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Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual dinner, 42 (East Lancashire) Div, Manchester, Lancashire, warning against British intervention in the First Battle of Shanghai, China, 1932; the reticence of FM Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Waterford and Pretoria, to storm a city, as exemplified by Delhi, India, in 1857, Charasia, Afghanistan, in 1879 and Pretoria, Transvaal, in 1900. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual dinner of the Royal Naval Division (RND) Officers' Association, London, on the romance of the service of the RND in contrast to the attritional warfare of the Western Front during World War One. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the sixth annual conference of the South African War Veterans' Association, Harrogate, Yorkshire, on the progress of the Association's fundraising measures. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the South African War Veterans' Association, Salisbury, Wiltshire, on the difficulties in securing opportunities with the BBC to broadcast their fundraising appeals. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the South African War Veterans' Association, Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, in reply to the welcome given by Sir Iain Colquhoun, 14th Bt. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area, British Legion, comprising a summary of the Legion's origins 1918-1922, and significant events in Hamilton's presidency of the Area. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on post war policy towards Germany. 1p

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on post war demobilisation and unemployment. 1p

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on the cancellation of the memorial service to FM Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, on the importance of their staying in London for public morale; the gift of US Navy Capt William Dilworth Puleston to the Legion. 1p

Text of speech by Hamilton to the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on their responsibilites during wartime. 1p

Text of speech by Hamilton to the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on the danger of British military strategy being compromised by the French. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on his relinquishment of the post of President. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annnual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, on the recent death of Stephen Kelley, Area Chairman. 1p

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Scotland, St Andrews, Fife, proposing that German FM Werner von Blomberg, German Minister of War, should have been given a more receptive welcome in Britain, and that the British Army should revert to red tunics. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Scotland, Peebles, on the financial positions of the English and Scottish Legions relative to the Earl Haig Fund and the United Services Fund. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Women's Section, London. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Scotland, Edinburgh, on their duties after the war. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Scotland, Edinburgh, on the challenges of the future. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Scotland, Edinburgh, on the parallels between the Russian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler. 2pp