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File contains items given to Gordon MacDonald to brief him on Newfoundland. It includes a report on Newfoundland by the chairman of the Parliamentary goodwill mission which visited the island in 1943 and which comprised Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston and Charles George Ammon. The report includes notes on the possible future constitutional status, health, agriculture, education, housing, natural resources, taxation, as well as the railway, steamships and local government. The file also includes a collection telegrams between London and St Johns, send in 1942 making arrangements for the visit of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Clement Attlee. Included is a note to Gordon MacDonald describing the contents as 'sensitive' and asking for them to be returned.

The file comprises reports on Confederation including "Statement on questions raised by the Newfoundland delegation during the negotiations for the union of Newfoundland with Canada" dated 11 December 1948, an address given by MR J B McEvoy to the Canadian Club of Ottowa on 8 February 1949 entitled "Some implications of the confederation for Newfoundland and the other nine provinces", a report on Newfoundland trade after 1 year in the union, dated 1950, a speech entitled "Public Welfare; facts and foundations" given by Herbert L Pottle, Ministe rof Public Welfare on 21 August 1950, a report entitled "The economic resources of Labrador", a report entitled "Report on the Financial and economic position of Newfoundland" dated 1946 and published by the Dominions Office, a typed report from the Department of Natural Resources for the period July - October 1948 and an address entitled "Some economic aspects of government in Newfoundland" given by J B McEvoy to St john's Rotary Club, 23 March 1946.

File comprises correspondence relating to Gordon MacDonald's resignation from the Hosue of Commons to take up the position of Regional Controller of Fuel and Power for the North West of England and north Wales, and letters of congratulation on his appointment to the role.

The file comprises material related to south and south east Asia development and the delegation to the British Commonwealth Consultative Committee in May 1950 to Australia led by Lord MacDonald. Also includes correspondence, details of officials and a report entitled "Problems of South East Asia" along with notes for press conference.

File comprises documents relating to speaking and campaigning engagements for the 1950 General Election, including travel plans, names of candidates for the constituencies of Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Brierly Hill, Wolverhamption, Wrekin and Ludlow, facts about constituencies including vote shares, related correspondence including dealing with fuel rationing and a thank you letter from Jim Simmons who won Brierly Hill.

File comprises documents relating to speaking and campaigning engagements for the 1950 General Election including travel plans, names of candidates and arrangements for events in Chorley, Ormskirk, Congleton. Macclesfield, Rossendale, Heywood, Royston, Shipley, St Helens, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Brierly Hill, Wolverhampton, Wrekin, Ludlow, Newown, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llandudno Junction, Porthmadog, Criccieth, Shotton, West Flint; handwritten notes for speech (in Welsh) at Blaenau Ffestiniog, typescript of a document "Labour and a planned economy", notes on scaremongering, the party manifestos, church leaders and the election along with notes for a speech at Shrewsbury on 13 Feb 1950.

The file comprises letters sent to Lord MacDonald regarding speaking engagements, along with drafts of replies.

File comprises a speech given by Lord MacDonald on 12 October 1949 to the North Western Fuel Luncheon Club entitled "My experiences in Newfoundland" along with associated correspondence.

The file comprises drafts and notes for speeches on various topics, with one in Welsh on education.

The file comprises typescripts of speeches, inlcuding one by Lord MacDonald, at the Sydney Conference.

The file comprises typescripts of speeches given by MacDonald (and one by Lord Ogmore) during the 5th session of the United Nations General Assembly at Lake Success, NY on various subjects including human rights , refugees, prisoners of war. Some speeches have notes scribbled in pen.

File containing speeches by Lord MacDonald in the 3rd Committee of the 5th session of the United Nations General Assembly at Lake Success, NY. They are mostly or printed copies of the official report but some typescripts used by Macdonald have notes in pen.

File of typed speeches including those given to St Johns Rotary Club in Newfoundland, a letter sent to to Harry G Walgrove at the Liverpool Daily and Liverpool Echo and speeches given to George St Church, St Johns and the Canadian Club of Ottawa.

The file comprises typescripts of St David’s Day Speeches given to various clubs and at various locations including Cardiff and Swansea.

The file comprises material relating to the campaign to keep pubs closed on Sundays in Wales in the run up to local referenda on the issue in 1961.

File comprises papers related to "The Columbo Plan" for co-operative development in South Eeast Asia; a report by the Commonwealth Consultative Committee on South and South East Asia for economic development in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and Sarawak.

Correspondence and ephemera related to the Sydney Conference in 1950 including letters and telegrams, a menu from a dinner at which Macdonald was the guest of honour, notes for a speech, possibly given at that dinner as well as material related to a television programme featuring MacDonald and letters from churches and Welsh societies in Australia

Typescripts of broadcasts made by Gordon MacDonald on the BBC Home Service programme "The Week in Westminster"

Correspondence and documents related to Gordon Macdonalds's return to the UK including details of travel arrangements and letters of goodwill.

File comprises unbound typescripts and notes for "We love thee Newfoundland", along with a booklet containing notes for speeches given by Gordon MacDonald and a typescript of an interview with Gordon MacDonald on the BBC before his departure for Newfoundland..

Correspondence regarding the University College of Swansea Debating Society.