Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 relating to Persia, Afghanistan and Tibet. Printed, with manuscript notes. Includes St John Brodrick’s secret memorandum on Afghanistan, 1905.
Persia, 1901-1903, including papers on Russian aggression in Persia, British financial assistance to Persia, and Russian relations with Afghanistan; Tibet, 1903-1904, including F.E. Younghusband’s Memorandum on our Relations with Tibet (1903) and several corrected drafts of a statement on the Yo...
Channel Tunnel, 1882-1883, 1907; chiefly relating to the proceedings of the Select Committee on the Channel Tunnel (1883) which Lansdowne chaired. Mostly printed, with some related correspondence.
Land Policy, including papers on the Small Ownership and National Land Bank Bill (1911) and the unofficial Land Inquiry Committee (1912). Mostly printed and typewritten, chiefly parliamentary papers and newspaper cuttings, with some related correspondence. The newspaper cuttings include referenc...
Confidential Reports and Memoranda prepared by the Board of Trade, relative to Trade, Employment, Immigration, etc. Printed government papers, with a note that ‘these were issued at the time of the Free Trade controversy following Mr Chamberlain’s resignation of office’.
Fiscal Question, 1877, 1900, 1903-1905. Printed, mostly Cabinet memoranda on international trade and commercial treaties, with a typewritten list of contents (including several items not present).
Tariff Reform, including papers on Indian tariffs, Australian tariffs, the Brussels Sugar Convention (1912) and import duties. Mostly printed and typewritten, with letters from W.A.S. Hewins, M.P. (secretary of the Tariff Commission) and others.
The Budget. Printed and typewritten, with notes by Lansdowne, and a letter from John Stewart-Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (later 8th Duke of Atholl), on Scottish afforestation.
Correspondence on House of Lords reform, including papers on the Constitutional Conference of 1910. Correspondents include: W.R. Anson; A.J. Balfour; Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer; James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury (including notes on discussions with King George V, December 19...