| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GMG/1/3/4/1/1/6 |
| Title | Commonwealth Press Union |
| Date | 1964-1973 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Creator Name | Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott |
| Description | 2 folders, 1 labelled 'CPU Annual General Meeting', containing correspondence and papers relating to the Commonwealth Press Union's annual conferences, attended by LP Scott. Members (and correspondents) include the Lord Astor of Hever as President, Gavin Astor as Chairman of Council, Lord Thomson as Vice-Chairman of Council and Harry Brittain as founder.
Folder 1 contains correspondence and papers relating to the annual conferences held by the Commonwealth Press Union, for the years 1970-77, and includes financial statements; agendas; reports on conferences held, and subjects discussed, and documents relating to the election of members (all incomplete).
Folder 2 contains comprehensive minutes of meetings (confidential) held by the council, October 1964 - May 1973. Arranged chronologically. |
| System Of Arrangement | Subject |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Access conditions to be established. |
| Term | Conference Papers |
| Press Councils |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
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