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Minutes of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 1940-1953

Minutes of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 1940-1953

Collection: British Labour Party Papers, 1906-1969    Volumes    Minutes of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 1940-1953
The Parliamentary Labour Party Papers from October 1937 through to 1939 were destroyed during the Blitz. These papers represent the existing records, commencing as they do in 1940. These minutes cover discussions upon aid to Russia, the Beveridge report, the release of Oswald Moseley, and the prohibition of miners' strikes during the war. After the war, they cover negotiations with Palestine, the formation of Israel, and discussions upon he creation of a United Nations police force. In the 1950's they discuss the ongoing Korean War.
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Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1952-1953

Significant events covered in these papers include Eisenhower's State of The Union address in relation to the Middle East, the United Nations' invervention in the Korean War, and the British...

Date:1952-1953
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-12

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1951-1952

These Minutes discuss European co-operation in defence and amendments to the NHS Bill.

Date:1951-1952
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-11

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1950-1951

Commencing with an Index, these items include the development of a Civil Defence Service and discussion of the Korean War.

Date:1950-1951
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-10

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1948-1949

Corncerns discussed within these records include division upon the Ireland Bill (prior to the Republic of Ireland becoming an Independent country), alongside discussion of the budget, and licensing of alcohol...

Date:1948-1949
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-09

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1947-1948

These papers include discussion of the Parliament Bill which would become the 1949 Parliament Act (limiting the House of Lords' delaying powers); they also feature motions on the United Nations'...

Date:1947-1948
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-08

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1946-1947

These records cover a period of significant change, they address the demobilisation of troops and what may be the first invitation to a journalist to attend a Labour Party meeting....

Date:1946-1947
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-07

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1945-1946

Commencing in the latter days of Churchill's Government, these reports cover discussions upon National Insurance; a statement by Ernest Bevin upon the scale of the challenge of rebuilding so much...

Date:1945-1946
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-06

Parliamentary Labour Party Papers, 1944-1945

These papers cover discussions upon the Dekemvriana in Greece, where the British Army fought Greek forces who had recently been liberated from Nazi rule; the Crimea (Yalta) Conference of February...

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:73259E-05
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