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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelFile
Reference Number GAITSKELL/C/188
TitleCorrespondence and papers on defence policy
Date1958-1959
DescriptionCorrespondence with Richard Crossman, enclosing his 'Note on National Service'(1 sheet torn), and George Brown, and 2 press cuttings about National Service Feb 1958
Correspondence with Arthur Bax, LP Press and Publicity, enclosing draft discussion notes on Defence Problems recommended by the NEC (3) Mar 1958
Correspondence with George Wigg (3) Mar 1958
MS notes by Gaitskell, and another unknown hand, on defence policy (5ff) [?1958]
Gaitskell copy letters to Morgan Phillips and James Griffiths, and discussion notes on Defence Questions (draft and 3 copies) Apr 1958
Correspondence with Richard Crossman, enclosing his paper 'Defence Policy - A Note on NATO and Nuclear Weapons'
Gaitskell comments on Crossman's paper and a cutting from the 'Daily Mail' about criticism of Gaitskell by Crossman (7) May 1958
Correspondence with George Brown on questions to the Defence Minister on bacterial warfare (2) May 1958
Minutes of a meeting of the Defence and Services Group and suggested Opposition amendment 17 Feb 1959
Note from George Brown about a Government statement on weapons policy Jun 1959
Printed declaration by the LP and TUC 'Disarmament and Nuclear War The Next Step' Jun 1959
Paper 'Thoughts on British Defence Policy'by P.M.S.Blackett [?c1959]
PLP press notice of statement by Mr Bevan on LP policy that West German forces should not be equipped with nuclear weapons 15 Dec 1959.
Extent1 folder
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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