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Transcript of interview: Heather Thomsett
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Reference Code : - DOHP 240
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Date : - 2024 (creation)
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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.
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/27
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Date : - 1956 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: private meetings with Ian Jacob at the BBC; National Provincial Bank business; private meetings with Foreign Office officials including Ivone Kirkpatrick; United Nations Association meetings; Suez Canal Company business, including news of crisis and responses to nationalisation by Gamal Abdel Nassar; BBC Board of Governors meetings and policy discussions, including remarks on the BBC's relationship with the government, competition with commercial television, and audience research and viewing figures; Cadogan's response to the production of new talk show "Is This Your Problem?"; negotiations over BBC editorial responsibility in the case of Kathleen Bliss's "Fundamental Debate" project on the philosophy of religion; and Cadogan's sittings for his portrait by Duncan Grant. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as watching television and gardening; the progress of Cadogan's lessons in painting; 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 1/38
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Date : - 1967 (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
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 : - 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.
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 1/16
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Date : - 1946-01-01-1946-01-21, 1-21 January 1946 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships with Ernest Bevin and the Foreign Office; Cadogan's role in the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation, and his pessimistic account of the progress made at delegation meetings; and comments on books read while travelling, including disparaging remarks on Douglas Goldring's "The Nineteen Twenties".
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/29
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Date : - 1958 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: account of a trip to South Africa; English Speaking Union committee meetings; Phoenix Assurance Company business; comments on domestic service and household management; notes on an exhibition including Cadogan's paintings at the Chenil Gallery; accounts of holidays in Portmeirion and the Cotswolds; Cadogan's experience of renting studio space for painting at The Slade; thoughts on reading works of art criticism; and preparations for Christmas. Also includes comments on leisure pursuits such as watching television, listening to the radio, and gardening; visits to art galleries, concerts, and the cinema; and various social engagements. Includes illustrated souvenir log from the R.M.S. "Pretoria Castle" voyage from Cape Town to Southampton (February-March 1958) and postcard of the R.M.S. "Pretoria Castle" with Cadogan's annotations.
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/34
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Date : - 1963 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/37
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Date : - 1966 (creation)
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Collection : - The Papers of Alexander and Theodosia Cadogan
Diary
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Reference Code : - ACAD 1/39
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Date : - 1968 (creation)
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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 1/9
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Date : - 1940 (creation)
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Description : - Diary. Subjects covered include: relationships within the Foreign Office and diplomatic service, including with Samuel Hore-Belisha and The Viscount Halifax; the work load at the Foreign Office and Cadogan's increasing strain; the crisis with the ice-free harbour at Narvik in Norway in April 1940; the intrigue surrounding a new prime minister and the invasion of Holland and Belgium in May 1940 as well as the general progress of war and the consequences of the fall of France in the summer of 1940.
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