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Relates to a visit to the Far East by John Morris in October 1972, primarily to the British forces at Hong Kong.

Reports and draft reports, issues of the North Atlantic Assembly News, recommendations, texts and resolutions adopted, minutes of various committees and sub-committees, memoranda and reports, the texts of speeches delivered to various assemblies and meetings, photocopies of press cuttings and various stray papers and notes. Founded in 1955, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) serves as the consultative interparliamentary organisation for the North Atlantic Alliance. Bringing together legislators from all the member states of the Atlantic Alliance, the NATO PA provides a link between NATO and the parliaments of its member nations. At the same time, it facilitates parliamentary awareness and understanding of key security issues and contributes to a greater transparency of NATO policies. Crucially, it helps maintain and strengthen the transatlantic relationship, which underpins the Atlantic Alliance.

Photocopies of relevant articles, texts of lectures by various political and military figures, press cuttings and other stray papers.

Comprises circular correspondence, typescript circulars, memoranda and reports, committee papers, and a small quantity of correspondence relating to the administration of the Labour Party.

Press releases, speech notes, correspondence, press cuttings and notes relating to the 1975 European Referendum campaign. Includes the typescript text of Harold Wilson, the Prime Minister's speech at Cardiff, 4 June 1975.

Circulars issued by the Labour Party, including to the membership of its Home Policy Committee, International Committee, National Executive Committee and Housing Sub-committee.

Printed materials, typescript memoranda and discussion papers on Labour Party policies on the press and the legal system. Includes copies of It's Time to get Britain Working Again (the Labour Party's general election manifesto, April 1992) and of Meet the Challenge, Meet the Change, the final report of Labour's Policy Review for the 1990s.

They relate to subjects such as the work of High Court judges, the role of the Attorney-General, the award of legal aid and public interest immunity.

Relate to the proposals of the Labour Party for improving the justice system, for reducing crime, the proceedings of the Nolan Committee for Standards in Public Life, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, the work of the Society of Labour Lawyers and other legal matters.

Correspondence and papers on themes of Welsh interest, 1964-1979, especially the devolution debate within the Labour Party in the 1970s and the March 1979 referendum campaign. There are important documents deriving from the devolution campaign. There are also files on the Carmarthenshire by-election of July 1966, Wales TUC, Development Corporation for Wales, and Welsh Council of Labour, bilingual road signs in Wales, local government re-organisation in Wales, and the Welsh language. There are also some files in relation to Wales in series B1, namely B1/5, B1/20, B1/24, B1/43 and B1/45.

Comprises various papers on Welsh affairs, including Welsh politics, events at the Welsh Office (such as receptions and dinners), some of John Morris's notes for speeches on Welsh affairs, press releases, press cuttings and printed material. The political papers include election materials, papers relating to Labour Party conferences, press releases and press cuttings.

Papers relating to the annual meeting of the Welsh Council of Labour held at Llandudno on 9-10 May 1975.

Correspondence and papers relating to the compulsory purchase of properties at Norton Terrace, Glyncorrwg. The properties had fallen into a state of disrepair and were unfit for human habitation.

The papers concern the drainage of properties at Pentwyn, Baglan Road, Port Talbot.

Correspondence and papers relating to the opening hours of the fish and chip shop at Victoria Road, Port Talbot and to traffic and parking problems in the same vicinity.