Correspondence with A. Duff Cooper

  • Reference
    • GB 133 GDN/A/C78
  • Dates of Creation
    • 16 May 1938-2 Oct 1940
  • Physical Description
    • 4 pieces; 7 sheets

Scope and Content

Correspondence between (Alfred) Duff Cooper, first Viscount Norwich (1890-1954), diplomatist and politician and W.P. Crozier, relating to arrangements for meeting between Duff Cooper and Crozier for a private discussion of naval affairs.

Also included is correspondence relating to discussion of a request by Crozier that A[rthur] W[alter] James, journalist, be granted an exemption from conscription [during the Second World War], owing to his work with the A[uxiliary] F[ire] S[ervice] and his value as a leader writer on the Manchester Guardian at a time when the leader writing staff has been seriously depleted.