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Sender: Cobb, Christopher Hildyard
Recipient: Beckwith, Frank
Letters: 2
Date(s): 9 June 1950 - 11 Jul 1950
Location: SC 622/388, 401
Note: 1) Professor Gillespie and Lyddon Hall, Leeds. 2) History of Bishop Burton. 2 ff.
Sender: Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry
Recipient: Drummond-Wolff, Henry Maxence Cavendish
Letters: 31
Date(s): 25 Mar 1957 - 28 Aug 1972
Location: SC 709/198, 199, 202, 205, 208, 247, 263, 270, 278, 283, 310,
328, 376, 381, 382, 387, 389, 401, 412, 416, 422, 445, 446, 479,
480, 483, 486.1, 504, 505, 515, 559
Note: 1) Encloses copy of letter sent to Rt. Hon. Sir David Eccles. 2) Detailed criticism of memorandum on trade. 3) Attitude towards bi-lateralism. 4) Meeting with Diefenbaker. 5) International trade negotiations. 6) Reapprochement between Eire and the Commonwealth; Eire unlikely to join Common Market. 7) Summit Conference failure. 8) Changing attitudes to the EEC. 9) Ways to further the "cause". MS. 2 ff. 10) Forthcoming Tory Conference. 11) Discussion with Rt. Hon. Edward Heath about Common Market negotiations. 2 ff. 12) Gaitskell's speech on television. MS. 2 ff. 13) Short discussion with the Prime Minister. Copy. 14) Meeting with R.A. Butler. 15) Discussion with R.A. Butler. MS. 16) Nehru's death etc. MS. 2 ff. 17) Opposition to the United Nations and to disarmament. MS. 2 ff. 18) Points from new edition of "The Commonwealth". 19) Current political news. MS. 2 ff. 20) Requests permission to send a copy of the new edition of "The
Commonwealth" to Christopher Soames. MS. 21) Correspondence with Jock Colville of Hill Samuel. MS. 2 ff. 22) New edition of "The Commonwealth" the best so far. 23) Possibility of HDW speaking to a Commons sub-committee. MS. 24) Meeting with Rt. Hon. Sir Keith Joseph. 2 ff. 25) Reply from Geoffrey Rippon about paper on Ireland. MS. 26) Possible referendum on British entry into the Common Market. MS. 2 ff. 27) Appointment as Chairman of 1922 Committee; death of Rt. Hon. Iain McLeod. MS. 3 ff. 28) Distribution of HDW's
publication. MS. 29) Response to HDW's latest document. MS.
30) Unwilling regonition of no alternative to British entry. MS. 3 ff. 31) Analysis of events preceding British entry and possible consequences. MS. 6 ff.
Sender: Neville Wallis, Barnes
Recipient: Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry
Letters: 36
Date(s): 26 Aug 1957 - 26 Oct 1970
Location: SC MS 742/316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 326, 328, 332,
338, 339, 340, 343, 345, 349, 366, 367, 382, 383, 386, 388, 390,
392, 394, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 404, 405, 406, 779
Note: 1) Opinion of Sir Geoffrey Taylor on aerodynamics. 2 ff. TS. 2) Further to item 316. TS. carbon. 3) Further to 316. Rivalry between ministries. TS. 4) Long-range supersonic flight; ground level flight and other matters. 3 ff. TS. 5) Low-level flight; manned aircraft v. missiles. 2 ff. TS. 6) Difference of opinion between ministry experts and others. 2 ff. TS. 7) Same topic. 2ff. TS. 8) His credibility; "Swallow" project. 2 ff. TS. 9) Congratulates HLB on his speech in House of Commons. TS. 10) List of those who support the "Swallow" project. 3 ff. TS. 11) Meetings. TS. 12) Lunch with Sir Frederick Brundrett 13) Forwarding a copy of the paper which he read at Eton college; further meetings. 14) Enclosing a copy of his paper delivered at Eton college. TS. 15) About a quotation. TS. 16) Visit by Brundrett to Weybridge; future visit by NATO officials. TS. 17) Cooperative development of weapons with USA. TS. 2 ff. 18) American support for "Swallow" project; attitude of Ministry
of Supply. TS. 19) Arrangement for HLB to visit RAE Farnborough. 2 ff. TS. 20) An error in HLB's speech in House of Commons. 2 ff. TS. 21) Various meetings. 22) Conflicting opinions of Sir George Edwards and NASA staff on variable geometry aircraft; Chapman Pincher. TS. 23) Suspects interference in relationship between Sir George Edwards and himself. TS. 24) Reproduction of Wallis's paper on "The Strength of England". TS. 25) The same topic. TS. 26) Arrangements for lunch. TS. 27) Thanks for lunch; preparing a paper for HLB on training scientists. 28) Science and education; Einstein and the vagaries of inspiration. 2 ff. TS. 29) Personal. TS. 30) Mainly personal. TS. 31) Plowden Report, science, engineering and the British aircraft industry. 2 ff. 32) A meeting with directors of Vickers. TS. 33) A lunch appointment. TS. 34) Unable to accept an invitation to dinner. TS. 35) Personal. TS. 36) TS.