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.
Transcript of interview: Sir John Leahy
Reference Code:
DOHP 52
Date:
2001 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme



Memoir (in place of interview): Sir Colin Imray
Reference Code:
DOHP 54
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Hugh Carless
Reference Code:
DOHP 55
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Antony Acland
Reference Code:
DOHP 57
Date:
2001 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Stephen Miles
Reference Code:
DOHP 58
Date:
1996 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Archie Lamb
Reference Code:
DOHP 59
Date:
2000-2003 (creation)
Description:
Also includes a copy of Lamb's memoirs, "A Long Way from Swansea" (2003).
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Boyd
Reference Code:
DOHP 60
Date:
1999-2005 (creation)
Description:
Includes an edited version of the Anniversary lecture by Sir John Boyd on China and Japan delivered at the Annual General Meeting of The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, June 2005.
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Roy Denman
Reference Code:
DOHP 61
Date:
1999 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Extract from memoirs: Sir Donald Logan
Reference Code:
DOHP 62
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Roger Beetham
Reference Code:
DOHP 63
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Terence Clark
Reference Code:
DOHP 64
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Leslie McLoughlin
Reference Code:
DOHP 65
Date:
2003 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Published and unpublished articles on Roy Dean's diplomatic career.
Reference Code:
DOHP 66
Date:
2002-2003 (creation)
Description:
Subjects include: reaction in Nigeria to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence by Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe and Zambia]; relations with India and meeting Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India; winning the propaganda war on arms control; meeting Jerry Rawlings, Head of State, Ghana; the difficulties in building a new British High Commission office in Ghana, 1984.

Also includes: accompanying correspondence.
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Denis Wright
Reference Code:
DOHP 67
Date:
2000 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Juliet Campbell
Reference Code:
DOHP 68
Date:
2003 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Killick
Reference Code:
DOHP 69
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Andrew Stuart
Reference Code:
DOHP 70
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Derek Thomas
Reference Code:
DOHP 71
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Derek Tonkin
Reference Code:
DOHP 72
Date:
2000 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir James Mellon
Reference Code:
DOHP 73
Date:
2003 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Clive Rose
Reference Code:
DOHP 74
Date:
2003 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Robin Fearn
Reference Code:
DOHP 75
Date:
2002 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir John Gray
Reference Code:
DOHP 76
Date:
2001 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme


Transcript of interview: Sir Andrew Wood
Reference Code:
DOHP 77
Date:
2003 (creation)
Collection:
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme