| Description | Letters from L. S. A. [Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett (1873-1955), politician and journalist], Colonial Office to Neville Chamberlain; and copy of letter from Amery to Stanley Baldwin. 5 August and 25 September.
See NC7/2/36-38 for transcripts of these items.
The file contains the following letters:
/1: Letter relating to Amery's anger at a letter from Stanley Baldwin to the Chief Whip regarding tariffs. This letter is referred to in Chamberlain's letter to his sister, Ida on 13 August 1928 (see NC18/1/623). 5 August.
/2-3: Letter with enclosed copy of Amery's letter to Baldwin (dated 24 September) with Amery's suggestion for the fiscal part of Baldwin's speech at the Conservative Party Conference, relating to the policy of 'Imperial Preference' [preferential tariffs and policies for trade within the British Empire]. 25 September. |