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Date(s)
- 1947 Jul 16 - 1991 May 1 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Manuscript and typescript correspondence and semi-official memoranda relating to the legislation of the UK War Crimes Bill, 1991. Papers include typescript copies of memoranda and reports from Mayhew as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Rt Hon Ernest Bevin, UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, relating to the alleged existence of Yugoslavian war criminals in the UK, 1947-1948; manuscript and typescript correspondence relating to allegations that the Labour government intentionally failed to take action against the prosecution of war criminals after World War Two, 1946-1950; memoranda relating to increased public interest in the arrest, trial and prosecution of alleged war criminals in the UK, 1989-1990; correspondence relating to Mayhew's objections and protests of the 1991 War Crimes Bill. 1 file.