Catalogue description Correspondence during Bevin's visit to Washington for signature of North Atlantic Treaty

Correspondents include: James F Byrnes, General George Marshall, Mackenzie King, Robert A Lovett, Dwight Eisenhower, Tom Connally, Arthur Vandenberg, Harry Truman, Dean Acheson, and [Walter] Bedell Smith. Also includes a report on the visit from the British Embassy in Washington to the Foreign Office, correspondence between Bevin and Sir Fredrick Leggett re the death of his wife, New Year's message from Bevin to the Transport and General Workers' Union, message from Bevin for the centenary of the & quot;Shields Gazette& quot;, & quot;Economist& quot; article on Civil Aviation, article on the rivalry between Bevin and [Herbert] Morrison, telegram to George Marshall re his resignation, correspondence re the death of Henry Mansell Piper (Secretary of the British Employers' Confederation), and correspondence with [Stephen] Jack Marriott (Archdeacon of Westminster) re the Middle East.