File A2/107. - Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Home Secretary and Minister for Welsh Affairs, Home Office, Whitehall, London SW1. Regrets approaching the recipient ...,

Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Home Secretary and Minister for Welsh Affairs, Home Office, Whitehall, London SW1. Regrets approaching the recipient in the middle of the summer recess, but there are a few matters which have been outstanding for a long time which should be capable of an early solution. One is the refusal of the Welsh Office of Local Government and Planning to give information to the Panel which Sir William Jones chairs. This cuts across the assurances which the Council has been given relating to its right of access to information which is considered vital on any Welsh matter. The second matter is the difficulties of the Welsh Tourist Board and the need for further assistance. The survey was conducted at the request of the Board of Trade, but there has as yet been no indication of what is contemplated. The third matter is the Council's long term policy. The Royal Commission's Report on Scotland would appear to suggest that Scotland is likely to receive a further large slice of new powers. Conjectures whether, now that the financial stringency has passed, a Commission might examine thoroughly the Welsh problem. Could they meet to discuss these matters after Parliament has reassembled?.