General correspondence

Title

General correspondence

Shelfmark

COB 2/1/3/1

Summary

Comprises:

Correspondence and papers, 1960-1964;

Correspondence and papers, 1962, 1965-1973;

Correspondence and papers, 1973-1983;

Correspondence and memoranda, 1979-1980.

Correspondents include:

Barber, Anthony, Party Chairman;

Blaker, Peter, MP;

du Cann, Edward, Party Chairman;

Dodds-Parker, A. D., Chairman, Conservative Commonwealth Council;

Douglas-Hamilton, Douglas, Lord Selkirk;

Elles, Baroness, Chariman, Conservative Overseas Bureau;

Emmet, Lady Evelyn, Chairman, Conservative Overseas Bureau;

Grayson, D., Secretary General, Democratic Youth Community of Europe;

Hamilton, Scott, Head of International Office;

Jackson, Caroline, European Democratic Group;

Lister, Unity, European Union of Women;

Merrivale, Lord;

Milne, Robert D., Secretary, Conservative Overseas Bureau;

Powell, Enoch, MP;

Redmayne, Martin, MP;

Royle, Sir Anthony, Chairman, Conservative Overseas Bureau;

Ridsdale, Julian, MP;

Thomas, Peter, Party Chairman.

Subjects include:

Membership to the Conservative Overseas Bureau Committee;

Arrangements for overseas visitors to Party conferences;

Representation of the Overseas Bureau on the National Union's Central Council and Executive Committee;

Administration of the Overseas Bureau, including budgets;

Overseas trainees in industry;

BBC Overseas Service;

Formation of the Foreign Affairs Forum;

Conservative Group for Europe;

British Council youth exchange visits;

Reorganisation of the Overseas Bureau into the International Office, 1973;

Merger of the Conservative Overseas Bureau Committee with the Conservative Commonwealth and Overseas Council to form the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council, 1983.

Includes:

Draft minutes;

Notices of agenda;

Summary reports of overseas students' welfare;

Chairman's notes for Committee meetings;

Lists of Committee members and invitations to join the Committee;

Annual reports on COB activities for the conference handbook;

Leaflet, 'Facilities of the Conservative Overseas Bureau', 1965;

Report on overseas students at Jerome House, Feb 1965;

Report on Potsdam talks, 1967;

Papers relating to Kensington and Chelsea for Europe, 1980.

Date

1960-1983

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (4 folders)