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Speech notes relating to the run-up to the 1997 Monmouth by-election, won by Welsh Labour MP Huw Edwards.

The file includes printed material, including the Government of Wales Bill, 'Yes for Wales' campaign posters, referendum study papers, and copies of the Red Kite.

Papers relating to the 1997 referendum campaign, including House of Commons Library research papers 'The West Lothian question' (95/58), May 1995, and 'Wales and devolution' (97/60), May 1997; white paper 'A voice for Wales: the government's proposals for a Welsh Assembly=Llais dros Cymru: cynigion y llywodraeth ar gyfer Cynulliad Cymreig', July 1997; Labour Party press releases, Aug.-Sept. 1997; Scotland Forward 'Yes' posters; briefing pack for Labour helpers, 'Wales deserves a voice=Mae Cymru'n haeddu cael llais'; note of [polling?] at Lady Street Kidwelly and Ffwrnes, Llanelli; and ticket for the 'Noson i'w gofio=A night to remember' post-referendum party, 18 Sept. 1997.

Biographical profiles for candidates standing in Welsh constituencies for the 1997 UK General election.

Papers deriving mainly from the activities of Alan Heusaff as General Secretary and Secretary of the International branch, and also of Bernard Moffatt as Assistant General Secretary and General Secretary. They include: administrative and financial documents; correspondence, tracts and press releases relating to the aims of the League, its policies and campaigns, and also general matters concerning Celtic countries and cultures, linguistic minorities, and political movements and ideas; letters and petitions to governments and international bodies; correspondence relating to the compilation, publication and distribution of Carn, including articles for the magazine, with notes; copies, drafts and notes of letters written by Heusaff and Moffatt; press cuttings; letters and other documents forwarded by branch secretaries relating to matters of particular concern; minutes of Annual General Meetings; and some copies of minutes of branch meetings.

Leaflets, posters and other papers, mainly Labour Party but including other parties; Plaid Cymru's transport policy (New Wales Policy, no. 3), Feb. 1999, and manifesto 'Working for a new Wales=Cyrchu at y Cymru newydd', 1999; manifestos from CLA Wales and The Law Society. Also Phil Williams, 'Pam y dylai Cymru gael hunanlywodraeth?=Why should Wales have self-government?' (Plaid Cymru), June 1997, and two letters from the House of Commons library to Gareth Thomas MP costing Plaid Cymru's spending pledges in the 1997 general election, Sept. 1998.

Wales Labour Party candidates' morning and overnight briefs and press releases, April 1999, and other papers, including Labour Party and Plaid Cymru manifestos; also CBI, FUW and RSPB manifestos. Also souvenir programme for the BBC Wales 'Voices of a nation=Lleisiau cenedl' concert, and Leighton Andrews's ticket allocation, May 1999.

1999 Deposit. Papers of the Honorary Treasurer, mostly comprising financial papers notably invoices, receipts and application forms for conferences:.

Not available until 1 January 2010 and constituency files (nos 79-94) may not be consulted without the written permission of the donor.

The series consists of election addresses and leaflets circulated in the Welsh constituencies and in the five regional areas of Wales during the first election campaigns to the National Assembly for Wales in May 1999; materials produced by the political parties centrally for distribution throughout the whole of Wales; lists of party candidates and their political agents; papers relating to the convention of the elections and the conduct of the ballot; papers relating to the broadcasting of the election results at Wrexham; and press cuttings.