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25/08/1967 - :Estate of the late Lord Bruce

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This series consists of seven folders of official papers and correspondence maintained by Stanley Melbourne Bruce in London. Most items relate to his position as Australian High Commissioner to Great Britain (1933-45), although some concern his roles as Australian Minister in London (1932-33), Assistant Treasurer (1932), and member of the Committee of Imperial Defence during the 1930s.  The series largely consists of inwards and outwards correspondence, primarily cablegrams. The subject matter covered includes monetary problems, defence and World War Two matters, external affairs and the exchange of such information between United Kingdom and Dominion governments, trade and business, air communications and transport, arrangements for Prime Minister Curtin’s visit to the United Kingdom in 1944 and personal representations to Bruce as Australian High Commissioner.

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As no system of arrangement and control was apparent, a single number system has been imposed by National Archives.  Also, it would seem that the files and their contents are not arranged exactly as they were during active use.

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