British Diplomatic Oral History Programme

The British Diplomatic Oral History Programme records the recollections of former diplomats. Through these oral histories, which are conserved at the Churchill Archives Centre, the Programme aims to go behind the official documents to explore how diplomats experienced significant events as well as providing valuable insights into the daily workings of diplomacy. Highlighted here are the transcripts of oral history recordings with former diplomats.

Showing 1 - 25 of 239 Records

Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (ascending) Year (descending) Reference Code (A-Z) Reference Code (Z-A)
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Miniature of Transcript of interview: Heather Thomsett
Transcript of interview: Heather Thomsett
Reference Code:
DOHP 240
Date:
2024 (creation)
Description:
Interview with Heather Thomsett (née Auchterlonie), on her work in the Foreign Secretary's Private Office from 1943 to 1947, on subjects including: the Foreign Office during wartime; working with [Robert] Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary [later 1st Lord Avon] and others such as Sir Alexander Cadogan [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs], 1st Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, British Ambassador to the United States] and Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary; the Yalta Conference, 1945; the San Francisco Conference [on the United Nations], 1945.
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Robert Culshaw
Transcript of interview: Robert Culshaw
Reference Code:
DOHP 239
Date:
2024 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Christopher Hum
Transcript of interview: Sir Christopher Hum
Reference Code:
DOHP 238
Date:
2023-2024 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Laurence Bristow
Transcript of interview: Sir Laurence Bristow
Reference Code:
DOHP 237
Date:
2023-2024 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: George Fergusson
Transcript of interview: George Fergusson
Reference Code:
DOHP 236
Date:
2024 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Charles Humfrey
Transcript of interview: Charles Humfrey
Reference Code:
DOHP 235
Date:
2024 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: John Rankin
Transcript of interview: John Rankin
Reference Code:
DOHP 234
Date:
2024 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Michael Arthur
Transcript of interview: Sir Michael Arthur
Reference Code:
DOHP 233
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Peter Collecott
Transcript of interview: Peter Collecott
Reference Code:
DOHP 232
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Gavin Hewitt
Transcript of interview: Gavin Hewitt
Reference Code:
DOHP 231
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Vivien Life
Transcript of interview: Vivien Life
Reference Code:
DOHP 230
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Derek Marsh
Transcript of interview: Derek Marsh
Reference Code:
DOHP 229
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Geoffrey Adams
Transcript of interview: Sir Geoffrey Adams
Reference Code:
DOHP 228
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Alison Rose
Transcript of interview: Alison Rose
Reference Code:
DOHP 227
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Stephen Brown
Transcript of interview: Sir Stephen Brown
Reference Code:
DOHP 226
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Margaret Bryan
Transcript of interview: Margaret Bryan
Reference Code:
DOHP 225
Date:
2018 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Lord Levy
Transcript of interview: Lord Levy
Reference Code:
DOHP 224
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Denis Keefe
Transcript of interview: Denis Keefe
Reference Code:
DOHP 223
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Stephen Gomersall
Transcript of interview: Sir Stephen Gomersall
Reference Code:
DOHP 222
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Ian Whitting
Transcript of interview: Ian Whitting
Reference Code:
DOHP 221
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: David Barrie
Transcript of interview: David Barrie
Reference Code:
DOHP 220
Date:
2023 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: James Bowden
Transcript of interview: James Bowden
Reference Code:
DOHP 219
Date:
2022 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Stagg
Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Stagg
Reference Code:
DOHP 218
Date:
2022 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Ian Hay-Campbell
Transcript of interview: Ian Hay-Campbell
Reference Code:
DOHP 217
Date:
2022 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Miniature of Transcript of interview: Sheila Lyall Grant
Transcript of interview: Sheila Lyall Grant
Reference Code:
DOHP 216
Date:
2022 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme