Autobiography - Chapters 14-33

Date
[199-]
Reference
MS-Papers-6773-2
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Visit to Russia with ASYFA delegates (includes reference to Paddy Costello), Post-war at the Bar, visits to Romania and Prague in late 1940s, Italian Socialist Party and Pietro Nenni, Cold War, membership of Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers, 1948 Olympic Games in London, further reminiscences about his parliamentary career and defeat in the 1950 election, Peace Movement of 1950s, visit to New Zealand in 1951, defence of Jock Barnes.

Discusses Stalinism, British-Soviet Friendship Society and Society for Cultural Relations with USSR, further reminiscences about 1950s legal cases and law career in England and British Guiana, Iraq and Tunisia in 1960s, visit to North Vietnam as guest of Vietnam Bar Association, visit to South Africa in 1967, further notable legal cases including Kray Gang and Conway/Roberts vs Kodak, return to politics in mid-1960s, defence of Dr Safo-Adu in Ghana in 1991.

Brief notes on his 6 sons - Tim, Jonathan, Tom, Barney, Ben and Mark

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Platts-Mills, John, 1906-2001 : Autobiography
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