Notes of confidential conferences between Sir R A Cooper, H Tansley Witt and W E O Walker-Leigh

9 December, 1937. Copy letter, Walker-Leigh to Tansley Witt, putting forward for consideration "the following suggestions with regard to my terms of service with CM&R...."

23 January, 1939. Sir R A Cooper and H Tansley Witt, "Confidential Advice by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to the Managing Director on the Reform of Head Office." Detailed document [7 sheets, typescript] providing frank insight, beginning: "That the state of Head Office of our Company is very bad is no longer a matter of opinion, it is a reality amply supported by facts."

23 March, 1939. "Agenda for Conference Between Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Mr Walker-Leigh". In tabular format, listing nine topics, one of which is addressed in attached papers ("Proposals Covering the Responsibilities and Power of the Managing Director" and Walker-Leigh's "skeleton plan for the administration, at home, of the Company's business").

29 March, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 1) held at Shenstone Court".

6 April, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 2) held at Shenstone Court".

14 April, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 3) held at Shenstone Court".

18 April, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 4) held at Shenstone Court".

21 April, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 5) held at Shenstone Court".

24 April, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 6) held at Shenstone Court".

1 May, 1939. "Notes of Conference (No. 7) held at White Lodge". Between Tansley Witt and Walker-Leigh only.

Secretary's Notes [15 sheets] of Special Board Meeting, 19 May, 1939, at which Walker-Leigh (Joint Managing Director) outlined a re-organisation scheme.

25 September, 1939. In draft, "What I Would Do By Way Of Establishing My Position as Head of the Executive of CM&R on October 1st, 1939".

1937-1939

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