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Correspondence received by Lord Cledwyn in response to the announcement that he was to retire as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords. Many of the letters are from members of the House of Lords.

Photocopies of political correspondence, including three letters from George Thomas to Harold Wilson and one letter from Judith Hart to Harold Wilson, together with a covering letter, 14 February 1990, from 'J', JN Electronic Supplies Ltd, Wandsworth, London SW18, to Lord Cledwyn.

Correspondence, including letters from Sir Archie Lush, Peter Thomas (Secretary of State for Wales), James Griffiths MP, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, J. B. Priestley, Goronwy Roberts MP, James Prior (Minister of Agriculture), Hubert H. Humphrey, Lord Napier, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (President of Pakistan), Robert Carr MP (Lord President of the Council), Caerwyn Roderick MP, George Thomson, Lord Hailsham (Lord Chancellor), A. J. P. Taylor and John Grigg.

Correspondence, including letters congratulating him on his election as chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Nov. 1974. Among the correspondents are George Thomson, Sir Ronald Waterhouse, Dr Kate Roberts, Gwynfor Evans MP, Marquis of Anglesey (2), James Griffiths (2), Sir Idris Foster, Tom Jones, Emrys Roberts, Harold Finch, Mervyn Jones, Sir Goronwy Daniel, Lord Watkins and Roy Jenkins (Home Secretary).

Correspondence, including letters from James Griffiths, Michael Swann, Denis Healey MP, Lord Elwyn-Jones (2), George Thomas MP, James Callaghan, Dafydd Elis Thomas MP (2), John Morris (2), Roy Jenkins, Lord Watkins, Caerwyn Roderick MP, Michael Foot, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, Professor Jac L. Williams, Lady White (2), Mervyn Jones and Robert Maxwell. There is also a copy of a letter, dated 13 Jan. 1975, from Lord Cledwyn to Merlin Rees (Northern Ireland Secretary) relating to a possible deal with the IRA.

Letters congratulating Lord Cledwyn on his becoming a Companion of Honour in the New Year's Honours List. Among the correpondents are William Whitelaw, Lord Houghton, Lord Goronwy Roberts, Elystan Morgan, Julian Amery, Aneirin Talfan Davies, Denis Healey and Lord Trend.

Correspondence, including letters from John Morris (Secretary of State for Wales), Viscount Hall, James Callaghan (Prime Minister), Professor Glanmor Williams, Lord Elwyn-Jones, Cliff Prothero, Geraint Morgan MP, Roy Jenkins (2), Tam Dalyell MP, Emyr Currie-Jones and Ivor Roberts-Jones (5).

Arranged into Commonwealth, 1958-79 (C1-4), Welsh affairs, 1962-68 (C5-14), Parliamentary Labour Party, 1968-79 (C15-17), Rhodesia, 1978-79 (C18-23), House of Lords, 1983-86 (C24), Welsh affairs, 1980-85 (C25), foreign affairs, 1981-89 (C26-29), domestic politics, 1983-88 (C30-32), University of Wales, 1984-88 (C33-38), Welsh affairs, 1988-92 (C39-44), Anglesey, 1983-92 (C46-53), University of Wales, 1977-94 (C54-71), Welsh affairs, 1993-97 (C72-73), and miscellaneous, 1968-96 (C74-78).

Lord Cledwyn was Minister of State at the Commonwealth Office from October 1964 to 1966. He had previously been on a mission to St Helena in 1958. See also B1, C18-23, and F2.

Correspondence and papers relating to Lord Cledwyn's mission to St Helena, 1958, and subsequent association with the island. Among the correspondents are James Callaghan (2), Tony Benn MP, Alan Lennox-Boyd and Julian Amery MP.

Correspondence, minutes and papers concerning Cwmni Theatr Cymru, of which Lord Cledwyn was chairman, 1980-5. Included is a copy of the Report of the Joint Enquiry into the company by Haydn Rees, 1984. Among the correspondents are Wilbert Lloyd Roberts, Gwilym Thomas, Dr J. A. Davies, Sir Thomas Parry and T. Arfon Owen.

[Lord Cledwyn was Minister of Agriculture from 1968-70].

Papers relating to Agriculture including programmes, etc., of visits to the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands, 1969; programme for the week ending 20 Feb. 1970; statement by the Minister of Agriculture on Agricultural Objectives and letters and papers relating to a dinner with the Anglesey Executive Comitteee of the National Farmers' Union, 1970.

File containing Lord Cledwyn's personal correspondence as Minister of Agriculture. Among the correspondents are Roy Jenkins (Chancellor of the Exchequer), James Callaghan (Home Secretary), Spike Milligan and Fred Mulley (Minister of Transport).

[Lord Cledwyn was chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 1974-79].

Papers relating to the PLP, including papers on the joint meeting of the National Executive Committee and the Cabinet, April 1968; report of the Special PLP committee on relations between Government and Backbenchers, 1976, and draft response by the Government, 1977; reports of the TUC-Labour Party liaison committee, 1976-8; memorandum being a summary of proposals made at the Special Meeting of the PLP, 20 Oct. 1976; letter from Michael Foot on the election of Deputy Leader of the PLP, 21 Oct. 1976; letter from Michael Foot arranging a meeting, 25 Feb. 1977; copy of a letter from the Prime Minister, James Callaghan, to Lord Cledwyn relating to the Horam Report on relations between the Government and the PLP, Nov. 1976; papers relating to the Government's arrangements for consultation with the Liberal Party, including a letter from David Steel, leader of the Liberal Party, and a copy of a letter from Lord Cledwyn to the Prime Minister, March 1977; papers on the election of the leader of the Labour Party, including a letter from the Prime Minister, James Callaghan, to Lord Cledwyn, 7 Feb. 1977; letter from John Cartwright MP, 2 Jan. 1979, regarding the European Assembly Elections.

Papers on the British Parliamentary Delegation to the USSR, April 1977.

Lord Cledwyn visited Rhodesia in Dec. 1978 as the Prime Minister's personal representative to ascertain whether all parties in the Rhodesian conflict might be prepared to meet to consider a negotiated settlement. He also met the leaders of other African countries.