| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, newspaper cuttings, postcard, memorandum and articles of association, copies of published material, reports and funding requests relating to the Oxford Research Group (ORG). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: The Oxford Research Group was formed in 1982 and became a registered charity and company limited by guarantee in 1988. ORG is a leading independent think-tank that has been influential in pioneering the idea of sustainable approaches to security as an alternative to violent global confrontation, through original research, wide-ranging dialogue, and practical policy recommendations. Nature of support: In 1986 the Trust agreed to a single grant of £11,700 to the ORG for its continued work with the Labour Party on the implementation of its non-nuclear policy. In 1987 the Fund approved a single grant of £750 towards the costs of a film on nuclear weapons and security. That same year the Trust agreed to contribute £10,000 towards the cost of research and publications. The Trust also agreed to underwrite up to £3,000 in additional costs. Minutes: B&GSCT 6568, B&GSCT 6797, BCF 2870. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered '2/6/8'. |