Letters, telegrams and postcards relating to Lord Beaverbrook's personal and public relationships with Paul and Nell Martin. Subjects discussed include Paul's bid for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party and his trip to Asia to attend the Consultative Committee of the Colombo plan as well as the reasons for the visit. The correspondence also contains Paul Martin's comments regarding the Currie Report, Adlai Stevenson, Krishna Menor, trade between the United Kingdom and Canada and other subjects related to Canadian politics and world affairs; Lord Beaverbrook's comments on MacKenzie King and World War II military policy and Canadian politics and Nell Martin's comments on the Canadian political scene. On file are newspaper clippings pertaining to Martin's liberal leadership bid and mention is made of problems encountered in and assistance rendered by Nell in transporting Peter Mitchell memorabilia from Ottawa to Fredericton.
