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The Law and the Press,

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.

The Labour Party and North Wales,

Includes material on the annual meeting of the Labour Party Wales held at Llandudno on 27-28 May 1977 and a copy of a memorandum, dated 26 May 1977, entitled 'Developments in Caernarvonshire since March 1974'.

Labour Party Wales

The Labour Party and legal matters,

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.

Nolan Committee.

The Gulf,

Relates mainly to British forces in the Middle East, in countries like Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States.

South Africa,

Most of the material relates to the issue of human rights in South Africa, including several of the publications of Amnesty International and the African National Congress. Some of the papers relate to the preparations for a visit to South Africa by John Morris during October and November 1991.

Amnesty International

QC,

Mainly letters and messages of congratulation to John Morris on his taking silk, with related press cuttings. There are also some longer letters of some significance reflecting on the legal system and the judiciary.

Pensions and benefits,

Relate to the proposal that retirement pensions and other benefits be paid directly into the bank accounts of recipients rather than at local and sub post offices.

Passenger Transport,

Papers realring mainly to the transport policy of the Labour government, especially in relation to Wales. There are some references to railway closures in Wales and the reorganisation of public transport services. Includes an undated letter from Gwilym Prys Davies.

Prys-Davies, Gwilym Prys Davies, Baron, 1923-2017

October 1974 General Election,

Comprises press cuttings, speech notes, press cuttings, news releases, election leaflets and circulars, together with a copy of the Labour Party's Welsh manifesto in the General Election and a copy of the ITN Election Handbook.

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