Copies of letters dispatched by Robert Saunders, relating to his involvement in the Union Movement.

Including copies of letters sent to:

Mr Macphail (C16/220-221), concerning membership to the Union Movement (February 1949)

Marcus Stores, Gravesend (C16/222)

Miss Muriel I. Marsh (C16/223-224), regarding donation to Union Movement Agricultural Group (July 1952) (223) and visit to Saunders (July 1949) (224)

Derek J. Marshall (C16/225), regarding membership (May 1950)

Medway Mail Order, Ltd., Faversham (C16/226)

[Mosley's Union Movement]

Circulars from Dorchester Branch, Union Movement (C16/227-233), concerning agenda for Branch meeting at Boscombe (September 1952) (227); Wessex Branch meeting on 11 May [1952] (228); March and Meeting at Salisbury, 28 July 1951 (230); apologies for non-supply of “Union” due to heavy demand during Hants and Dorset bus dispute (June 1951) (231-232) and subscriptions for 1950 membership (February 1951) (233)

Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, Leader, Union Movement (C16/ 246, 253, 268-269, 284, 312, 332, 355, 373, 378). Including references to the preface to “None Need Starve” (October 1952) (246); request for Mosley to write preface to Agricultural Policy (May 1952) (253); draft “Food and Agriculture Policy”, and proposed visit to Continent to discuss it (October 1951) (268-269); response to Mosley explanation for move to Ireland, and confusion over Objects of Union Movement (April 1951) (284); suggestion to publish “Ten Point” Food and Farming Policy [enclosed document not present] (July 1950) (312); inaugural meeting of Union Movement Agricultural Group on 7 May 1950 (April 1950) (332); proposed Union Movement Agricultural Group (December 1949) (355); proposed visit to Dorset area (May 1949) (373) and an invitation to Mosley to visit Friar Mayne Farm and South-West Rally (May 1949) (378)

L. Alf Flockhart, Secretary, Department of Organisation, Union Movement (C16/303, 303, 309, 311, 314-316, 318-325, 330, 333, 335, 339, 343-245, 349, 353-354, 356, 358, 360-361, 369, 371, 380). Including references to Robbins unwilling to join Union Movement (November 1950) (301); tickets for Mosley meeting at Walthamstow, and comment on meeting at Trafalgar Square (October 1950) (303); donation from Mrs Ratcliff and her withdrawal from local Union Movement (September 1950) (309); draft Agricultural Policy for Mosley (July 1950) (311); police action in Bournemouth over street sales (July 1950) (314); report on problems at Whitsun Wessex Rally and Camp on 27-29 May 1950 (315) and balance sheet (316); comments on Brodey scheme for mutual trading (May 1950) (318); arrangements for and progress report on Whitsun Wessex Rally and Camp on 27-29 May 1950 (319,321-324,325); Mrs Ratcliff donation (May 1950) (320); money spent on loudspeaker van, and principle of local financial control and responsibilities (April-May 1950) (330, 333, 335); members attending London March and Meeting on 6-7 May 1950 (334); Mrs Ratcliff donation to Van Fund and offer to accommodate Whitsun Rally (February-March 1950) (339, 343, 345); update on lapsed members (February 1950) (344); query regarding Webster contact (January 1950) (349); proposed Union Movement Agricultural Group (November 1949-January 1950) (353-354, 358); use of privately printed Union Movement notepaper (December 1949) (356); Van Fund (November 1949) (360); new Bournemouth members, and local printer (November 1949) (361); proposed Mosley visit to Bournemouth (July 1949) (369); Raven Thomson meeting at Salisbury cancelled (June 1949) (371) and members attending London Conference on 5 February 1949 (380)

A. Raven Thomson, Secretary, Department of Organisation / Propaganda, Union Movement (C16/ 234, 236-241, 245, 248-250, 252, 254, 257, 260-262, 265, 290). Including references to Flockhart visit to Bournemouth (April 1953) (234); problems in Bournemouth Branch, and Burgess problem (March-April 1953) (236, 238); Rev. Webb and Pitt-Rivers (March 1953) (237); death of Wonfor, and problems in Bournemouth Branch (March 1953) (239); death of Mrs Joe Beckett (Dec 1952) (240-241); “None Need Starve” to Mosley (October 1952) (245); report (249), suggested response, and letter on “anti-fascist” meeting at Salisbury on 6 September 1952, and London Conference on 5 October 1952 (Sep 1952) (248); request for Mosley to write preface to Union Movement Agricultural Policy document (May-August 1952) (250, 252); comments on Reorganisation Scheme, and reasons for own resignation as Constituency Organiser earlier (May 1952) (254); C. Baker’s dislike of tractors (March 1952) (257); discussion of draft Union Movement Agricultural Policy (December 1951-January 1952) (260-262, 265) and profit sharing as part of Union Movement agricultural policy (March 1951) (290)

M. T. Pacey, Acting Secretary, Department of Organisation, Union Movement (C16/ 256, 258-259, 264, 267, 27-271, 275, 278, 280, 282, 283, 285-289, 292-294, 296 and 297). Includes references to funding appeal for Agricultural Policy publication (February-April 1952) (256, 258-259); Saunders’ resignation as Constituency Organiser, Dorchester (263), with separate explanation (264) (December 1951); letter for Mosley from Rakoczy (November 1951) (267); discussion of draft Agricultural Policy (October-November 1951) (267, 270); transcription of Mosley letter to Saunders (October 1951) (271); March and Meeting at Salisbury on 28 July 1951 (275); sales of “Union” during Hants and Dorset bus dispute (July 1951) (278); loss of Sainsbury’s membership, and copy letter stating reason as Mosley’s move to Ireland (April 1951) (280, 282-283); Rural Reconstruction Association “infiltration” (April 1951) (285); change in Objects of Union Movement in 1951 membership card (March 1951) (286); problem over Mrs Ratcliff and possible explanation (March 1951) (287); concerns over Mosley’s move to Ireland, and nature of his “Europe a Nation” policy (March 1951) (288); “Whither Britain?” pamphlet (March 1951) (289, 292); “He Was Right Then” leaflets (March 1951) (291); Union Movement Agricultural Group to meet in London on 5 March 1951 (293); outstanding memberships, including Mrs Ratcliff (February 1951) (294); Price-Heywood and profit-sharing (February 1951) (296) and recommended meeting between Mosley and local German (February 1951) (297)

M. T. Pacey, Treasurer, Accounts Department, Union Movement (C16/235, 243), concerning problems in Bournemouth Branch (April 1953) (235); sales of “None Need Starve” (November 1952) (243)

Frank Osborne, National Organiser, Meetings, Union Movement (C16/274), regarding March and Meeting at Salisbury on 28 July 1951 (274)

N. Francis-Hawkins and A. Raven Thomson, Directors of Sanctuary Press Ltd, Union Movement (C16/375), concerning advertisement for South-West Rally at Broadmayne on 3 July 1949 (375)

A. Raven Thomson, Editor of “Union” (C16/276, 279, 281, 300, 302307-308, 326-328, 336, 351-352, 359, 365, 372, 374, 377, 379). Including references to sales of “Union” during Hants and Dorset bus dispute (July 1951) (276); Price-Heywood, and “Union” policy (May 1951) (279); donations to Union Support Fund (November 1950- April 1951) (281, 300, 302); imprisonment of Flockhart (December 1950) (300); farming articles for “Union”: “Tomorrow’s Breakfast” (307), “Harvest Problems” (September 1950) (308); Row article on Agricultural Group meeting (May 1950) (326-327); advertisement for Whitsun Wessex Rally and Camp on 27-29 May 1950 (328); advertisement for Union Movement Agricultural Group Inaugural Meeting on 7 May 1950 (336); Godfrey letter from Canada, and reference to Press boycott in Britain (January 1950) (351-352); suggestion for Union Movement Agricultural Group (October-November 1949) (359, 365); hope for the future (July 1949) (368); Raven Thomson to speak at meeting at Salisbury on 3 July 1949 (cancelled) (372), and arrangements for South-West Rally at Broadmayne (May-June 1949) (374, 377) and donation to Consolidated Appeal Fund (February 1949) (379)

James Denning Guarantee Scheme (C16/310, 342)