| Repository | Lambeth Palace Library |
| Level | File |
| Alt Ref No | CFR CFR 1 |
| Extent | 171 ff. |
| Title | The Council on Foreign Relations |
| Date | 1933-1959 |
| Description | Papers relating to the constitution and work of the Council on Foreign Relations, including: its functions and terms of reference ( ff. 1-15, 43-44); the Church Unity Octave (ff.16-18); war-time measures (ff.21-23), relations with the Scandinavian and Balkan churches (ff.19-20, 24-42), Toc H and Anglo-American Christian relations (f.45); post-war reorganisation, including finance and premises (ff.46-88, 136-145, 147-154); appointment of George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, to succeed Arthur Headlam, Bishop of Gloucester, as Chairman and the Revd. Herbert Waddams to succeed Canon Douglas as Secretary in 1945 (ff.89-103); staffing of the Council, notably for the 1948 Lambeth Conference (ff.107-115, 124-127); text of an article on CFR by the Revd. John Findlow for "The Records" (ff.116-123); memorandum on "The work of the Church of England Council on Foreign Relations" dated 25 January 1951 (ff.128-131); paper on "Our Foreign Relations" by the Revd. John Satterthwaite (ff.132-135); proposals for a new name and role for the Council in Inter-Church relations (ff.158-171).
Correspondents include: Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury; Canon John Douglas; Arthur Headlam, Bishop of Gloucester; Lord Macmillan [Hugh Pattison Macmillan] (ff. 33-34); the Revd. Philip Usher, William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (ff.44, 50); Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury; George Bell, Bishop of Chichester; the Revd. Herbert Waddams; Canon Professor Michael Ramsey (f.146); Falkner Allison, Bishop of Chelmsford; Sir Kenneth Grubb (ff. 165, 171). |
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| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3026 | Church of England; Council on Foreign Relations; 1933-1982 | 1933-1982 |
| 135 | Bell; George Kennedy Allen (1883-1958); Bishop of Chichester | 1883-1958 |
| 374 | Headlam; Arthur Cayley (1862-1947); Bishop of Gloucester | 1862-1947 |
| DS/UK/5999 | Waddams; Herbert Montague (1911-1972); Canon of Canterbury Cathedral | 1911-1972 |
| 326 | Douglas; John Albert (1868-1956); Hon. Gen. Secretary of the Church of England Council on Foreign Relations | 1868-1956 |
| 524 | Satterthwaite; John Richard (1925-2014); Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe | 1925-2014 |
| 14 | Lang; William Cosmo Gordon (1864-1945); Archbishop of Canterbury | 1864-1945 |
| GB/109/16685 | Usher; Philip Charles Alexander (1899-1941); Warden of Liddon House | 1899-1941 |
| 13 | Temple; William (1881-1944); Archbishop of Canterbury | 1881-1944 |
| 12 | Fisher; Geoffrey Francis (1887-1972); Archbishop of Canterbury | 1887-1972 |
| 11 | Ramsey; (Arthur) Michael (1904-1988); Baron Ramsey of Canterbury; Archbishop of Canterbury | 1904-1988 |
| 87 | Allison; Sherard Falkner (1907-1993); Bishop of Winchester | 1907-1993 |
| DS/UK/6231 | Grubb; Sir; Kenneth George (1900-1980); missionary and public servant | 1900-1980 |
| GB/109/20059 | Findlow; John (1915-1970); Director, Anglican Centre in Rome | 1915-1970 |