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Correspondence, miscellaneous papers, official papers and press cuttings relating to the Westland affair. The Westland affair was a political scandal for the second Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher in 1986. The argument was a result of differences of opinion within the Conservative cabinet and the government as to the future of the United Kingdom helicopter industry. The struggling Westland company, Britain's last helicopter manufacturer, was to be the subject of a rescue bid. While the Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine favoured a European solution, integrating Westland and British Aerospace (BAe) with Italian (Agusta) and French companies, the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan wanted to see Westland merge with Sikorsky, an American company. It resulted in Heseltine's resignation.

Relate to a review of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan (as part of a general review of parliamentary constituencies).

Relates mainly to the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Welsh Council of Labour held at Swansea, 14-15 May 1976.

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

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.

Contains papers relating mainly to the arrangements for a weekend school on railway pay and efficiency organised by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association at the Alexandra Hotel, Hastings, October 1967, which John Morris addressed. There are also copies of news releases concerning an address given by John Morris to a meeting of the Central London Fabian Society at London on 14 June 1967 on the aims of the Labour government's transport policy.

Includes discussion papers on housing in Wales, transport in Wales, and a copy of the report of Dai Francis, its chairman, to the 1975 conference of the Wales TUC at Swansea.

Relates to John Morris's visit to the USA, August-September 1975, and includes speech notes, correspondence, programmes and some printed material relating to the planned visit.

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

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.

Typescript items including many of the typescript notes for John Morris's speeches, various reports and memoranda, circular correspondence, the texts of parliamentary questions put down in the House of Commons, some legal papers, discussion papers and notes drafted by John Morris and others, documents produced by sub-committees and working parties of the Labour Party, typescript press and news releases, together with various drafts of Labour Party manifestos, policy documents and election addresses and circulars.