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File comprises correspondence relating to Gordon MacDonald's resignation from the Hosue of Commons to take up the position of Regional Controller of Fuel and Power for the North West of England and north Wales, and letters of congratulation on his appointment to the role.

File comprises general correspondence; correspondents include Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Stafford Cripps and Eric Machtig.

General correspondence including a letter from Clement Attlee regarding the 1951 General Election.

Comprises general correspondence.

File comprises newspaper cuttings related to a visit to New Zealand by Lord MacDonald.

File comprises corrected offprints of Lord MacDonald's autobiography, 'Atgofion Seneddol'.

File comprises various papers relating to the Lord MacDonald's involvement with the London Missionary Society, including correspondence relating to his appointment as a director, minutes dated 25 April and 27 June 1951 and a typescript of Lord MacDonald's address as chairman of the annual rally and valedictory service at Westminster Chapel on 9 May 1951.

The file comprises drafts and notes for speeches on various topics, with one in Welsh on education.

Gordon MacDonald's diary for 1947 noting various events.

File contains items given to Gordon MacDonald to brief him on Newfoundland. It includes a report on Newfoundland by the chairman of the Parliamentary goodwill mission which visited the island in 1943 and which comprised Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston and Charles George Ammon. The report includes notes on the possible future constitutional status, health, agriculture, education, housing, natural resources, taxation, as well as the railway, steamships and local government. The file also includes a collection telegrams between London and St Johns, send in 1942 making arrangements for the visit of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Clement Attlee. Included is a note to Gordon MacDonald describing the contents as 'sensitive' and asking for them to be returned.

File comprises correspondnece between League of Responsible Government and Gordon MacDonald related to broadcasting and the referrendum campaigns. See also files in C6.

Correspondence and a typed document related to the Newfoundland Barter Scheme.

Miscellaneous Newfoundland correspondence including Lady MacDonald, a letter from Peter J Cashin to Clement Attlee regarding restoration of responsible government, letters from judges, Clement Attlee and an anonymous letter from an individual alleging that they were pressured by the Catholic church to vote for responsible government.

Correspondence and documents related to Gordon Macdonalds's return to the UK including details of travel arrangements and letters of goodwill.

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.