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Special Committee on the Procedure for the Election of Party Leader (I): Minutes and papers presented, Nov 1974-Mar 1975

 File
CCO 20/39/7

Includes:-

Minutes of meetings of the Special Committee:-
  1. 1st meeting: 22/11/1974
  2. 2nd meeting: 03/12/1974
  3. 3rd meeting: 05/12/1974
  4. 4th meeting: 10/12/1974
  5. 5th meeting: 12/12/1974

Papers presented:-
  1. Conservative Central Office press release announcing the review of the procedures for the election of the Leader, 22/11/1974
  2. Paper [SLP(74)1], 'Procedure for the Selection of the Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party', Feb 1965
  3. Paper [SLP(74)2], 'Reasoning behind the present procedure for the selection of the Leader of the Party', 21/11/1974
  4. Paper [SLP(74)3], 'Procedure for Election of Leader', Edward du Cann, 13/05/1965
  5. Paper [SLP(74)4], 'Parliaments since 1945', ND
  6. Paper [SLP(74)5], 'Abstract of representations received by 28thNovember', 29/11/1974
  7. Paper [SLP(74)5], 'Abstract of representations received by 28th-30th November', 02/12/1974
  8. Paper [SLP(74)5], 'Abstract of representations received between 1st-3rd December', 03/12/1974
  9. Annotated copy of paper [SLP(74)6], 'First Re-draft. Procedure for the Selection of the Leader of the Conservative Party', 03/12/1974
  10. Annotated copy of paper [SLP(74)7], 'Second Re-draft. Procedure for the Selection of the Leader of the Conservative Party', 05/12/1974
  11. Paper, 'Chairman's Notes. Procedure Second Re-draft', 09/12/1974
  12. Paper [SLP(74)8], 'Third Re-draft. Procedure for the Selection of the Leader of the Conservative Party', 10/12/1974
  13. Paper [SLP(74)9], 'Final Text. Procedure for the Selection of the Leader of the Conservative Party', 12/12/1974

Includes:-
  1. Conservative Central Office press release concerning the Executive Committee's views of the new rules, 16/01/1975
  2. Circular letter to constituency chairmen from Sir John Taylor concerning the procedure to be adopted, 07/03/1975

Dates

  • Creation: Nov 1974-Mar 1975

Extent

1 file

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Closed.

Shelfmark

CCO 20/39/7

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

[The Special Committee was chaired by Sir Alec Douglas-Home with Lord Fraser and James Douglas acting as joint secretaries.

The committee consisted of:-
  1. Sir Alec Douglas-Home
  2. Humphrey Atkins MP
  3. Lord Carrington
  4. William Whitelaw MP
  5. Lord St Aldwyn
  6. Edward du Cann MP
  7. Sir John Hall MP
  8. Charles Morrison MP
  9. Sir John Taylor, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Union
  10. Lord Fraser of Kilmorack
  11. James Douglas, Conservative Research Department
  12. Col. Sir Alastair Graesser, Chairman of the National Union]

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