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Text of after-dinner speech given by Allenby to the Merchant Taylors' Company. 1 item

Text of speech given by Allenby to the [Horticultural Society], on gardening. 1 item

Manuscript text of speech given by Allenby to the British Legion, Portmadoc, on the need to educate young people about World War One. 1 item

World police for world peace', text of Allenby's rectorial address delivered at Edinburgh University, (New Commonweath pamphlet series B no 9, London, 1936). 1 item

Europe or America: a false dilemma', by George Younger, MP, Secretary of State for Defence, given at the Wehrkunde Conference, Munich, 1987. 11pp.

The Corps Role', text of an address given by Allfrey, probably to his Corps Headquarters, whilst acting Lt Gen of 5 Corps, Home Forces.

Text of an address by Allfrey at a training session at Benevento, Italy, on the work of a Corps Headquarters', including its role in administration and the implementation of army directives. 5pp.

Speech proposing a toast at the Royal Tank Regiment 'Old Comrades Club' on the history of the regiment

Text of a talk by Allfrey to officers of 5 Corps, about the imminent 'David Conference-Third Period', notably on the reorganisation of infantry and armoured divisions and the future role of the corps with regard to the establishment of a nucleus of fighting men unavailable for drafting. 6pp.

Text of speech by Bridgeman on 'The campaign of the BEF May 1940', giving a personal narrative of events during the Battle of Flanders, some of the reasons for the German success, and his personal view of the lessons learned. 21pp

Text of an address by Allfrey to officers concerning morale, giving a brief survey of the causes of demoralisation amongst troops and methods of combatting it. 5pp.

Pamphlet, 'Blackpool Grammar School War Memorial Foundation, twelfth annual memorial lecture, delivered by General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam G.C.B, D.S.O, O.B.E' (Blackpool Grammar School, Blackpool, 1955). Lecture entitled 'The United Nations Organisation and world security'. 12pp.

Text of an address by Allfrey at a training session at Benevento, Italy, on cooperation between artillery, tanks and infantry, concentrating on the lessons learnt by each of the branches in recent operations. 8pp.

Typescript text of speech given by Allenby [at the unveiling of a World War One memorial in Belfast]. 1 item

The attack in war', a description of a training exercise involving 43 Div, consisting of an infantry attack on a limited frontage supported by an artillery barrage, and demonstrating the importance of planning and preparation. 8pp.

Papers mostly relating to the King's African Rifles and East African Forces Officers' Dinner Club, including typescript notes of Dimoline's speeches, and menus regarding dinners between 1961 and 1965, also including typescript programme of events for the laying-up of 4 King's African Rifles Colours, Kampala, Uganda, 4 Sept 1965. 1 file.

Text of an address by Allfrey to the men of 38 Irish Bde upon their disbandment. 4pp with handwritte addition by Allfrey.

Speech by Liddell Hart at a prizegiving at his old school, Willington preparatory

Test of a speech opening a Toc H fete, Wolverton Park, on the ideals of Toc H

Draft texts of a speech made by Wilkins, Tavistock Square, London, Feb 1981, on nuclear disarmament and the forthcoming visit by Pope John Paul II to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Also draft text of speech by Bishop Basil Christopher Butler, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, on Christian opposition to nuclear arms, and the Oct 1978 issue of Environmental Book Center’s Report: an overview from Japan.  Original file title ‘Tavistock Square’