Correspondence with Brigadier General Frank Percy Crozier (1879-1937), military officer, relating to discussion of the difficulties faced in Ireland, with reference to deportation, and a request from Crozier for copies of articles written by him on Ireland and published in the Manchester Guardian, for use as evidence in a potential libel action. There is also discussion of Crozier's involvement with the Auxiliary division in Ireland.
There is correspondence relating to proposal by Crozier that he write articles on his involvement with the League of Nations Union for the Manchester Guardian, with discussion of Crozier's views on pacifism, which is rejected. Also included is correspondence relating to the R101 disaster, with discussion of Lord [Christopher Birdwood] Thomson, army officer and politician, Sir [William] Sefton-Brancker, army and air force officer, and the morality of bureaucracy, with reference to discussion of these issues in Crozier's book, Reflections [Impressions] and Recollections. Also included is an internal memorandum summarising the correspondence on the subject from Crozier.
There is correspondence relating to a book by Crozier entitled A Word to Gandhi: The Lesson of Ireland, with the offer of an advance proof copy to the Manchester Guardian, which is refused. Also included is discussion of the similarities between the roles of the police forces in Ireland and India.
GDN/A/C106/9 is a review of Crozier's autobiography, Impressions and Recollections in [the Manchester Guardian], 1930.