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The Grove, Watford. Appointment of Butler as Headmaster of Harrow

Trinity Lodge. Tributes to H M Butler, Mrs MacLeod [housekeeper] has looked at the house on Brookside and approves, wishes to stay in Cambridge because H M Butler loved it so much.

Sends a copy of a report of the National Society for the Education of the Poor, suggests dimensions of an unidentified building

Labelled 1940 by Julia Fish. Largely made up of Foreign Office papers and drafts of parliamentary statements on the course of the war, including RAB's views on Narvik as sent to Halifax and Cadogan, statement on Finnish-Soviet Peace Treaty. Also letters of congratulation on reappointment to the Foreign Office, texts of broadcasts on European situation, constituency correspondence and personal papers, copy letter Halifax to Churchill re RAB's conversation with Swedish Ministers

Looks forward to going to Glyndebourne; enjoyed 'Semiramide' featuring June Anderson and Samuel Ramey.

A Christmas and New Year's card. Signed Matthew Eve and [drawing of a bird] (and Percy!)

Corfu, visit to the Kaiser's villa, Greek King and Queen are unpopular there, maltreatment of pack animals, wish to stay an extra week before heading to Greece

Situation in Southern Rhodesia, "Gibraltar trouble", wishes to go to India

Jane's health, ceremonies of the Senate House, 200 invited to a party by Thomas Hughes, Quadrille Ball at Downing Lodge

H. M. Tennent Ltd., Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.1. - Is thrilled about the success of ['The Royal Hunt of the Sun'], is bringing the [James?] Nobles, asks PS to join them.

Thanks him for the part of Carol and for spreading "his own aura of loveliness over everything".

H. M. Tennent Ltd., Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.1. - Asks for a book on back, and describes his election day, was driven by Jenner to the polls by Jenner, tells Jenner he would get no more jellies or blankets for the winter if he doesn't register his vote; then went and drank Mr Macmillan's health.