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Tom Driberg (1905-1976) [Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell of Bradwell], Labour Party Member of Parliament and the 'WilBiblio.com

Tom Driberg MP and columnist Carbon Copy of part of a heavily corrected private ms. account of censorship on the visit by King George V to the BEF in France in Dec. 1939 by the Daily Express journalist Tom Driberg.

Best.-Nr. 13238Without date or place. 6pp. 4to numbered 4-9. Carbon copies on six leaves. In fair condition on aged and creased paper. The account does not appear to have been published and indeed could not have been published during wartime. It may be that it was written for an editor at the Daily Express but the extent of revision and emendation suggests that it was written with an eye to publication after the war. The first page numbered 4 begins after an eight-line deleted passage: 'Reynold's second-in-command is Major Mc.Cormack a whimsical helpful little Northern Irishman with strong Evangelical views. He & the four Chief Press Officers handled me amiably enough; none individually seems responsible for the rows & inconveniences which occur daily. Then there are the Conducting Officers - hearty convivial cavalrymen who wouldn't profess to know much about any periodical but the Field & Country Life. One of them said to me the other night "Hickey . . . . Oh yes I've read your stuff. You do cats in the Sunday Times don't you" Research established that he was referring to Nat Gubbins in the Sunday Express. Some of the reporters find this Bullingdon manner a little overwhelming; others say that they are useful on the job since they are on Christian-name terms with the OC of every unit visited.' At the foot of the first page he begins his description of how 'The King's visit brought the rows & inconveniences to a climax. To begin with elaborate arrangements had been made to keep all news of it secret till after he had returned to England. On the day the King sailed for France it was decided in London to release the news at once after all. But the first that PR in France knew of this decision was hours after the King's arrival when someone happened to be listening in & heard the news on the BBC.' Then the censorship fell into its most jittery mood. We were allowed to say that the news had been left secret till the King's arrival which was obvious. We were not allowed to say that the release came as a surprise to us in France: any hint that deprartmental co-ordination is not 100% perfect is regarded wrongly I think as dangerous. We were not allowed to quote even such amusing details as the pseudonyms by which for secrecy the King had been spoken of beforehand: even among ourselves we had to day "When Mr Harris arrives . . ."; some of the PR staff called him "Mr Big."' He addresses the reader: 'You have heard already of the curious fool arrangement by which glimpses of the King were rationed among the reporters.' He explains that the official description of the 'conference on the day the King lunched with Lebrun & Daladier' was 'not even accurate. There had been no exchange of toasts. There had been only one toast: the King as host had drunk the President of the Republic's health. The reporter put this in his story; found later to his fury that a censor had struck it out writing in instead the smug "Cordial toasts were exchanged".' He discusses the role of the censors. The last page numbered 9 concludes: 'Our reporters are annoyed by all this nonsense & tiresomeness; but its effect on the Americans is likely to be serious. . Red tape presented at least one glowingly pro-British news-agency story of the King's visit from appearing in 1500 newspapers mostly in America. The agency man was away that day. He asked another accredited war reporter to cover the story for him.' From the Driberg papers. See Image. Without date or place. unknown

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FOUR ACTS OF PARLIAMENTBiblio.com

THREE RELATING TO THE MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF TURNPIKES & ONE CONCERNED WITH THE PRESERVATION OF TURNPIKES 1727-1750.

1728Best.-Nr. C50471London: Printed By John Baskett Printer To The King's Most Excellent Majesty 1728. Very Good. The first three acts of Parliament were passed to try and counter the early lawlessness surrounding turnpikes in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. As can be seen in succeeding Acts the penalties increased culminating in 'Death without Benefit of Clergy'. The Acts later subsumed within the General Turnpike Acts were in force until the last turnpike was abolished and were evident during the Rebecca Riots of 1839 to 1843. 1. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magna Britannia Francia & Hibernia Primo. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster the Twenty third Day of January Anno Dom. 1727. In the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George II by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c being the First Session of this present Parliament. Narrow 4to. pp. ii 611-614. Disbound. 2. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magna Britannia Francia & Hibernia Quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the Twenty third Day of January Anno Dom. 1727. In the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the Thirteenth Day of January 1731. being the Fifth Session of this present Parliament. Narrow 4to. pp. ii 531-534. Disbound. London Printed by John Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1732. 3. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magna Britannia Francia & Hibernia Octavo. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster the Fourteenth Day of January Anno Dom. 1734. In the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c being the First Session of this present Parliament. Narrow 4to. pp. ii 275-286. Disbound. London Printed by John Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. 1735. 4. Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magna Britannia Francia & Hibernia Vicesimo Quarto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the Tenth Day of November Anno Dom. 1747 in the Twenty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the Seventeenth Day of January 1750 being the Fourth Session of this present Parliament. Narrow 4to. pp. ii 1039-1044. Disbound. London Printed by Thomas Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. 1751. Last leaf of 1728 edition partially loose very slight worming to margin of the 1732 edition and some damp staining to margins of 1735 edition otherwise very good. Light wear otherwise very good. Printed By John Baskett, Printer To The King's Most Excellent Majesty, unknown

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William Fowler (1828-1905), Liberal Member of Parliament for Cambridge, 1868-74 and 1880-85 [Colonel Edmund Spencer Eardley ChilBiblio.com

Three Autograph Letters Signed two 'W Fowler' and one 'Wm Fowler' from William Fowler Liberal MP for Cambridge to Colonel Spencer Childers regarding his father the Liberal Chancellor Hugh Childers Gladstone Irish Home Rule and other matters.

Best.-Nr. 105171 4 and 8 July 1901; all on letterheads of Broadwater Cross Tunbridge Wells. All three items good on lightly-aged paper. All bifoliums. Letter One 1 July 1901: 12mo 4 pp. 42 lines. He is pleased to have received Childers' life of his father published that year. 'I knew your Father well . I was in the House in the Parliaments of 68 & 80 when he had his most serious work'. Praises his 'amazing pluck in going out as he did to Australia Childers was first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne & in his conduct there in the early days & during the gold discoveries time the story of which in his letters is very curious'. He is interested to learn that he 'had Jewish blood in his veins'. He finds it 'evident that he was very doubtful as to Gladstone's wisdom on several points & in that I agree with him'. He believes that though 'most anxious to help Ireland' he was not 'really happy about Home Rule' wanting to 'separate the Imperial from the Local' which 'could not be done'. Ends: 'Where should we have been in 99 if we had given Ireland over to an Irish Parlmt in 93' Letter Two 4 July 1901: 12mo 4 pp. 33 lines. Having received Childers' reply he is pleased he wrote. Childers' 'Jewish blood' is 'very interesting to me'. Praises Disraeli's comments on the subject in his biography of Lord George Bentinck - 'a most interesting book & written by a most remarkable specimen of that famous nation'. Attacks Gladstone's handling of the Home Rule question. The recipient is 'right that Gladstone acted in a hurry . but he did more - He broke faith with his old friends to whom in Septr 1885 he sent a message utterly opposed to the plans which he developed even before the Election of that year. He was not straight & he had his reward. And he destroyed the Liberal party. - Where is it now' Letter Three 8 July 1901: 12mo 3 pp. 31 lines. He thanks him for 'the Copy of that very remarkable letter - It does the Father credit'. Until the recent case of 'Mr J. E. Backhouse of Darlington' he had 'never heard before of a boy being made a Baronet'. He does not 'altogether agree with your history as to 79-80 - I remember well saying after that terrible Afghan disaster at end of 79 that it would finish the Govmt - that & the Zulu war were too much for the Electors.' 1, 4 and 8 July 1901; all on letterheads of Broadwater Cross, Tunbridge Wells. unknown

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