Correspondence with the Party Leader, Edward Heath, July 1965-Dec 1966

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CCO 20/8/9

Correspondents include:-

Benton, Melissa, Chairman's Office, Conservative Central Office
Broad, Lewis, Author
Cann, Edward du, Conservative Party Chairman
Chapman, Mrs Margaret J., Hon. Secretary, Bognor Regis Central Ward Conservative Association
Clarke-Taylor, William, Chairman, The Belper Division of Derbyshire Conservative Association
Craig, Colin, Personal Assistant to Party Chairman Edward du Cann
Durant, R.A.B., Head of Young Conservatives' Department, Conservative Central Office
Fanshawe, Major General Sir Evelyn
Fraser, Sir Michael, Deputy Party Chairman
Gilmour, John, Chairman, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Central Office
Hall, John, MP for Wycombe
Iremonger, Tom L., MP for Ilford North
MacGregor, John, Leader's Private Office
O'Brien, Gerald, Broadcasting Department, Conservative Central Office
Quitman, Harold, Chairman, City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce
Rathbone, John R, Chief Publicity Officer, Conservative Central Office
Ridsdale, Julian, MP for Harwich
Stevens, John, Leader's Private Office
Taylor, Humphrey, Opinion Research Ltd, London
Urton, Sir William, General Director, Conservative Central Office
Thompson, Tommy, Head of Communications, Conservative Central Office
Wallis, Peter, Chairman, City of London Young Conservatives
Webster, Richard J, Chief Organisation Officer, Conservative Central Office

Subjects include:-

Invitation to address the Scottish Women's Annual Conference Rally, Edinburgh, Jul-Sep 1965
Proposed arrangments for dealing with public correspondence received by Heath's Private Office and the Party Chairman, Sep 1965
Heath's visit to Bristol, Oct 1965
Invitation for Heath to address the National Federation of Building Trades Employers, Nov 1965
Setting up of a Conservative Party committee to feed into the Lord Chancellor's review of the age of majority, Nov 1965
Heath's visit to Swansea, Nov 1965
Arrangements and cost of Edward Heath's Far East Tour, Dec 1965-Apr 1966
Review of the Party Organisation, Apr 1966
Publicity campaign concerning crime and protection rackets, May 1966
Invitation for Heath to address the Young Conservatives' 21st Birthday Dinner, May 1966
Schedule for Heath's visit to the United States, 29/05/1966-07/-6/1966
Request to write biography of Edward Heath, May 1966
Publicity arrangements for Heath's anniversary as Party Leader, Jun 1966
Invitation for Heath to the East Dunbartonshire Ladies Lunch, Jul 1966
Invitation for Heath to speak to the City of London Young Conservatives, Jul 1966
Invitation for Heath to speak to the City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce, Aug 1966
Arrangements for Heath's visit to Exeter and Taunton, Aug-Sep 1966
Proposed invitation to US Senator Bobby Kennedy to address a Young Conservatives' rally, Nov 1966
Planning for television Party Political Broadcasts, Dec 1966

Include:-

Memorandum, 'Machinery for Dealing with Public Correspondence', by John MacGregor, 07/09/1965
Memorandum, 'Northern Ireland', 28/09/1965
Itinerary for Heath's visit to Bristol, 30/10/1965
Itinerary for Heath's visit to the West Midlands, 17/01/1966
Note, 'General Election Meetings' Programme for the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath, MBE, MP', ND [c. Mar 1966]
'Memorandum on Party Organization', Edward du Cann, 19/04/1966 [11pp]
Memorandum, 'Main engagements for the second half of the year', 12/07/1966
Memorandum, 'Main engagements for the rest of the year', 25/08/1966
Summary of Mr Heath's broadcasting coverage, 27/07/1966-27/08/1966, prepared by the Monitoring Service, Broadcasting Department, 02/09/1966
Notes for Heath's speech winding up the debate on 'Conservative policy in Opposition' during the Conservative Party Conference, 03/10/1966
Summary of Mr Heath's broadcasting coverage, 28/08/1966-28/09/1966, prepared by the Monitoring Service, Broadcasting Department, 05/10/1966
Memorandum, 'Mr Heath's Engagements for Monday, 31st October-Sunday, 6th November, 1966'
Memorandum concerning Conservative Party Political Broadcasts in 1967, Dec 1966

Dates

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