Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944-1961 - Volumes
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Records of the Cabinet Office, 1943-1961
The Cabinet Office is a British government department that provides support to the Prime Minister and senior ministers. This volume contains selected Cabinet minutes and other papers from the period 1943–1961. The deliberations of the Attlee, Churchill, Eden, and Macmillan governments are all featured, as are those of the wartime coalition government. The records cover a wide range of domestic, international, and colonial issues, from the occupation of Germany and... Read more →
Documents relating to colonialism and decolonisation, inc. Dominions Office & Commonwealth Relations Office, 1945-1961
After the Second World War, the colonial empires of European nations entered a period of steady but inexorable decline. This volume contains records from four British government departments—the Dominions Office, Commonwealth Relations Office, Foreign Office, and Treasury—that put this decline and its implications for the post-war order in context. The records, which cover the period 1945–1961, largely focus on India, the Dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and South Africa), and the... Read more →
Documents relating to security & defence, inc. Ministry of Defence, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), & United Nations Security Council (UNSC), 1944-1961
The post-war international order came to be defined by the Cold War. This volume contains records from three British government departments—the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence, and Foreign Office—and two international bodies—the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and United Nations Security Council (UNSC)—that shed light on the military dimensions of this divide. The records, which cover the period 1944–1961, include materials on the Korean War, NATO’s nuclear strategy, and arms control,... Read more →
Documents relating to Western European governance, inc. European Economic Community (EEC) & European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA), 1945-1961
In the aftermath of the Second World War, several Western European nations sought to widen and deepen political and economic cooperation with one another. This volume contains records from three British government departments—the Board of Trade, Cabinet Office, and Treasury—concerning this process of European integration. The records, which cover the period 1945–1961, include materials on the European Coal and Steel Community (ESCS), European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA), and European Economic Community... Read more →
