Correspondence with Alan Bush regarding the suppression of the Prague Spring and the attitude of the Communist Party of Great Britain

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Papers of Lt Commander Edgar Philip Young RN (retired) and Amicia More YoungU DYO

DiariesU DYO/1

FilesU DYO/2

CorrespondenceU DYO/3

File. Carbon copies of letters to family from RN Hospital, Gosport; Bexhill - on - sea; RN Barracks, Portsmouth; Orne, France; and on board 'HMS Campbell'U DYO/3/1

File. Carbon copies of letters to [? Pay Lieutenant DH Doig]U DYO/3/2

File. Carbon copies of letters to family and friends, from RN Barracks, Portsmouth; on board 'HMS Campbell'; Bexhill - on - sea; ParisU DYO/3/3

Letterbook. Carbon copies of letters to family and friends, from Prague, Czechoslovakia, during training as a translator and interpreter of RussianU DYO/3/4

Letterbook. Carbon copies of letters to first wife, Geraldine Leahy, family and friends, from Harrogate; Ipswich; on board 'HMS Ganges' at Harwich; East Moseley; on board 'HMS Kent' at Marseilles, France; Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wen-hai-wei, ChinaU DYO/3/5

Letter from brother Frank Young, at school in Farnham, SurreyU DYO/3/6

Letters from Charmian, eldest daughter of first marriage, Barnet, HertfordshireU DYO/3/7

Correspondence with brother Walter Young regarding the administration of the estate of their late sister Ann M YoungU DYO/3/8

Correspondence with sister Angela Stevenson and nephew Grant, especially regarding Angela's health following a stroke in November 1971, including colour photographs of Grant, his wife and his parents (circa 40)U DYO/3/9

Letter from Cecil W Bransom, HM Signal School, RN Barracks Portsmouth, regarding Edgar Young's election manifesto and the idea of social creditU DYO/3/10

Letter from K A Windisch, Jena, Germany, regarding the growth of National SocialismU DYO/3/11

Correspondence with Dr Josef Macek, Prague, regarding the political situation in Czechoslovakia, Edgar Young's impending visit and the growth of fascismU DYO/3/12

Carbon copy ts. letter regarding the growth of fascism for consideration by the Trades Union Congress and the Labour PartyU DYO/3/13

Correspondence with Philip Noel Baker MP regarding the International Peace Campaign and the possibility of a Labour Party delegation to CzechoslovakiaU DYO/3/14

Carbon copy letter to Clement Attlee MP from Edgar Young in Prague, regarding the situation in CzechoslovakiaU DYO/3/15

Ts. copy of letter from M and J Vojacek, Prague, regarding German aggression towards CzechoslovakiaU DYO/3/16

Ts. letter from Dr Bohuslav Ecer, Vice Mayor of Brno, regarding the Munich AgreementU DYO/3/17

Correspondence with the Aliens' Registration Office, Bow Street Police Station, regarding the nationality of Dr Ida Sindelkova, Edgar Young's second wifeU DYO/3/18

Carbon copy ts. letter to the French Ambassador, London, regarding press censorship in FranceU DYO/3/19

Correspondence with Secretary and notes of address on Japanese aggression given to the Royal Central Asian Society by Edgar YoungU DYO/3/20

Letter from William Halter, HM Naval Base, Ardrossan, with personal news and reminiscences of service together in SingaporeU DYO/3/21

Correspondence with John Parker MP, General Secretary of the Fabian Society, regarding membership subscriptionsU DYO/3/22

Correspondence with Marjorie L Robinson regarding the removal of her belongings from 61 Upper Berkeley Street, London, and bombing raids on LondonU DYO/3/23

Letter from W Skipsey, Headmaster of Marchant's Hill Camp School, Hindhead, Surrey, regarding a recent festival of youth, with press offprintsU DYO/3/24

Letters of acknowlegement from recipients of Edgar Young's pamphlet, 'That Second Front', including DN Pritt and Hubert RipkaU DYO/3/25

Ts. memorandum. 'The punishment of war criminals', Dr Bohuslav Ecer, Deputy Mayor of Brno, with covering letter and ts. notesU DYO/3/26

Carbon copy letter to Raji Palme Dutt regarding the Second FrontU DYO/3/27

Correspondence with D Duthy of the Royal Automobile Club, regarding his allegations that Edgar Young had written a piece of Soviet propagandaU DYO/3/28

Ts. letter regarding the establishment of the Committee for Friendship with BulgariaU DYO/3/29

Correspondence with Max Hammerling regarding Edgar Young's life since 1917U DYO/3/30

Correspondence with 'The Listener' and others regarding a broadcast on the BBC Home Service by Donald McLachlan on British interests in Eastern Europe, including article by Edgar YoungU DYO/3/31

Correspondence with Editor of the 'Journal of Central European Affairs' regarding articles on Bulgaria and CzechoslovakiaU DYO/3/32

Correspondence with Ewart Tempest regarding his visit to Yugoslavia and the Youth Railway, with ts. 'Notes on a personal approach to Communism'U DYO/3/33

Correspondence with DN Pritt MP regarding the Romanian Democratic Club and the need to establish a British Romanian SocietyU DYO/3/34

Carbon copy ts. letter to Mat [?], enclosing list of contacts in Czechoslovakia, including Vlado ClementisU DYO/3/35

Letter from Sylvia [?], Vienna, regarding the death of Ida Sindelkova, Edgar Young's second wife, and the Communist takeover of CzechoslovakiaU DYO/3/36

Correspondence with Secretary of the Abstracting Services Consultative Committee of the Royal Society regarding the transliteration of Cyrillic alphabets, with paper on the subject by HS BushellU DYO/3/37

Ts. letter from Bjorn Hallstrom, Editor of 'Svenska Morganbladet', returning a paper on the Bogomil people by Cyrila VazvuzovaU DYO/3/38

Letter from Brian Fitzpatrick, Editor of 'The Australian News Review', regarding Edgar Young's removal from Retired List of Royal NavyU DYO/3/39

Letter from RW Thompson regarding life as a freelance journalistU DYO/3/40

Correspondence with White & Leonard, Solicitors, regarding compensation for the nationalisation of land held by Dr Ida Sindelkova near Slapy lake, CzechoslovakiaU DYO/3/41

Correspondence with the Duke of Bedford regarding British relations with Poland under Communist rule, including a reply from Private Secretary to Anthony Eden MP, Foreign SecretaryU DYO/3/42

Correspondence with John Hughes Hallett MP regarding Edgar Young's problems during the visit to Portsmouth by the Soviet Baltic Fleet, October 1955U DYO/3/43

Ts. letter from Jiri Nedela, Head of English Section, Czechoslovak Radio, regarding the BBC's Czech serviceU DYO/3/44

Correspondence with Chu Po - shen, Vice Secretary General, Chinese People's Association for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, regarding Edgar Young's visit to the Far EastU DYO/3/45

Carbon copy ts. letter to Consul General of the French Republic, regarding Edgar Young's arrest during a visit to ParisU DYO/3/46

Correspondence with K B Eller, Stockholm, with personal newsU DYO/3/47

Correspondence with Jessica Smith, Editor of 'New World Review', regarding article by Edgar Young on BulgariaU DYO/3/48

Letter from Cheddi Jagan, People's Progressive Party of British Guiana, regarding unrest in the countryU DYO/3/49

Correspondence with Jessie Street and Frank Cousins, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, regarding an article by Street on the Common MarketU DYO/3/50

Ts. letter from Rev. Paul Oestreicher, Religious Broadcasting Assistant, BBC, regarding VVN [? German organisation, Victims of Nazi Persecution]U DYO/3/51

Correspondence with Denise [? Levin], Sweden, regarding the marriage of Edgar Young's daughter CharmianU DYO/3/52

Letter from Anne [? Tincely] regarding the state of her healthU DYO/3/53

Carbon copy ts. letter to Franco [?] regarding General Leopoldo Rodriquez and hydrofoil boatsU DYO/3/54

Carbon copy ts. letter to Editor of 'China Reconstructs' making an offer to write technical articles for the journalU DYO/3/55

Correspondence with Professor Ta-Quang-Buu, Vice President of the State Committee for Sciences and Xuan Thuy, Secretary General of the National Front, both of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and John MatthewsU DYO/3/56

Correspondence with Glyn Evans, Honorary Secretary, British Romanian Friendship Association, about promoting Romania in the pressU DYO/3/57

Letter from Irene Dugdale about the death of her husband JohnU DYO/3/58

Carbon copy ts. letter to Peter Kerrigan regarding the British shipbuilding industry and the views of Finlay HartU DYO/3/59

Letter from the Very Rev. Dean CC Thicknesse with family newsU DYO/3/60

Correspondence with officials of the Coal Miners' Trade Union of China regarding Edgar Young's wish to attend an exhibition of mining and construction equipment in PekingU DYO/3/61

Correspondence with Dr Michael Tempest, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, regarding the situation in the countryU DYO/3/62

Correspondence with Sylvia [?], Stockholm, with personal news and regarding the civil war in CyprusU DYO/3/63

Carbon copy ts. letter to Secretary, Common Cause Publications Ltd., regarding inaccurate biographical details of Edgar Young in its bulletinsU DYO/3/64

Letter from Eric [?] with family newsU DYO/3/65

Ts. letters from Professor Owen Lattimore, Department of Chinese Studies, University of Leeds, regarding the Vietnam WarU DYO/3/66

Carbon copy ts. letter to Harold le Druillenec regarding a visit to East GermanyU DYO/3/67

Correspondence with Secretary of the Korean Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, regarding Edgar Young's wish to visit North KoreaU DYO/3/68

File. Correspondence with Russell Oetting regarding research into Soviet fishing vessels, and with Oetting and Charles Perlik, Secretary - Treasurer of the American Newspaper Guild, about dispute over payment for the work undertakenU DYO/3/69

Letter from Charles Crawley regarding Geraldine de Schoenberg (formerly Young), Edgar Young's first wifeU DYO/3/70

Correspondence with Morgan Philips Price regarding arrangements to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and an interview between Price and Mr Zhukov of 'Pravda' about his experiences in Russia in 1917U DYO/3/71

Correspondence with Michael Dobbins, Polish Trade Information Services, regarding Polish shipbuildingU DYO/3/72

Carbon copy ts. letters to the Ambassadors of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and East Germany, in support of the Warsaw Pact suppression of the Prague Spring, with response from Czech AmbassadorU DYO/3/73

Correspondence with Charles Wegg Prosser, solicitor, regarding payment for legal adviceU DYO/3/74

Correspondence with Dr P Voutov, Bulgarian Ambassador, London, regarding Edgar Young's visit to BulgariaU DYO/3/75

Ts. letter from Rev. Kenneth MacKenzie, about his attempts to have letters published in the pressU DYO/3/76

Ts. letter to 'Vlada and Vera' [? Meissner] regarding the response of the Communist Party of Great Britain to events in Czechoslovakia and the political situation in BritainU DYO/3/77

Ts. letter to Professor Dr Hermann Budzislawski MP, with press release and biographical information about a group of East German politicians visiting BritainU DYO/3/78

Postcard from Ethel Mannin regarding her novel 'Midnight'U DYO/3/79

Letter from A Masko, General Secretary of the USSR Great Britain Society, regarding journal articles and subscriptionsU DYO/3/80

Correspondence with Alan Bush regarding the suppression of the Prague Spring and the attitude of the Communist Party of Great BritainU DYO/3/81

Correspondence with Julian Lipetz regarding the Edinburgh Festival and the anti - Vietnam War movementU DYO/3/82

Correspondence with Captain HCB Pipon regarding the First and Second World Wars and other political mattersU DYO/3/83

Carbon copy ts. letter to Secretary General of the Soviet War Veterans' Committee, Aleksyey Petrovich, regarding the award of a Lenin centenary medal to Edgar YoungU DYO/3/84

Ts. letter from John [?] regarding an idea for a book on the subject of 'fellow travellers'U DYO/3/85

Ts. letter from Ruth Klinger, Zurich, regarding a future visit to BritainU DYO/3/86

Correspondence with [?] Spink regarding a visit to Bucarest, RomaniaU DYO/3/87

Letter from Dorothy M Collocott regarding the death of her husband EdgarU DYO/3/88

Ts. letter from CH Hammersley, Leicester Secular Society, arranging a talk by Edgar Young on Soviet foreign policyU DYO/3/89

Correspondence with Dr GM Thomas, Lecturer in Politics, University of Kent at Canterbury, regarding his research into the Penguin Specials series, 1937 -1940 and Edgar Young's work during this periodU DYO/3/90

Correspondence with Roger Eatwell, Balliol College, Oxford, regarding his research into the Popular Front movement in BritainU DYO/3/91

Correspondence with Ina de la Haye and her nurse Joan Osiakovski regarding the state of her health and subsequent deathU DYO/3/92

Correspondence with Boris Firsov, exchanging books and personal newsU DYO/3/93

Carbon copy ts. letter to Romanian Ambassador, London, regarding Georghe MaovescuU DYO/3/94

Correspondence with K R Thomson, President of Times Newspapers Ltd., and William Rees Mogg, Editor of 'The Times', regarding press reports of the cancellation of a visit to Britain by the Czechoslovak Foreign Minister, Bohuslav ChnoupekU DYO/3/95

Correspondence with Chalapathi Rau, Editor of 'National Herald', India, regarding the republication of Edgar Young's article on events in Czechoslovakia in 1948U DYO/3/96

Correspondence with Jessica Smith, Editor of 'New World Review', regarding articles on Czechoslovakia and BulgariaU DYO/3/97

Correspondence regarding the establishment of the British Czechoslovak Friendship Society, especially with Ernest Trory, and including memorandum by Edgar Young on friendship societies, addressed to the Soviet Ambassador, LondonU DYO/3/98

Correspondence with Lord Listowel regarding a reception at the Romanian Embassy, London, and the British Romanian Friendship AssociationU DYO/3/99

Carbon copy ts. letter to Pedro Morales, Sub Director of 'Mar y Pesca' magazine, regarding subscriptionsU DYO/3/100

Correspondence with 'The Times' regarding use of the title Commander RN (Retd.)U DYO/3/101

Correspondence with Percy Milner regarding the delivery of a telescopeU DYO/3/102

Notes and correspondence regarding the funeral of Charles AshleighU DYO/3/103

Ts. letter from Jurgen Kuczynski regarding Edgar Young's wish to visit East GermanyU DYO/3/104

Correspondence with Ethel Mannin regarding her novelsU DYO/3/105

Letter from Margaret 'Espinasse regarding the death of her husband PaulU DYO/3/106

Ts. letter from Arthur Hewlett regarding letters published in 'The Spectator' and 'The Listener'U DYO/3/107

Correspondence with Jozef Halberstadt, Warsaw, regarding external broadcasting by the BBCU DYO/3/108

Ts. open letter to the Prime Minister on behalf of the Executive Committee of the National Peace Council, regarding Diego GarciaU DYO/3/109

Carbon copy ts. letter to Robin Cook MP regarding Diego GarciaU DYO/3/110

Carbon copy ts. letter to Andrew [? Rothstein] regarding Diego GarciaU DYO/3/111

WritingsU DYO/4

IndexesU DYO/5

Lectures and speechesU DYO/6

Translation workU DYO/7

PhotographsU DYO/8

PersonalU DYO/9

International Peace CampaignU DYO/10

Union of Democratic ControlU DYO/11

Amicia M YoungU DYO/12

MiscellaneousU DYO/13