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Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/22
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Date : - 1951 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's relationship with Anthony Eden; meetings of the London Regional Council of the United Nations Association, with discussions on the rearmament of Germany and NATO, and comments on attendees, including Barbara Castle; Chatham House meetings on Anglo-American relations; Suez Canal Company business; English Speaking Union meetings; National Provincial Bank business; Cadogan receiving the Order of Merit; and trips to Portugal and Switzerland. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits and household management; shopping and rationing; Cadogan's trip to the Festival of Britain; visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; notes on reading, including Cadogan's reaction to a biography of Churchill; and various social engagements, especially involving Canasta.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/25
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Date : - 1954 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; Chatham House meetings on Anglo-American relations; discussions regarding Drogheda Report; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's relationship with the government, secret intelligence, and the Independent Television Authority, the BBC's responses to the government White Paper on commercial television and the Television Bill, the introduction of colour television and "News in Vision", and the "closed fortnight" or "fourteen-day rule"; and Cadogan's viewing of the filming of programmes at Lime Grove Studios such as "Panorama". Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as watching television and listening to the radiogram at home; shopping; visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; and various social engagements.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/5
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Date : - 1936-09-09-1936-12-31 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's relationship with and his role within the Foreign Office; the atmosphere within the Foreign Office and his opinions on international relations with Germany, Italy, Japan and China; the status of the Abyssinian delegation to the League of Nations and the abdication of King Edward VIII as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/13
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Date : - 1944 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits; ongoing disputes between the Soviet Union and Poland relating to borders and the Curzon Line; meetings and preparations for Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings; notes on the progress of the Italian Campaign and Allied progress in France, Belgium, and Greece; discussions on 'World Organisation' and post-war planning; concerns regarding the health of Churchill and Eden; notes on birth of first grandchild and leisure activities including gardening and drawing; and comments on wartime affairs and events, including notes on the damage caused by German aerial bombing of London, U-boat sinkings, and the introduction of V-1 'Flying Bombs'.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/23
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Date : - 1952 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; National Provincial Bank business; the death and funeral of King George VI; Cadogan's refusal of the Secretary-Generalship of NATO; Cadogan's appointment as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC; Cadogan's reaction to the installation of his television set, at the BBC's request; meetings at Broadcasting House; comments on BBC departments, staff, and the printing of an issue of "Radio Times"; negotiations surrounding the appointment of a new Director General of the BBC; and arrangements for the Coronation broadcast. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits and household management; shopping and rationing; a trip to the gardens at Sissinghurst, where Cadogan meets Vita and Harold Sackville-West; and visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; and various social engagements, especially involving Canasta.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/35
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Date : - 1964 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/6
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Date : - 1937 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service; the growing threat of Hitler and Mussolini; the challenges of, and opinions on, British foreign policy; international relations with, in particular, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, France and the United States of America; the Spanish Civil War and the Non-Intervention Committee; paralysis at the League of Nations; the Abyssinian and Sudetenland Crises and the Imperial Conference as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/8
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Date : - 1939 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service with a sense of the complexities of British governmental policy; a trip to Rome in January 1939 to visit Mussolini regarding Hitler's in Europe; Franco and the Spanish Civil War; the German occupation of Prague in March 1939; Italian occupation of Albania; the challenges of working with the Soviet Union; the build up to war, with the declaration of war against Germany and her allies, and the following 'Phoney War' as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/24
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Date : - 1953 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; English Speaking Union events; Suez Canal Company business in Cairo and Paris; discussions regarding the Drogheda Committee and Report; BBC Board of Governors' meetings and social engagements, including discussions with Lady Rhys-Williams and Barbara Wootton; remarks on television programming; Cadogan's first-hand experience of the Coronation and State Banquet; response to the Coronation broadcast on television; and negotiations surrounding the government White Paper on commercial television. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits including gardening, "listening in" to radio broadcasts, exhibitions, and ballet and theatre in London; shopping and household management; and various other social engagements.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/30
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Date : - 1959 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/32
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Date : - 1961 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/1
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Date : - 1933 (creation)
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Description : - Diary covering Cadogan's final year as British representative to the League of Nations. Subjects covered include: the defence of the Great Wall in January [precursor of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937]; repercussions within the League of the Lytton Report and the Anglo-Persian Oil Agreement; the Geneva Disarmament Conference [1932-1934]; strong opinions on the position of the British cabinet and his colleagues; growing concern at the menace of Germany and treatment of Jewish citizens; and social and family events including preparations for moving to China. Ends with a moving entry about hope for a different kind of story in 1934.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/20
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Date : - 1949 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, especially with Barbara Castle, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's inspection of building plans and models for the new United Nations Council Chamber; notes on progress with the United Nations Atomic Energy commission, the Commission for India and Pakistan, and the Commission for Conventional Armaments; discussions relating to United Nations Security Council resolutions on Indonesia, Palestine, and trusteeship of strategic areas; notes regarding Cadogan's visit to California and Nevada, including visits to the Huntington Library, Universal Filmstudios, and the Grand Canyon; the admission of Israel to the United Nations; reactions to the Communist Revolution in China; discussions surrounding relief for refugees and human rights; rearmament in West Germany [later part of Germany]; comments on social engagements, golf, and other leisure activities, especially Canasta.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/26
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Date : - 1955 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on audience research and the BBC's relationship with the government and the Independent Television Authority; religious programming; arrangements for the installation of television transmitters at Crystal Palace; the BBC's role during the newspaper maintenance workers' strike; an account of Cadogan's conversation with Lord Reith about the decline of deference on the BBC; the preservation of BBC impartiality, and the negotiation of the "closed fortnight" or "fourteen-day-rule". Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as gardening and the introduction of Scrabble; visits to art galleries, concerts, and theatre in London; and various social engagements, including a meeting and invitation from Margot Fonteyn.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan