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Personal and party papers, Cambridge

MT: Notes for MT speech (farwell to John Coles) [humorous summary of the man] [released 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: THCR 1/17/114/ f3
Editorial comments: No author, no date, but the amendment on the final page looks to be in the handwriting of Robin Butler. The farewell dinner for John Coles, MT’s Private Secretary for foreign affairs, was held on 14 June 1894.
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Conservatism, Conservative Party (organization), Leadership