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Correspondence and papers concerning the election petition lodged by Christopher Grieve, Communist candidate for Kinross and Western Perthshire at the 1964 General Election, against the Conservative Candidate, Sir Alec Douglas-Home claiming that BBC and ITA broadcasts during the election which featured Douglas-Home should have been included in the latter's election expenses, Nov 1964

 File
CCO 20/24/2

Correspondents include:-

  1. Blakenham, Lord, Party Chairman
  2. Hobson, Sir John, formerly Attorney-General
  3. Urton, Sir William, General Director, Conservative Central Office

Includes:-

  1. Notes of consultation with HS Keith QC, ND
  2. Notes of meeting concerning the election petition, attended by Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Party Chairman Lord Blakenham, Chief Whip Martin Redmayne, General Director Sir William Urton, and the (outgoing Conservative) Attorney-General Sir John Hobson, 09/11/1964
  3. Notes of meeting concerning the election petition, attended by Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Party Chairman Lord Blakenham, Chief Whip Martin Redmayne, General Director Sir William Urton, Chief Organisation Officer Rex Bagnall, and CG Maby of Penningtons and Lewis & Lewis Solicitors, 23/11/1964

Dates

  • Creation: Nov 1964

Extent

1 file

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Closed.

Shelfmark

CCO 20/24/2

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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