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Diary of tour of Russia,

Describes his travels in the USSR, records conversations with the people whom he meets, and events which he witnesses there. There are detailed comments on peasant society, trade and the Russian economy, health conditions, education etc. This is diary 1 of 3 detailing the famine in Ukraine. See also B1/16 and B1/13.

Diary of service with Lloyd George,

Contains detailed entries, 31 December 1929-13 November 1930, mainly recounting his experiences while Gareth Jones was a researcher in the employ of David Lloyd George.

Diary of a trip to Germany

Diary of a visit to Germany starting on 1 October 1934 with the final dated entry on 15 October 1934. Discusses the political and economic system in Germany and notes meetings with Lady Rhondda on the train and Ernst Jackh where he discusses the Berlin section of the New Commonwealth.

Diary kept at Trinity College, Cambridge;

A pocket diary, 1928-1929, kept by Gareth Jones when he was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge. It contains only very brief notes of his appointments, engagements and activities.

[David Davies, Bangkok]

Photograph of a young boy beneath an ornamental arch in a garden. The boy is believed to be David Davies, the son of Elwyn Davies of Pennorth, Cynghordy who Jones met in Bangkok.

[Daughters of General Tsai and General Chen]

Two young Chinese ladies and a man seated at a table. Another man and girl look on. All are smiling at the camera. The ladies can be identified with reference to 'Gareth Jones - A Manchukuo Incident' by Margaret Siriol Colley (Newark, 2001) page 130.

[Cliffs & Desert]

Arid landscape with cliffs on the left hand side of the photo and a featureless plain on the right. There is some sparse vegetation on the cliff tops otherwise the landscape appears very dry. There are some channels that appear to have been made by water, possibly flash floods.

'Churt, 1931',

Notebook labelled 'Churt 1931' and containing notes on political subjects including unemployment, foreign affairs and the 1931 National Government, prepared while Gareth Jones was in the employ of David Lloyd George as a researcher.

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