Box 606767159
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Contains 44 Results:
The Order of St John of Jerusalem, 1928-1933
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Comprises:
(fols. 1-40) folder entitled 'Hospital Committee', containing papers about Chancellor's admission as a Knight of Grace (these include a Memorandum of Instructions, a short history of the Order, letters from the Chancellor, Lt. General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston, and the Secretary, Lt. Col. R.C. Bingham) and a letter dated 9 May 1932 from Major General Sir Percival Wilkinson, Secretary-General,...
Extents: 92 Leaves
Dates:
1928-1933
Miscellaneous memoranda, 1930-1931
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Comprises:
(fols. 1-13) extracts from Notes of Proceedings of Meetings of the Prime Minister (MacDonald) and the Secretary of State (Passfield) with the Arab Delegation, about the question of immigration into Palestine and the eviction of peasant cultivators of the land, and the dangers of the Zionist policy, 31 Mar-6 May 1930
(fols. 14-16) memorandum by the Information Section of the...
Extents: 40 Leaves
Dates:
1930-1931
Command Papers, May 1930-Feb 1940
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Comprises:
(item 1) Cmd. 3582. Statement by the British Accredited Representative to the Permanent Mandates Commission, May 1930
(items 2 and 3) Cmd. 5513 (two copies). Statement of Policy by H.M.G. following the Report of the Palestine Royal Commission, Jul 1937
(items 4 and 5) Cmd. 5634. Despatch dated 23 Dec 1937 from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the...
Extents: 9 items
Dates:
May 1930-Feb 1940
Speeches by Chancellor, 1930-1931
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Comprises:
(fols. 1-10) remarks at the opening of the Wolffsohn Library of the Hebrew University (two copies), 5 May 1930
(fols. 11-13) remarks at the laying of the foundation stone of the Archaeological Museum, 19 Jun 1930
(fols. 14-16) address to the General Agricultural Council, 16 Feb 1931
(fols. 17-18) speech at the reception by the Mayor and...
Extents: 29 Leaves
Dates:
1930-1931
Papers about Chancellor's retirement from Palestine and his pension, 17 Feb 1930; 14 Jul-31 Dec 1931
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Comprises:
(fol. 1) Official Gazette announcing that Chancellor would leave Palestine on or about 1 Sep, and that Lieut. General A.G. Wauchope had been appointed to succeed him, 14 Jul 1931
(fols. 2-3) Chancellor's Leave and Last Pay Certificate, 21 Aug 1931
(fols. 4-7) Circular No. 43 (two copies) issued by the Chief Secretary, M.A. Young,...
Extents: 32 Leaves
Dates:
17 Feb 1930; 14 Jul-31 Dec 1931
Palestine Royal Commission, 1931-1938
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Papers, chiefly personal letters to Chancellor, contained in an envelope labelled 'Palestine Royal Commission, Feb 1937'. The Chairman, Lord Peel, and members of the Commission (Sir Horace Rumbold, Sir Laurie Hammond, and Professor Reginald Coupland), are among the correspondents. There are also newspaper cuttings and two printed items.
Extents: 108 Leaves
Dates:
1931-1938
Correspondence between Chancellor and Shuckburgh, 4 Jun-29 Oct 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 1-4
About Chancellor's request that a copy of his despatch of 17 Jan 1930 (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/20, MF 17, fols. 56-75) be sent to the Commission.
Extents: 4 Leaves
Dates:
4 Jun-29 Oct 1936
Letter from Ormsby-Gore about the personnel of the Commission, 29 Jun 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fol. 5
Letter from Hope Simpson expressing doubts as to whether the Arab case would be properly presented, 4 Aug 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fol. 6
Two letters from Sir Maurice Hankey thanking Chancellor for offers of assistance, 21 and 29 Sep 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 7-8
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
21 and 29 Sep 1936
Drafts of two letters from Chancellor to Lord Peel offering to place himself at the disposal of the Commission, and Peel's reply, 22 and 26 Sep, 10 Oct 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 9-11
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
22 and 26 Sep, 10 Oct 1936
Letter from Sir Walter Lawrence about Colonel Peake's letters from Trans-Jordan (Jordan), 1 Oct 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 12-13
Letter from Rumbold about a report sent to him by Chancellor, 3 Nov 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fol. 14
Letter from Lord Southborough in reply to one from Chancellor about the Colonial Office and Palestine, 12 Nov 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fol. 15
Letter from Miss Frances Newton, Hon. Secretary of the Palestine Information Centre, 12 Nov 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fol. 16
About the decision of the Arab Higher Committee to boycott the Commission.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
12 Nov 1936
Two letters from Winston Churchill about his White Paper on the Palestine Settlement (Cd. 1700 of 1922), 17 and 21 Nov 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 17-18
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
17 and 21 Nov 1937
Letter from Hope Simpson about his decision not to give evidence before the Commission, 4 Jan 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 19-20
Letters from Archer Cust, Lawrence, and Arnold Wilson, replying briefly to letters from Chancellor, 12 and 25 Jan 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 21-23
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
12 and 25 Jan 1937
Letter from J.M. Martin, Secretary to the Commission, about points to be raised when Chancellor gives evidence, 9 Feb 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 24-27
Letter from Rumbold listing questions he proposed to put to Chancellor, 10 Feb 1937
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/15, folder 7, fols. 28-30