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  <dc:title>Correspondence relating to declined engagements 1954</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Correspondence includes:&lt;br&gt; 
Folder 1: April to July&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;p&gt;

ANGLO-ISRAELI CLUB (R Dell)&lt;br&gt; 
CUMMINGS, Prof. A D (University of Nottingham)&lt;br&gt; 
MATHER (Harold (Rotary International), including brochure for International Service onference, Harrogate, March 1953&lt;br&gt; 
CASSY, L B&lt;br&gt; 
DAVIS, S (Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, Swansea)&lt;br&gt; 
STRABOLGI, Lady Geraldine (Federation of Jewish Relief Organisations)&lt;br&gt; 
JEBB, Sir Gladwyn and Lady&lt;br&gt; 
JOHN FOWLER &amp; CO. (LEEDS) LTD.&lt;br&gt; 
DIAMOND, John (XYZ Club)&lt;br&gt; 
JOHNSON, R (Sanitary Inspectors Association)&lt;br&gt; 
SIMON of WYTHENSHAWE, Lord&lt;br&gt; 
BOYCE, Brigadier T W (General Secretary, Save the Children Fund)&lt;br&gt; 
SWEDISH AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
HOSKINS, Percy (The 'Saints and Sinners' Club of London)&lt;br&gt; 
PANNELL, T Charlie (House of Commons)&lt;br&gt; 
DALE, V W (British Electrical Development Association)&lt;br&gt; 
KAUFMAN, Gerald (Assistant Secretary, Fabian Society)&lt;br&gt; 
DAVID DAVIES MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES&lt;br&gt; 
WATKINS, Alan (Secretary, Cambridge University Labour Club)&lt;br&gt; 
HARPER, A D (Secretary, Canada Club)&lt;br&gt; 
McNEIL, Hector (House of Commons)&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 

UNWIN, Arthur (Hampstead Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
SOUTH EAST LEEDS LABOUR PARTY&lt;br&gt; 
STEIGER, Trudy (Northern Dairy Group)&lt;br&gt; 
CURTIS, Lionel (Fellow, All Souls, Oxford)&lt;br&gt; 
SWISS LEGATION&lt;br&gt; 
ENGLAND BALL&lt;br&gt; 
THOMAS, Prof. Brinley (University College, Cardiff)&lt;br&gt; 
JONES, R J (North Wales Quarrymen's Union)&lt;br&gt; 
MILLGATE, M H (East Midlands District. WEA)&lt;br&gt; 
WILLIAMS, Sir Herbert (House of Commons, President of Ballast, Sand and Allied Trades Association)&lt;br&gt; 
ANGLO-ISRAELI CLUB (R Dell)&lt;br&gt; 
METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES LTD. (Ernest Betts)&lt;br&gt; 
ACTING INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER&lt;br&gt; 
TECHNION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN (Lord Silkin)&lt;br&gt; 
ASSOCIATION OF CINEMATOGRAPH AND ALLIED TECHNICIANS (Anthony Asquith)&lt;br&gt; 
BOLCHOVER, Anthony (Dublin University Commerce and Economic Society)&lt;br&gt; 
HM GOVERNMENT&lt;br&gt; 
EALING STUDIOS and J ARTHUR RANK ORGANISATION, Directors of&lt;br&gt; 
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PATHE&lt;br&gt; 
TAYLOR, Jos. J (Workers Travel Association Ltd.)&lt;br&gt; 
PITTS, William (Civic Hall, Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER&lt;br&gt; 
HAMILTON and BRANDON, Duke of (Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland)&lt;br&gt; 
BOLCHOVER, Anthony (Dublin University Commerce and Economic Society)&lt;br&gt; 
NUTT, Harry (General Secretary, WEA)&lt;br&gt; 
BERRY, Amanda (Young &amp; Rubicam, Ltd.)&lt;br&gt; 
BEESTON OLD FOLKS TREAT COMMITTEE&lt;br&gt; 
GILL, William M (Westminster College Socialist Society)&lt;br&gt; 
AFGHAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
BEAULIEU, Paul Leroy&lt;br&gt; 
WHITEHEAD, Harold&lt;br&gt; 
WEINTAL, Edward&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 

TECHNION SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN (Lord Silkin)&lt;br&gt; 
ADELPHI FILMS, Directors of&lt;br&gt; 
LINDLEY P (King George's Fund for Sailors), with publicity leaflet&lt;br&gt; 
YORKSHIRE REGIONAL COUNCIL (Betty Lockwood and John T Anson)
BENTWICH, Prof Norman, (Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem)&lt;br&gt; 
BURKE, A (Anglo-Israel Chamber of Commerce)&lt;br&gt; 
HYND, John (House of Commons)&lt;br&gt; 
AMERICAN DAILY, Proprietors and Publishers of&lt;br&gt; 
FRENCH EMBASSY&lt;br&gt; 
STAPLES, Ronald (The Accountant)&lt;br&gt; 
BEASLEY, John (Ruislip-Northwood Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
ASHTON, Harold (Beverley Constituency Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS&lt;br&gt; 
LOGAN, F H (Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House)&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
LYNE, Major General L O (United Nations Association)&lt;br&gt; 
WHEATCROFT, G S A&lt;br&gt; 
WOODWARD, George&lt;br&gt; 
POLLARD, Allan (Old Students' Association, Leeds University)&lt;br&gt; 
BLACK, George (Buckston Browne Dinner, Royal College of Surgeons)&lt;br&gt; 
LOCKHART, J G (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association)&lt;br&gt; 
FINLAY, E C (United Nations Association, Hampstead Branch), including publicity leaflet&lt;br&gt; 
INDIA LEAGUE&lt;br&gt; 
INDIAN CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION&lt;br&gt; 
CHINESE TRADE MISSION&lt;br&gt; 
MILNER of LEEDS, Lord (House of Lords)&lt;br&gt; 
POLISH AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
HM GOVERNMENT&lt;br&gt; 
ETHIOPIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
LIBERIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
ESSO PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED, Chairman and Directors of&lt;br&gt; 
INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;p&gt;

Folder 2: August to October&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;p&gt;

LOCKHART, J G (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association)&lt;br&gt; 
INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER&lt;br&gt; 
BOWLBY, Mrs John&lt;br&gt; 
CUDLIPP, Hugh and Eileen&lt;br&gt; 
PAKISTAN HIGH COMMISSIONER&lt;br&gt; 
MILLAR, J P M (General Secretary, National Council of Labour Colleges), includes publicity material&lt;br&gt; 
WINTHROP BROWN, Mr and Mrs&lt;br&gt; 
HEALTH COMMITTEE, CITY OF LEEDS&lt;br&gt; 
MANSFIELD, T (Conference Secretary, Luton and District Trades Council)&lt;br&gt; 
KAUFMAN, Gerald (Assistant Secretary, Fabian Society), includes list of autumn lectures&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 

METRO-GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES LTD. (Ernest Betts)&lt;br&gt; 
HALLIWELL, L C (Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds)&lt;br&gt; 
GOLDBERG, Sidney (Poale Zion, Jewish Socialist Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
SOCIETY OF BRITISH AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTORS&lt;br&gt; 
JAFFER, Ahmed E H&lt;br&gt; 
GREGSON, R E (Senior Producer, Overseas Talks, BBC)&lt;br&gt; 
COOK, Edward (Big Six Film Unit)&lt;br&gt; 
SHIRLEY, A W H (Witney Social Centre)&lt;br&gt; 
de FREITAS, Geoffrey (House of Commons)&lt;br&gt; 
WARD, C (Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra)&lt;br&gt; 
PATTISON, G H R (Incorporated Sales Managers' Association, Manchester Branch)&lt;br&gt; 
ALGER, Donald F (Propaganda Officer)&lt;br&gt; 
FRENCH AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
BURTON, J W (Chief Officer, Housing Department, Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
ANGLO-ISRAELI CLUB (R Dell)&lt;br&gt; 
MINSON, S J (Publicity Club of Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
NIXON, C H (Leyland Motors Limited)&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 

WOOD, Ann M (Chair, University College London Labour Society)&lt;br&gt; 
BOWRING, W (Hospital Management Committe No. 10 Wakefield 'B' Group)&lt;br&gt; 
COOPERATIVE PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY, Directors of&lt;br&gt; 
FREEMAN, Edith (World Affairs Lunch Hour Meetings)&lt;br&gt; 
KOEPPLER, H (Warden, Wilton Park)&lt;br&gt; 
WALKER, Violet R M (Headmistress, Thoresby High School)&lt;br&gt; 
HUDSON, H R (Director of Works, City of Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
MAYER, Lady Robert&lt;br&gt; 
KORDA, Alexander and LONDON FILM PRODUCTIONS, Directors of&lt;br&gt; 
NEWMAN, Harry (Newman Neame Limited)&lt;br&gt; 
YORKSHIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LADIES COMMITTEE&lt;br&gt; 
WOOLDRIDGE, W S (Dewsbury Incorporated Chambers of Commerce)&lt;br&gt; 
ETHIOPIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
TERRETT, D C (Chair, United Nations Association, Hampstead Branch)&lt;br&gt; 
GOLDBERG, Sidney (Poale Zion, Jewish Socialist Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS&lt;br&gt; 
PRIME MINISTER&lt;br&gt; 
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION BRITISH GROUP&lt;br&gt; 
HODGINS, W D (University Philosophical Society, Trinity College, Dublin)&lt;br&gt; 
ALGER, Donald F (Propaganda Officer)&lt;br&gt; 
TURK, N (National Savings Movement)&lt;br&gt; 
AMERICAN MINISTER&lt;br&gt; 
IRANIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;p&gt;

Folder 3: November to December&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;p&gt;

CORPORATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;p&gt;
ANGLO-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION (S S Hammersley)&lt;br&gt; 
ANGLO-ISRAELI CLUB (R Dell)&lt;br&gt; 
RACIAL UNITY (T S Fox-Pitt, Hon. Sec.)&lt;br&gt; 
RAZIEL, Patricia (Technion Society of Great Britain)&lt;br&gt; 
UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION LTD. and J ARTHUR RANK ORGANISATION, LTD.&lt;br&gt; 
BOWATER, Sir Noël Vansittart (Lord Mayor of London)&lt;br&gt; 
BRADLEY, Eleanor (Leeds Committee for National Savings)&lt;br&gt; 
PARKER, J (Garforth Local Savings Committee, National Savings Movement)&lt;br&gt; 
FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM (Kenneth H Bennett, and Prof. Norman Bentwich)&lt;br&gt; 
TAYLOR, George (Chief Education Officer, City of Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
MOOSAJEE, S H &lt;br&gt; 
HARPER, A D (Canada Club)&lt;br&gt; 
PRIME MINISTER&lt;br&gt; 
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS&lt;br&gt; 
CITY OF LEEDS YMCA&lt;br&gt; 
TAMS, Eric (District Secretary, WEA)&lt;br&gt; 
SMITH, H M (Civic Theatre Department, Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
WILMER, Catherine (Hampstead Artists' Council)&lt;br&gt; 
JORDAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
BRUCE of MELBOURNE, Viscount (Finance Corporation for Industry Ltd.)&lt;br&gt; 
BURGE MEMORIAL LECTURE (R J Say)&lt;br&gt; 
UNITED LEEDS HOSPITALS&lt;br&gt; 
HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF LINCOLN'S INN&lt;br&gt; 
COLEMAN-COHEN, Reginald H (Corporation of Insurance Agents)&lt;br&gt; 
HENDERSON, M (Bazaar Secretary, Hunslet Carr Methodist Church)&lt;br&gt; 
ROBERTSON, Brian G (British Transport Commission)&lt;br&gt; 
BROCKLEBANK, J (District Organiser, National Union of Agricultural Workers)&lt;br&gt; 
CHESHIRE, Rev L Scadeng (Trinity Methodist Church, Roundhay, Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
WEIDENFELD and NICHOLSON&lt;br&gt; 
WHEATLEY, C (Hon. Sec. Incorporated Accountants' Birmingham and District Society)&lt;br&gt; 
FEDERAL UNION&lt;br&gt; 
BRITISH COMMITTEE FOR TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL&lt;br&gt; 
EUROPEAN ATLANTIC GROUP&lt;br&gt; 
HANCOCK, Keith (Institute of Commonwealth Studies)&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; 

STERNBERG, William (London Editor and Lobby Correspondent, Yorkshire Evening Post)&lt;br&gt; 
KING, T Joe (Spelthorne Constituency Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOUSEWORKERS&lt;br&gt; 
RETINGER, Dr J H&lt;br&gt; 
EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER&lt;br&gt; 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH&lt;br&gt; 
BANNER, W R (Loughborough Constituency Labour Party)&lt;br&gt; 
SPIVACK, B V (Slough and Eton Branch, WEA)&lt;br&gt; 
NORRIS, Terence (President, Leeds University Union Economics Society)&lt;br&gt; 
OATES, J W (Industrial Life Offices of Leeds)&lt;br&gt; 
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
BRITISH LION FILM CORPORATION&lt;br&gt; 
GERMAN AMBASSADOR&lt;br&gt; 
STANYON, V (Warden, Battle of Britain House, Northwood), includes publicity leaflet&lt;br&gt; 
KLINE, Charlie&lt;br&gt; 
SEDDEN, Peter M (Leeds College of Art Students' Union Bohemian Arts Ball)&lt;br&gt; 
MILLS, Cyril and Bernard&lt;br&gt; 
PERRING, R (City of London College Students' Union)&lt;br&gt; 
THOMAS, W Jeffrey (Union Debating Society, University of London Union)&lt;br&gt; 
WINTER, Nicky A J (President, Eton College Political Society)&lt;br&gt; 
MENON, Krishna&lt;br&gt; 
CITY OF LEEDS LABOUR PARTY (Walter Preston)&lt;br&gt; 
H M GOVERNMENT&lt;br&gt; 
ALLCHILD, Charles (Pennies from Heaven Party, Fitzroy Tavern)&lt;br&gt; 
LAURIE, J H (Chair, The Opera School)&lt;br&gt; 
BELLENGER, F J&lt;br&gt; </dc:description>
  <dc:date>1953-1954</dc:date>
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