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Reference Number GAITSKELL/C/256/7
TitleCommon Market papers
Date1961-1962
DescriptionGeneral papers:<br>
Common Market Campaign. Circular letter from Lord Gladwyn, enclosing the Campaign's statement of support, and a letter from the Secretary concerning the deletion of Richard Bailey's name from the signatories Jun 1961<br>
Letter from F.P.Walsh (New Zealand Federation of Labour), enclosing a copy of his letter to George Woodcock (TUC) Jun 1961<br>
Reprint from 'Far East Trade', on the Common Market Jul 1961<br>
Transcript of a speech by Gaitskell to the Liberal Party in New York Feb 1962<br>
Draft amendment to the motion for entry into the Common Market, annotated by Gaitskell, and with a distribution list and note [?May 1962]<br>
'Keep Britain Out Campaign' papers. Reprints of articles:, 'The Common Market Mirage' by Douglas Jay, from 'The New Statesman'; 'Propaganda victims'(author unknown) from the 'City Press'; a circular letter Dec 1961-Jan 1962<br>
Reprint from 'The Times' of an article by Roy Harrod 'Britain, Free World and the Six' Jan 1962<br>
NFU circular, analysis and commentary on the January 14th Agreement 1962<br>
Barclays Bank leaflets on 'France' and the 'Common Market' Feb-Mar 1962<br>
Reprint from 'Socialist Commentary' for the Labour Common Market Committee of an article by Willi Birkelbach 'Socialists in the Common Market' Apr 1962<br>
Resolution of the Council of the Commonwealth Producers' Organisation and an explanatory memorandum May 1962<br>
List of material in the House of Commons Library relevant to the forthcoming debate, 6-7 Jun 1962 (2 copies) pre Jun 1962<br>
Extract from 'Hansard' (Lords) of Lord Gladwyn's speech 21 Jun 1962<br>
Note 'Common Market: Notes on the Present State of the Negotiations' post Jul 1962<br>
Labour Common Market Committee Newsbrief Jun 1962<br>
(?PLP) Labour Committee on Britain and the Common Market circulars: message from Lord Attlee and note on 'The Labour Party and the Common Market' (2 copies) Jul 1962<br>
Translation of the Austrian Statement before the Council of the EEC 28 Jul 1962<br>
Common Market Campaign Broadsheet Jul 1962<br>
Cuttings from 'The Financial Times Annual Review' 9 Jul 1962<br>
Letter to 'Harry' from Fred Wise, East Dereham, asking for information from Transport House Aug 1962<br>
NFU news release of a new farm and food plan as an alternative to EEC proposals Aug 1962 (see pamphlets)<br>
Notes (anon) 'The Commonwealth Challenge to British Policy' and 'British Socialism and the Common Market' [1962]<br>
Gaitskell ms notes (2ff) [?mid 1962]<br>
Copy of a letter to Lord Alexander from A.Hopkins ('The Income Tax Digest and Accountants' Review') Aug 1962<br>
Proofs of a book by L.St Clare Grondona 'A firm Foundation for Economy', a summary memorandum, and covering letter Sep 1962<br>
Paper by Henry Drummond-Wolff 'The Commonwealth', and extracts from it Sep 1962<br>
Letter from Gunnar Hagglof (Swedish Embassy) enclosing a latter part of a paper on talks with Couve de Murville in Munich 10 Sep 1962<br>
Memorandum 'on some aspects of the negotiations between Great Britain and the EEC' and press cuting of a report of the ministerial meeting in Brussels 29 Oct 1962<br>
Secretary's note on New Zealand export figures [?1962]<br>
Conservative and Unionist Central Office press release of speeches by Edward Heath, R.A.Butler and Sir Harmar Nicholls in the Common Market debate at the Conservative Party Conference [?Oct 1962]
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Speeches and broadcasts by Gaitskell and others:<br>
Halvard Lange, Norwegian Foreign Minister, in the Storting [?1962]<br>
Gaitskell to Fulham LP 14 Apr 1962<br>
Gaitskell party political broadcast 8 May 1962<br>
Dame Barbara Brooke Conservative party political broadcast 20 Jun 1962<br>
Walter Hallstein to the Diplomatic Press Association 'The European Economic Community as an Element in a New World Order' 22 Jun 1962<br>
Lord Baillieu to the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth in Glasgow 2 Jul 1962<br>
President Ayub of Pakistan and Jawaharlal Nehru at the Prime Ministers' Conference 11 Sep 1962<br>
Harold Macmillan TV broadcast 20 Sep 1962<br>
Gaitskell TV broadcast 21 Sep 1962<br>
Transcript of a speech to the Road Haulage Association 'The Case for Britain's Entry into the Common Market'. Speaker unknown (ref.G/DB) 16 Oct 1962<br>
Gaitskell at the Conference of World Parliament Association, Paris 25 Oct 1962
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Papers relating to the Conference of Commonwealth Labour leaders 5-8 Sept 1962:<br>
Correspondence with Transport House staff and papers about the Conference arrangements including programmes and lists of participants (17)<br>
Gaitskell ms notes (1f&7ff) and a notebook of notes on the talks (end of folder)
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Correspondence (some runs on after the Conference) May-Sep 1962:<br>
CALWELL, A., Walter Nash and T.Douglas, draft Gaitskell letter to<br>
BARROW, Errol, Barbados. Copy correspondence between Barrow and George Brown (5)<br>
SHEREK, Henry, concerning an invitation for the leaders to see 'The New Men' at the Strand Theatre (10)<br>
GUNEWARDINE, R.S.S., Ceylon. Correspondence with George Brown (3)<br>
CALWELL, Arthur, Australia (10)<br>
OBOTE, A.M. Correspondence with George Brown (3)<br>
NASH, Sir Walter, New Zealand (10)<br>
NYERERE, Julius, Tanganyika, Gaitskell and George Brown to (4)<br>
MEHTA, Asoka, India, and A.M.Gadgil, special correspondent for 'The Sadhana Weekly' (7)<br>
LEW, Lee Kuan ('Harry') (5)<br>
DOUGLAS, T.C., Canada, and David Lewis (Jolliff, Lewis & Osler, Toronto) (7)<br>
CARTHY, Albert (Socialist International), including notes by Gaitskell and Socialist International circulars (8)<br>
WILSON, J.M. (London New Democratic Party Club) (2)<br>
JAY, Douglas 11 Sep 1962
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Conference and post-Conference circulars and reports:<br>
LP Research Department notes:<br>
'Statements made by Mr Heath to Parliament on the Progress of the Common Market Negotiations' on 7 Mar 1962 Aug 1962<br>
'Commonwealth and Common Market. Notes on the Outline Agreement' Aug 1962<br>
'United Kingdom and the European Community. Report by the Lord Privy Seal on the meeting with Ministers of Member States of the European Economic Community at Brussels...' (HMSO) Aug 1962<br>
Circular from A.L.Williams, enclosing a press release on the conference, (3 copies,1 annotated by Gaitskell) and further copies of the 2 LP Research papers above Sep 1962<br>
'Socialist Information International', including a report on the conference 15 Sep 1962<br>
Press cutting (paper unknown, possibly 'The Times') about India's support for Britain's application post 13 Sep 1962
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Books, pamphlets and leaflets:<br>
'Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community and connected documents' (Secretariat of the Interim Committe for the Common Market and Euratom, Brussels) [1957]<br>
'The European Community' (European Community Information Service) Apr 1960
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Information Service of the European Communities pamphlets:<br>
'Economic Integration and Political Unity in Europe'. Speech by Walter Hallstein 22 May 1962<br>
'Bulletin from the European Community' Jun 1961<br>
'The European Community. Its Place in the World' Pack of leaflets [1961-2]<br>
'A Survey of the Common Market' (W.S.Crawford Ltd) Jul 1961<br>
'Council of Europe News' Nov 1961<br>
'RB [Rotterdamsche Bank] Review'. Article by Sir Donald MacDougall 'Britain and the Common Market' Dec 1961<br>
'Britain and the European Communities. Background to the Negotiations' (HMSO) (3 copies) 1962<br>
'Common Market Common Sense' 9 leaflets (Conservative and Unionist Central Office) [?1962]<br>
'Britain the Commonwealth and Europe' Harold Macmillan (Conservative and Unionist Central Office) and a photocopy of the text [?1962]<br>
'The Modern Commonwealth' Duncan Sandys (HMSO) Jan 1962<br>
'Not with Europe: the political case for staying out' William Pickles (Fabian International Bureau) (2 copies) Apr 1962<br>
'Commonwealth and Common Market' Tom Soper (Fabian Commonwealth Bureau) Sep 1962<br>
'The Truth about the Common Market' Douglas Jay Aug 1962<br>
'Britain and the Common Market'. Texts of speeches made at the 1962 LP Conference by Gaitskell and George Brown (LP) Oct 1962<br>
'Britain and the Common Market' (United Kingdom Council of the European Movement) Sep 1962<br>
'Britain's Trade Unions and the Common Market' Robert Pitman [?1962]<br>
'Sweden Partner in Europe' (Swedish Banks Association) [?1962]<br>
'UK, Commonwealth and Common Market'. James Meade (Institute of Economic Affairs) 1962<br>
'Commonwealth Digest and World Economic Review' Jun 1962<br>
NFU Information Service 'British Agriculture and the Common Market' (2 copies) post Jul 1962<br>
'A Farm and Food Plan' (NFU) Aug 1962<br>
'Christian Socialism. Economic Crisis and Common Ownership'. Paul Derrick (Christian Socialist Movement) Jul 1962<br>
'Common Sense about the Common Market' (Labour Common Market Committee), with 'Newsbrief' enclosed Jul 1962<br>
'Britain, the Economist and the Six'. E.J.Mishan. Reprint from 'The Bankers' Magazine' post Jul 1962<br>
'United Kingdom. Economic Surveys by the OECD' (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Mar 1962<br>
'Legal Problems of the Common Market and European Free Trade Area' (Law Society) and a copy of Gaitskell's letter to Lord Gladwyn acknowledging it Mar 1962<br>
Reprint from 'Steel & Coal' of an article by J.A.Raven 'British Coal and the European Common Market' Apr 1962<br>
'District Bank Review' and accompanying correspondence with J.C.Hopwood (District Bank, Manchester) (4) Jun 1962.
Extent2 folders
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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