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Description

A file containing documents relating to the procedure of the local tribunals appointed to process cases of conscientious objectors. Documents in the file include a memorandum prepared by Justice Hargreaves, the chairman of tribunals in London, with the aim of establishing details about the practicalities of the tribunals; a reply to Hargreaves from A.E.A. Napier; and correspondence about the circulation of the memorandum. Topics raised in the memorandum include the volume of work expected to arise from the tribunals; the length of time tribunals might take; the locations at which the tribunals are expected to sit; details of the procedure; and what types of alternative occupations conscientious objectors are able to take if their tribunal is successful.

Keywords

conscientious objectors, conscription, courts, judiciary, law, tribunals