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Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/15
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Date : - 1945 (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, including meetings at Alupka, Athens, Cairo, Washington, and San Francisco; Cadogan's role in the Malta Conference, Yalta Conference, and the United Nations Conference on International Organisation; the Allied invasion of Germany; negotiations over the Polish question and Soviet actions in Eastern Europe; reactions to the death of Roosevelt; remarks on the 1945 General Election campaign, including listening to a radio broadcast of a speech by Churchill; thoughts on Attlee's new Cabinet; discussions surrounding the atomic bomb; news of the Japanese surrender; and Cadogan's comments on wartime affairs and events, and the arrival of peace.
Manuscript diary
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/11
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Date : - 1941-12 (creation)
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Description : - Operation "Arcadia", the Washington Conference
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Notebook about the preliminary reconnaissance of "Operation "Symbol"
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/18
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Date : - 1942-12 (creation)
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Description : - Typescript and manuscript contents.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/19
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Date : - 1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
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Description : - Manuscript.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/19
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Date : - 1948 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, and the Foreign Office; notes on the development of United Nations procedures and the admission of new member states; discussions relating to United Nations Security council resolutions on Palestine and the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; ongoing discussions surrounding Eastern Europe; the Berlin Blockade; the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission; notes regarding visits to London, Paris, and Stockholm; and comments on family health, social engagements, and leisure activities, including Cadogan's thoughts on "A Streetcar Named Desire".
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
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 : - HNKY 1/2
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Date : - 1916-1917 (creation)
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Description : - Loose diary pages for 26 Mar-5 Apr 1916; 2-9 Jan 1917.
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Collection : - The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Diary
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Reference Code : - PEAK 1/2
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Date : - 1956-12-02-1957-04-05 (creation)
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Description : - Diary covering Charles Peake’s time from 2nd December 1956 to 5th April 1957 when he worked as British Ambassador to Athens. Subjects covered include: work on departmental papers for the Colonial Policy Committee (CPC); discussions with colleagues on Cyprus constitutional affairs; Anthony Eden’s difficulties in re-establishing relationships with the White House [in the post-Suez era]; meeting of the CPC; addressing CPC at Downing Street; meeting colleagues at Brooks’s Club; dislike for self-righteousness of the Labour party; travelling to Hatfield for a meeting and touring grounds of Hatfield House; attending Cabinet meetings; meeting with the Minister of State at the Foreign Office; and discussions in the House of Commons and Cabinet about [Lord] Radcliffe’s proposals [concerning the Constitution for Cyprus]. Also includes a newspaper clipping reporting on Peake’s leave.
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Collection : - The Papers of Sir Charles Peake
Family papers
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Reference Code : - BRME 14/5
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Description : - Including a typescript autobiography; an outline, synopsis and drafts of "Spunyarn", reminiscences from Jackie Broome's life and family history; a chronology giving details of the lives of Louis Egerton Broome and Clara Kathleen (Aimée) Lake (parents) and Frederick Napier Broome (grandfather); and other research notes for "Spunyarn".
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Collection : - The Papers of Jackie Broome
Memories and Reflections by AV Hill
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Reference Code : - AVHL I 5/4
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Description : - Comprising the original typescript
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Collection : - The Papers of Professor A.V. Hill
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 : - HNKY 1/3
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Date : - 1917-04-30-1918-07-19 (creation)
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Description : - Maurice Hankey’s diary from April 1917 to July 1918, during which time he worked as Secretary to the War Cabinet. Diary entries for the following periods were bound in a separate volume (HNKY 1/4): 31st October – 17th November 1917; 26th November – 2nd December 1917; 21st January – 4 February 1918; 22nd – 26th March 1918; 2nd – 3rd April 1918; 31st May – 4th June 1918;1st – 5th July 1918. Topics for 1917 include: [David] Lloyd George’s Admiralty Enquiry; War Cabinet Meetings; attending conference in Paris; creation of new department on shipbuilding headed up by [Eric] Geddes (Shipping Controller); articles published on submarine warfare; reflections on the efficiency of his office; suspicions that Hankey had leaked War Cabinet minutes; description of his workload; disputes between Lloyd George, [William] Robertson and [Douglas] Haig over attack on the Belgian Front; [John] Jellicoe’s pessimism over shipping; argument with Geddes over Lloyd George revealing confidential information; Maurice’s interview with the Shipping Controllers Committee; Lloyd George’s invitation to Maurice to become first Sea Lord; Mesopotamia Commission; military offensive in the Balkans; air raids in London; changes to the War Cabinet; Lloyd George calling for attack on Italian Front; writing report on War Policy and line taken at the Inter-Allies Peace Conference; meeting Winston Churchill [Minister of Munitions]; attending Paris conference; movement of troops to Egypt; [Ramsay] MacDonald travelling to Paris; overhaul of War Cabinet work; discussing separate peace with Bulgaria; Flander’s offensive; Maurice’s holiday in Eastbourne; Anglo-French conference; [Arthur] Henderson’s resignation; Lloyd George reporting to War Cabinet about secret peace negotiation between France and Austria; Maurice’s thoughts on women leaking military secrets to the enemy; Mark Sykes’s guarantee to the Seamen and Fireman’s Union; persuading Geddes and Lord Darby not to resign; Italian offensive; drafting letters for Lloyd George to send to President Wilson; [Ferdinand] Foch’s visit relating to the Italian offensive; military action in Turkey; opening peace negotiations with Germany; conference at Boulogne; helping the French to set up War Committe; visiting Haig’s headquarters; discussion with George Buchanan [Ambassador in Petrograd] over peace negotiations; Ursula [Maurice’s daughter] suffering from appendicitis and praise for Adeline’s [Maurice’s wife] response; military developments in Turkey and Syria; receiving the French Legion d'Honneur; attending inaugural weekend at Chequers; Lord Derby’s proposal to make [Herbert] Asquith Ambassador in Paris; split between war generals; criticisms of Jellicoe’s response to Norwegian convoy; evacuating Italian territory; [Luigi] Cardona’s defeat; proposal for Inter-Allied Council; plan for League of Nations International War Cabinet; British response to Bolsheviks; Geddes becoming Director of Allied Transport; 2nd report of the Dardanelles Commission; Maurice’s frustrations with the War Office. Topics for 1918 include: Meeting Sidney and Beatrice Webb; naval policy; Robertson’s resignation; War Council removing Embassy from Petrograd; Japanese intervention in Siberia; giving evidence to Lord Haldane’s committee on reconstruction of government; Haig not providing quotas demanded of Executive War Board; German attacks; conscription in Ireland; [Alfred] Milner’s criticisms of the War Cabinet; Man Power Bill; incorporation of US troops in British brigades; appointment of committee to draw up Irish Home Rule Bill; removal of [Hugh] Trenchard [as Chief of Air Staff] and replacement by Sykes; Adeline feeling run down; Lloyd George’s decision to add Austin Chamberlain to the War Cabinet; possible evacuation of Channel Ports; German peace offensive; newspaper reports on Lloyd George and Bonar Law giving false statements to House of Commons; reflections on Lloyd George’s private meetings alongside that of the War Cabinet; holiday in Whitstable; [John] Seeley’s lack of confidence in Haig; evacuation of Ypres and Dunkirk and possible withdrawal of army from France; outburst from Lord Robert Cecil against War Cabinet’s conduct relating to Japanese intervention; Robert Borden’s criticisms of military efforts in Northern France; Lloyd George meeting the Japanese Ambassador; Italian victory; drafting paper on Allied intervention in Russia; escalation in Palestine; President Wilson’s intervention proposals; [Winston] Churchill’s desire to fight in France; development of relationships with Dominion Prime Ministers and Cabinet; concluding remarks on contents of diary.
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Collection : - The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Admiralty diary of Commander Michael G. Goodenough, 1939-1941
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Reference Code : - MISC 117
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Date : - 2023-01-24 (creation)
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Description : - Commander Michael Grant Goodenough RN joined Admiralty Plans Division on 28 August 1939. Within barely a week, Britain had declared war on Germany and Winston Churchill had become First Lord of the Admiralty, returning to the position he had been forced to relinquish in 1915. In October 1939, having served for a few weeks at the Admiralty, Michael Goodenough bought a large, soft-back foolscap notebook in which he started a diary that he kept until June 1941. The original manuscript is held by the Goodenough family. This transcript was prepared in 2020 by his eldest son, Sir Anthony Goodenough (born in 1941, a month after the diary ends). Sir Anthony’s brother Simon (born in 1945) contributed to this work. The diary has been edited to remove most family material as well as a few personal remarks on colleagues. This is a full PDF copy of the diary. A published hard copy exists in the Roskill Library at Churchill College.
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Collection : - Churchill Archives Centre Miscellaneous Holdings
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