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Diary of Operation "Bracelet", the Middle East & Moscow
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/16
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Date : - 1942-08 (creation)
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Description : - Typescript and illustrated.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/11
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Date : - 1942 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the Foreign Office, War Cabinet, and Special Operations Executive; Cadogan's role and interventions in ongoing strategic discussions between Churchill and Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Stalin, and De Gaulle; Cadogan's opinions on the Allied negotiations over future Soviet frontiers and the second front; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits, and the hosting of Soviet diplomats in Edinburgh and London; plans for an Allied invasion of territory held by Vichy France; visits to Leicester Galleries and National Gallery to see new acquisitions; and comments on wartime affairs and events, including wartime damage in central London and attacks on Allied shipping convoys, the aerial bombardment of German cities, and the progress of battles and politics in North Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/2
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Date : - 1934 (creation)
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Description : - Diary covering Cadogan's move from London to Peking after his formal appointment to the Chinese legation in January 1934, and his first impressions of China. Subjects covered include: his knighting as KCMG at Sandringham; his journey to China on a ship; British and Chinese relations with Manchukuo [Manchuria, China] [seized by Japan in 1931 following the Mukden Incident] and with Japan generally; the Burma [later Myanmar]-Yunnan frontier and relations with Chiang-Kai Shek, as well as social and family events.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/3
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Date : - 1935 (creation)
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Description : - Diary of Cadogan's first year in China. Subjects covered include: the ongoing difficult relationship between Japan and China and the importance of balancing British interests in the region; his promotion to Ambassador in June 1935; Cadogan's relationship with the Foreign Office and the impact of Frederick Leith-Ross' mission; the Chinese financial crisis and difficulties with journalists as well social and family events.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/21
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Date : - 1950 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relations with members of United Nations committees; discussions surrounding China and Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; Cadogan's reflections on his diary-writing and personal archive, including scrapbooks; Cadogan's retirement from the United Nations; the family's relocation to London and notes on interior decoration, shopping, and household provisioning; Cadogan's appointment to the boards of the National Provincial Bank and the Phoenix Assurance Company; meeting with Elizabeth Monroe at the offices of "The Economist" to discuss the Acheson Plan; negotiations over Cadogan's appointment as a Government Director of the Suez Canal Company; preparations for lectures and other speaking engagements; Cadogan's comments on concerts, museums, and other leisure activities.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/28
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Date : - 1957 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank and Phoenix Assurance Company business; comments on Anthony Eden's resignation and the formation of a new Cabinet; Suez Canal Company business; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's General Advisory Council and relationship with the government, the future of sound broadcasting, and the White Paper on changes to BBC overseas information services; difficulties with BBC Governors, especially with Thelma Cazalet-Keir; Cadogan's visits to BBC studios, including a viewing of a film on the fashion collection at Eridge Museum hosted by Doris Langley Moore; negotiations over the reorganisation of the Third Programme and Network Three, and Cadogan's meetings and correspondence with members of the Third Programme Defence Society, including Peter Laslett, Vaughan Williams, Laurence Olivier, and T. S. Eliot; notes on an exhibition including Cadogan's paintings at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters; Cadogan's response to the controversy surrounding Malcolm Muggeridge's criticism of the British monarchy; and Cadogan's perspective on negotiations with the Treasury over pay increases for BBC staff. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as painting, gardening, and watching television and listening to the radio, with Cadogan's reviews of programming such as "The Benny Hill Show"; visits to art galleries, concerts, and the cinema; and various social engagements.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/31
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Date : - 1960 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/33
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Date : - 1962 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - PEAK 1/3
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Date : - 1955-08-16-1955-11-25 (creation)
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Description : - Loose sheets of a typescript diary covering part of Charles Peake’s time as British Ambassador to Athens [Greece], including the Cyprus Emergency. Subjects include: Greek project for an oil refinery; meeting with Princess Nicholas; meeting with journalists; attending a wedding; arrangements for a conference on Greece and Turkey; hosting party at Kavouri for Greek princesses; meeting King Paul [Paul of Greece] and senior Ministers; dining and meetings with Harold Macmillan [Foreign Secretary]; attending various social engagements and dinners; chastising David Lloyd for poor treatment of Greek delegation; Macmillan’s recollections of Winston Churchill’s farewell dinner to the Queen [Elizabeth II] ahead of his resignation; various engagements at the Turkish and Greek embassies and clubs; meetings with Princesses Marina and Alexandra; reflections on dictating his diary; weekend visit to Salisbury as guests of Lady Shaftsbury at Wimborne; discussing religious matters with the Shaftsbury’s chauffeur; attending Mass with Edward and Dorothy Halifax; political and diplomatic situation in Greece and Cyprus; meetings with Leslie Kemp; naval missions; attending the funeral of Field Marshal Papagos [Greek Prime Minister]; meeting new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spyros Theotokis; Greek banking; holiday with Catherine [Peake’s wife] in Vytina, Peloponnese [Greece]; meetings with Ambassadors, senior church and political figures; the British Council; and meeting with Princess Alice.
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Collection : - The Papers of Sir Charles Peake
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/10
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Date : - 1941 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office, in particular with Anthony Eden; Cadogan's insight into the Axis campaigns in the Balkans; diplomatic concerns regarding Britain's activities in North Africa and Persia [now Iran]; reception of intelligence in advance of Hitler’s planned attack on Russia; Cadogan's opinions and influence upon Churchill's communications with Roosevelt, the voyage to the USA aboard the H.M.S. Prince of Wales and the drafting of the Joint Declaration/Atlantic Charter; voyage to Soviet Union with Eden to conduct talks with Stalin and Molotov, including discussion on future Soviet frontiers; description of a journey on the Metropolitan line from Marylebone to Wendover, with comments on urban sprawl; and Cadogan's first-hand accounts of wartime affairs and events, including damage caused by the Blitz in Westminster, news reports on shipping, and exasperated comments on the quality of B.B.C. news reportage.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/4
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Date : - 1936-01-01-1936-09-09 (creation)
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Description : - Diary of the final few months of Cadogan's time in China and his new role as Joint Deputy Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office in 1936. Subjects covered include: his relationship with important figures within the Foreign Office when in China, such as Frederick Leith-Ross and in London; the relationship between China and Japan and meetings with Chiang Kai-Shek; the death of King George V; a meeting with King Edward VIII; problems within the Foreign Office; his trip to the Montreaux Conference and the spectre of Hitler in Europe as well as social and family events.
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/7
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Date : - 1938 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships inside the Foreign Office and diplomatic service; the Abyssinian crisis and relations with Italy as differing to those with Germany; the Anglo-American and Anglo-French relationships; Anthony Eden's resignation in February; the Czechoslovakian crisis and the Munich Agreement; the policies of rearmament and appeasement and the League of Nations as well as social and family events.
Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography, up until the outbreak of WW2
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Reference Code : - ACAD 7/1
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Date : - 1960 (creation)
Draft chapters for Cadogan's autobiography from WW2 onwards
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Reference Code : - ACAD 7/2
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Date : - 1960 (creation)
Diary covering Operation "Symbol", Casablanca
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Reference Code : - JACB 1/21
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Date : - 1943-01-1943-02 (creation)
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Description : - With annotations for publication by Charles Richardson.
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Collection : - The Papers of Ian and Cecil Jacob
Diary
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Reference Code : - HNKY 1/8
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Date : - 1923-1944 (creation)
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Description : - Loose diary pages for 3 Feb. 1923; 12 Dec. 1927-13 Jan. 1928; 3-17 Dec. 1928; 26 Jan., 30 May, 4-28 Aug. 1929; 26 Sept.-3 Oct. 1931; 12-14 Jan. 1935; 19 & 20 Jan. 1936; 2 Oct. 1938; 7 & 25 May, 2 June 1944
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Collection : - The Papers of Maurice Hankey
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/17
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Date : - 1946-01-22-1946-11-21, 22 January-21 November 1946 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: Cadogan's appointment as Permanent Representative of the UK Government to the United Nations; relationships with United Nations delegates and the Foreign Office; United Nations resolutions; Security Council negotiations on subjects including uses of the veto and withdrawal of troops from Syria, Lebanon, and Iran; discussions relating to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission and reaction to proposals of Bernard Baruch; and comments on leisure activities, such as shopping, golf, and the theatre, and various social engagements in New York.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/18
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Date : - 1946-11-21-1947-12-31, 21 November 1946-31 December 1947 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with United Nations committees, the British Delegation, and the Foreign Office; notes on the development of United Nations procedures and elections; the admission of new member states Yemen and Pakistan; discussions relating to United Nations Security Council resolutions and the Partition Plan for Palestine; Cadogan's attendance at working committee meetings regarding atomic energy and the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission; comments on golf, concerts, and other leisure activities and social engagements in New York.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/12
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Date : - 1943 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Churchill, the War Cabinet, and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's role as an intermediary between Churchill and statesmen including Anthony Eden and Charles De Gaulle; Cadogan's involvement in overseas diplomatic visits; Turkey's relationship with the Allied powers and strained relations with the Soviet Union, including discussions with Ismet Inönü at the Adana Conference; the increasingly hostile relations between the Soviet Union and Poland and the discovery of the Katyn Massacre; discussions surrounding the Allied invasions of Italy and Sicily, including Operation Husky and interventions in Italian East Africa [later Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia]; Cadogan's involvement in the Quebec Conference, Cairo Conference, and Tehran Conference; initial preparations for Operation Overlord; Cadogan's view of the Churchill family's visit to Harvard to collect Churchill's honorary degree; Cadogan's opinion of Harold Laski's "Reflections on the Revolution of Our Time"; and comments on wartime affairs and events, including the increasingly heavy aerial bombardment of German cities and German bombing raids on London.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/14
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Date : - 1944-08-05-1944-09-29, 5 August-29 September 1944 (creation)
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Description : - Diary of Cadogan's involvement in the Dumbarton Oaks and Second Quebec Conferences in the autumn of 1944. Subjects covered include: discussions surrounding the formation of the United Nations Security Council, including negotiations over voting procedure and rights of veto for member states; interaction with the press and photographers; Cadogan's reaction to hearing his own voice on a Paramount film of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference; and comments on travel, dinners, and books read.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/36
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Date : - 1965 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Egypt diary
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Reference Code : - HNKY 1/9
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Date : - 1939-01-11-1939-02-02 (creation)
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Description : - Diary during visit to Suez Canal. Covers every aspect of the Company's organisation and work. Also describes all the leading personalities he met during the trip.
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Collection : - The Papers of Maurice Hankey
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.
Pocket diary
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Reference Code : - SMVL 1/28
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Date : - 1937 (creation)
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Description : - Including the Spanish Civil War.
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Collection : - The Papers of Admiral Sir James Somerville
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