Internal memoranda, press cuttings and papers concerning Conservative Party monitoring the Labour Party, Dec 1959-Mar 1967
File
CCO 20/2/12
Correspondents include:-
- Aldington, Lord, Deputy Party Chairman (1959-1963)
- Butler, RA, Party Chairman (1959-1961)
- Fraser, Michael, Director, Conservative Research Department (1959-1964)
- Simms, RE, Chief Publicity Officer, Conservative Central Office (c.late 1950s-1960s)
Subjects include:-
- The Labour Party's re-affirmation of its commitment to Clause 4 of its 1918 constitution, committing it to 'common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange...' at the Labour Party Conference, Scarborough, 1958
- Labour Party Funds, ND
- Hugh Gaitskell and the Labour leadership, 1960
- Labour's Defence policy and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1960
- Abstentions by Labour backbench MPs in Parliament, and the numbers of Labour Ministers, 1967
Includes:-
- Conservative Research Department paper,'Thoughts on Blackpool', 04/12/1959 [Author: RMF/JVM]
- Fabian Society pamphlet, Labour in the Affluent Society by RHS Crossman MP, June 1960
- Conservative Research Department paper,'Labour in the Affluent Society by Richard Crossman', 15/06/1960 [Author: JD/JAEP]
- Labour Party pamphlet, Constitution of the Labour Party, Aug 1960
- Paper presented to the Liaison Committee, 'Socialism in the Sixties', Peter Goldman, 08/12/1962
- Transcript of Labour Party Political Broadcast by Harold Wilson, broadcast on 27/02/1963
- Transcript of NBC's interview with Harold Wilson upon becoming Leader of the Labour Party, 07/04/1963
- Draft statement of condolence issued by Iain Macleod, Party Chairman, upon the death of Hugh Gaitskell, ND [Jan 1963]
- Conservative Research Department brief, PI(65)8 'Analysis of the agenda for the 64th Labour Party Conference', 06/09/1965 [Author: HK Speed]
- Labour Party pamphlet, New Challenges in Education, Mar 1967
- Labour Party pamphlet, Industrial Democracy, Mar 1967
- Labour Party pamphlet, Overseas Aid, [Talking Points No. 22], 1967
- Labour Party pamphlet, Strikes, [Talking Points No. 23], 1967
- Labour Party pamphlet, Council House Rents, [Talking Points No. 24], 1967
Dates
- Creation: Dec 1959-Mar 1967
Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
Closed.
Shelfmark
CCO 20/2/12
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk