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Correspondence and supporting documents relating to the pay of Newfoundland Civil Servants and the status of the Bowater company on confederation.

File of typed speeches including those given to St Johns Rotary Club in Newfoundland, a letter sent to to Harry G Walgrove at the Liverpool Daily and Liverpool Echo and speeches given to George St Church, St Johns and the Canadian Club of Ottawa.

Typescript of a speech, possibly given by Lord MacDonald on Burns night, 1949 noting the connections between Newfoundland and Scotland.

Typescripts of speeches given by Gordon Macdonald during his term as Governor of Newfoundland comprising speeches given at the unveiling of the Pouch Cove war memorial, University College, Signal Hill, the Agricultural and Industrial Fair at Harbour Grace, the Bible Society, Wesley Church, Cochrane Street war memorial, a nurses' graduation ceremony and his new year message along with an extract from The Times weekly edition.

Typescript of a radio address by the UK Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, broadcast on the radio to the people of Newfoundland on 28 March 1949, on the eve of confederation with Canada. The typescript was sent to Gordon Macdonald before the broadcast.

File comprises a memorandum submitted by the Newfoundland delegation to Ottawa , dated October1948 and marked “Top Secret” on the cover which is a detailed statement on Newfoundland government finances and estimates for income and expenditure for the 6 years following union with Canada.

File comprises a copy of report by the Responsible Government League of Newfoundland to the Conference on Commonwealth Prime Ministers in London in 1949 and associated correspondence with Philip Noel Baker, Commonwealth Relations Office and the Commission of Government objecting to confederation and the conduct of the referendum which endorsed confederation with Canada.

Papers relating to the Broadcasting Council for Wales including a copy of the annual report 1962-63 and correspondence and supporting documents relating to arrangements for party political broadcasts in Wales, newspaper cuttings, including material relating to Lord MacDonald's successor as Chairman.

Papers relating to the General Finance and Investment Company (Wales) Ltd

File comprises documents relating to speaking and campaigning engagements for the 1950 General Election, including travel plans, names of candidates for the constituencies of Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Brierly Hill, Wolverhamption, Wrekin and Ludlow, facts about constituencies including vote shares, related correspondence including dealing with fuel rationing and a thank you letter from Jim Simmons who won Brierly Hill.

Correspondence and plans related to speaking arrangements in north Wales for the 1950 General Election, including letters from Eirene White in Flintshire, Meirionydd and notes on the strength of Plaid Cymru.

Booklet entitled "Mewn Llafur mae Llwyddiant" noting the achievements of Labour, most notably in government between 1945 and .1950

Series comprises material related to speaking engagements related to the campaign for the 1951 General Election in Wales.

Documents relating to Gordon MacDonald's speech to the Labour Party Summer School in Abertillery on 17 February 1951, a speech given at a Labour Party conference in Abertillery and a Public meeting at Monmouth on 19 February 1951 along with travel arrangements. The topic of the 17 February speech was foreign affairs and the notes contain thought on Germany, the Soviet Union, the United Nations, Chinas and a printed copy of a speech given on 11 January 1951 at Chatham House by Kenneth Younger, Minister of State which is marked "Restricted". The file also includes a speech given by Gordon MacDonald at Blaina, Monmouthshire om 18 February 1951 on the United Nations and Peace. The Labour MP for Abertillery was Llywelyn Williams, MacDonald's son in law.

File comprises typed and handwritten notes on automation and typed notes for a speech given by Lord MacDonald at the Workers' Education Association at Ammanford on 10 October 1951 entitled "The world we want"

Files related to Lord MacDonald's work as a UK representative to the United Nations General Assembly in 1950.

File comprises correspondence and press cuttings from the Cincinnati Enquirer related to Lord MacDonald's work at the United Nations General Assembly.

Comprises files related to economic development an trade in South East Asia and Australia, and the Colonial Development Corporation.

File comprises papers related to "The Columbo Plan" for co-operative development in South Eeast Asia; a report by the Commonwealth Consultative Committee on South and South East Asia for economic development in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo and Sarawak.

Correspondence and ephemera related to the Sydney Conference in 1950 including letters and telegrams, a menu from a dinner at which Macdonald was the guest of honour, notes for a speech, possibly given at that dinner as well as material related to a television programme featuring MacDonald and letters from churches and Welsh societies in Australia