Annual Conference: 1961 (theme)
COB 2/3/7/5
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Title
Annual Conference: 1961 (theme)
Shelfmark
COB 2/3/7/5
Summary
Comprises papers relating to the Conservative Commonwealth Council's Annual Theme for 1960-61, 'Towards Victory over Poverty in the Commonwealth', around which the 1961 Annual Conference was based. A theme was picked by the Council annually to shape its work for that year. Papers include:
Correspondence concerning the Annual Theme, in particular relating to the preparatory work undertaken by each of the Council's regional groups on the theme for the Conference, Sep 1957-Jun 1961;
Preliminary work by the South East Asia Group on the Annual Theme, Nov-Dec 1960;
Papers submitted by the Council's regional groups for the Annual Conference on the theme 'Towards Victory Over Poverty', Aug-Dec 1960;
Drafts and research for papers submitted for the Annual Conference on the theme 'Towards Victory Over Poverty', c.Sep 1960-Feb 1961.
Also includes discussion of previous annual themes: 'Achievements and Aims' in 1959-60, and 'Building the Commonwealth' in 1958-59.
Date
Sep 1957-Jun 1961
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Secretariat for Conservative Party foreign affairs groups
Conservative Commonwealth Council/Conservative Commonwealth and Overseas Council
Annual conferences
Annual Conference: 1961 (theme)
