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Correspondence with Charlie and Florence Elliot, 1953 - 1979

 File — Box: Saunders Papers Box 18
Reference code: 119/D5

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Robert Saunders and Charlie Elliott, Bournemouth Branch Leader and Constituency Organiser, and his wife Florence Elliott, an active supporter of Union Movement. Letters relate to local activities within the Bournemouth Branch, and also to wider issues within the Union Movement.

Includes references to thoughts on ‘infiltration work’ and need for secrecy, with list of his NFU and other public activities and offices (6 March 1954) (D5/7); prediction of “war between white and coloured people” (14 September 1954) (D5/9); discussion with Mosley, and comments on value of ‘infiltration work’ (1 January 1956) (D5/23); street sales of “Union” [n.d.] (D5/25); reaction to North Kensington election result in 1959 (D5/52-54); Mosley meeting in Brixton and plan to deport white women who marry black husbands (14 July 1960) (D5/57); F. Elliott’s comment on “complete takeover of our streets” by immigrants (15 December 1963) (D5/62); Saunders “no longer a member of UM” for tactical reasons and Hamm mistake, and Saunders standing for Vice-Presidency of the National Farmers Union (21 December 1963) (D5/63); F. Elliott report of Mosley speech at Kensington Town Hall, and C. Elliott “has cut himself right off from the Movement” (12 January 1964) (D5/64); National Farmers Union policy on Common Market (21 November 1966) (D5/79); Saunders to stay with Mosley (15 November 1969) (D5/93); Mosley and his work, his appearance on television, and the present state of Britain (5 November 1971) (D5/96); Uxbridge election result and National Front and Monday Club joining forces (14 December 1972) (D5/101); news of former Bournemouth Branch members (16 December 1973) (D5/103); Saunders led farming demonstration through Dorchester and Weymouth (15 September 1974) (D5/105); Lady Mosley interviewed on television, mention of Miss Hayes (29 April 1977) (D5/112); F. Elliott rereading “The Alternative” and “The Greater Britain”, and social impact of immigration (12 October 1977) (D5/118); Saunders in touch with Hamm and Row, and spoken to Mosley (29 October 1977) (D5/119) and Saunders work on National Farmers Union film “How Fares the Land?”, work on BBC television programme on farm workers’ wages, and Britain has “become the Beggar of Europe” (24 December 1978) (D5/120).

Dates

  • Creation: 1953 - 1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This file is arranged chronologically as originally kept by the creator, Robert Saunders.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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