to the Conservative Party

Conservative Party public relations

Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home for supporters of the British United Industrialists

President Kennedy's adviser Dean Acheson's description of Britain as having 'lost an empire but not yet found a role'

British Space Development Company

Restrictive Trade Practices Court

Resale Price Maintenance

'Aims of Industry' and its campaign against nationalisation

Includes:-

Conservative Research Department brief, 'Fuel Policy', 15/02/1962

Date

Oct 1961-Dec 1964

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file