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Labour Party Wales Archives File
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Various papers,

Includes possible boundaries for single tier local government authorities, 1974; a Plaid Cymru paper on Labour's employment statistics, 1971; papers for the 50th Annual Conference of the Labour Party Wales, 1987; Labour Party campaign handbook - Wales, 1987.

Papers, correspondence and press releases relating to the Labour Party's 'Programme for Britain', 1974,

Includes Study Group papers on Transport; Regional Planning; Agriculture; Education; Housing; Local Government; the Environment and Social Services; 'Towards an Election Policy for Wales', Gwynoro Jones, 1973; statements on Radio Broadcasting and the Fourth TV channel for Wales, 1974; campaign speeches by Harold Wilson, October 1974; a letter to J. Ll. Cooke, TGWU, from the Welsh Office concerning the Growth-Town Programme; correspondence between Gwynfor Evans, Plaid Cymru and J. Ll. Cooke concerning the Kilbrandon Report and Devolution, 1974.

Drafts and final versions,

Preliminary drafts and final version of Gobaith Newydd i Gymru, Maniffesto'r Blaid Lafur Etholiad Cyffredinol, Mehefin 1983/New Hope for Wales, Labour Party Manifesto, General Election, June 1983; draft copy and final version of The New Hope for Britain, Labour's Manifesto 1983.

Papers relating to the 1983 general election,

Includes draft copies and final version of Gobaith Newydd i Gymru, Maniffesto'r Blaid Lafur Etholiad Cyffredinol, Mehefin 1983/New Hope for Wales, Labour Party Manifesto General Election, June 1983; 'Candidates Briefing', No. 1, May 1983; drafts and final version of a speech by Denzil Davies, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, May 1983; 'The effects of expenditure cuts on the education service in Wales 1982-83', Welsh Joint Education Committee, Secretary's Report, Nov. 1982; 'Economic planning and industrial democracy - the framework for full employment', report of the TUC Labour Party Liason Committee to the 1982 TUC Congress and Labour Party Conference; scripts for the Labour party political broadcast, recorded 3rd May 1983; Welsh and English scripts for the Labour party political broadcast, recorded 26th May 1983.

Cynon Valley by-election,

Correspondence, papers and literature relating to the campaign (including a letter from Ann Clwyd seeking nomination for the candidacy, March 1984; biographical details of Ann Clwyd; a constituency profile of the Cynon Valley; press releases relating to the campaign; correspondence between R. Edwards, Confederation of Health Service Employees and Clayton Jones, Plaid Cymru, concerning privatisation of local authority work, 1984).

Brecon and Radnor by-election,

Correspondence, papers and press releases relating to the campaign (including the Labour Party Candidate Richard Willey's election address; correspondence between Richard Willey and Friends of the Earth concerning acid rain and the environment, 1985; campaign address of the Conservative Party candidate, Chris Butler; a letter from John Smith MP to Norman Tebbit, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, June 1985 and a letter from Denzil Davies MP to Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence, June 1985 both concerning the threatened closure of the Vickers factory in Rhayader).

Brecon and Radnor by-election,

Correspondence, papers and press cuttings relating to the campaign (including part of a letter from Richard Willey to Brecon and Radnor Constituency Labour Party requesting nomination as Labour candidate, c. May 1985; biographical details of Richard Willey and a constituency profile; a letter from Barry Jones MP, June 1985; constituency details and information from 1981 census; correspondence between Tony Benn MP and Richard Willey concerning the Common Ownership of Land Bill, June 1985; 'The Case of EEC Regional and to Mid-Wales', Powys County Council Planning Department Report, Nov. 1982'; press releases; campaign material of the SDP/Liberal Alliance; press cuttings).

Brecon and Radnor by-election,

Correspondence and press releases related to the campaign (including a post election analysis of the handling of the press and media during the campaign; correspondence between Hugh Richards of the Central Wales Energy Group and Llandrindod Wells CND and Richard Willey concerning nuclear power and weapons, 1985).

Papers, correspondence and press cuttings relating to devolution,

Includes 'Evidence of the Labour Party in Wales to the Commission on the Constitution', Jan. 1970; a transcript of verbal evidence from Labour Party Wales representatives to the Commission on the Constitution, c. 1970; correspondence relating to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales, July 1974; Devolution within the United Kingdom - some alternatives for discussion, HMSO 1974; 'Can Wales afford self government?', Dafydd Wigley, Plaid Cymru Research Group, c.1970s.

Correspondence, papers and press cutting relating to Devolution,

Includes 'Welsh attitudes to the major issues', Devolution Working group, July 1974; a letter from George Thomas MP, Oct. 1975; a letter from Leo Abse MP, Sept. 1975; a letter from Donald Anderson MP, Oct. 1975; 'Speakers notes on devolution', Jan. 1976; a paper by Ken Hopkins of Rhondda Borough Constituency Labour Party on Devolution and the Education Service in Wales; 'Comments of the Executive Committee on the White Paper, On changing Democracy', Feb. 1976; a discussion paper prepared by Ken Hopkins on local government and the Welsh Assembly, Jan. 1977.

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