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Lord Ogmore Papers
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The Queen's silver wedding anniversary

Original file of papers relating to the Privy Counsellor's dinner to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, 21 Nov. 1972, contained in the original folder.

The Commonwealth

Papers relating to the Commonwealth and various member countries and issues, including notes for Lord Ogmore's presentation 'The Commonwealth in international affairs' to the Oxford Courses, Sept. 1953, draft letter to Clement Atlee relating to Malta, c.Nov. 1954; Lord Ogmore's resignation from the UK branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Dec. 1968; British Asians in East Africa, particularly Kenya, 1968-1970; the tenth anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa, 1970; and a copy of 'Rhodesia : proposals for a settlement', annex B, Nov. 1971. Also items relating to Biafra, Hong Kong and Uganda. Also letters from M. W. Kaisiepo, president-in-exile of West Papua/West New Guinea-Melanesia, 1970.

Solicitors' practices

Copy agreement (unsigned) for the sale by David Rees Williams of the goodwill of the practice of Messrs Edwards & Rees Williams of 11 Park Place, Cardiff, to Lean & Lean of 52 Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, solicitors, 1939. Also deeds and documents relating to Lord Ogmore's purchase of a partnership in the solicitors Merriman, White & co., 1952, the dissolution of the partnership, 1956, and Lord Ogmore's annuity as retiring partner, 1959-1960.

Scripts of plays

Scripts of four short plays: 'War Play' scenes 1-3, about an incompetent coast battery, [c.1940]; 'A mock field general court martial' by Major D. R. Williams, R.A., for the 211st Heavy (Mixed) A.A. Training Regiment R.A., Aug. 1942; 'A military court play' by D.R.W., to show the procedure and working of a summary military court in occupied enemy territory, May 1944; and a draft script of 'Rhodri', a television play by David Rees for the Christmas season, 1963.

Recollections of Burma

Typescript of Lord Ogmore's 'Recollections of Burma (the independence of Burma) : recollections of events in 1946 and 1947 leading up to the independence of Burma'.

Published articles

Loose pages from 'The Welsh outlook', Dec. 1925-April 1927, and 'Y Llwyfan', April/May 1928 and Dec. 1928/Jan. 1929, containing articles by D. Rees Williams, comprising 'Ewenny Priory', Dec. 1925, 'Wales and the future', Feb. 1926, 'The chip cart', n.d., 'Electoral reform', April 1927, 'The law and the theatre - copyright', April/May 1928, and 'The law as it affects the theatre, no. 2, licensing', Dec. 1928/Jan. 1929. Also a typescript script for 'The week in Westminister' by Lord Ogmore, broadcast 30 March 1957.

Printed religious material

Printed matter, including 'What is a christian?', a verbatim extract of a talk between Michael Ramsey, archbishop of Canterbury, and David Frost, [1960s?]; the Bill, as amended in committee, of the United Reform Church Act 1972; 'Prayers for the work of the YWCA', 1977; and the covenant and rules of Kensington Chapel, [n.d.].

Printed material

Printed material, including The London Gazette, 1 Dec. 1944, containing (p. 5532) notice of the intention of Williams, his wife and children to assume the surname Rees-Williams in lieu of Williams; The London Gazette, 14 July 1950, containing (p. 3622) notice of Lt-Col David Rees William-Rees's barony as Baron Ogmore, of Bridgend in the co. Glam.

Printed material

Printed material, including David Rees-Williams's election leaflet, 1950; Ministry of Civil Aviation report of the investigation into the accident on 31 Oct. 1950 to B.E.A. Viking G-AHPN at London Airport, 1951; report on the fifth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Sept.-Dec. 1950; Colonial Office report by the Federation of Malaya constitutional conference, Jan.-Feb. 1956; and a booklet entitled 'Biographies of delegates & officers attending the Seventh Parliamentary Conference, London, 1961' (55 pp.).

Petition

Petition (39 names) by the "cultivators of the soil and growers of wool" in the hundred of Newcastle, co. Glam., to the House of Commons, protesting against the importation of 26,799,367 bushels of foreign corn in 1818, duty free, and of 13 million pounds of foreign wool in three quarters of a year, at a duty of a halfpenny and a fraction per pound, when the petitioners are paying probably 30% taxes on everything they can grow. They pray for a committee of inquiry, and duties on the imports to bring their cost up to that of "the productions of the soil of the United Kingdom". Several of the signatories have the first name or the family name/patronymic 'David', Lord Ogmore's mother's maiden name.

Miscellaneous papers

Miscellaneous papers, including letters of administration of Tabitha Hopkins of Shop Farm, St Brides Major, co. Glam., d. 28 April 1930, granted to David Rees Williams as attorney of Edward Hopkins, now in the state of Alberta, Canada, brother of the intestate, 1930; a memorandum entitled 'Road signs & markings', listing [gipsy?] signs including 'A kind lady lives here', 'Tell the sob stuff', 'Beware of the dog' and 'Churchy', written on a page of Naval Message paper (form S.1320c, rev. Oct. 1935); an autograph poem, 'An ode to Miss Cxxx Mxxxxx' about the working day of Volunteer Skinner, signed and dated by David Rees Williams, Sept. 1939; a letter (in French) from Paul [Denreulenacry?], Civil Affairs Belgium, 41 Eaton Square, London, to 'Mon Major & cher Professeur', [1940x1946?]; and a signed poem (in French) 'Au Colonel Williams et Madame, ode de la France', 1946.

Military papers

Papers relating to D. R. Rees-Williams's military career (Captain; Major from 1 Nov. 1938; Lt-Col by Aug. 1945), including a report relating to the stationing of 452 Co., 6th (Glamorgan) Bn, The Welch Regiment (67th Searchlight Reg.) (TA) at Weymouth, Dec. 1938; a report on the training of 178 H.A.A. Battery, 63rd H.A.A. Reg., at Burrow Head Camp, March 1941; indentity cards, March 1943 and April 1943; and a report of Lt-Col Rees-Williams presiding over the first British general court in Berlin, Aug. 1945. Also letters relating to the Royal Regiment of Wales and the Welch Regiment Museum at Cardiff Castle, 1973-1976.

Malaya and Malaysia

Papers relating to Malaya and Malaysia, including correspondence with Levane G. Abdoolcader relating to parole for her husband Siroj Abdoolcader, imprisoned in the UK for offences under the official secrets acts, 1972; Eusoffe Abdoolcader on his elevation to the High Court of Malaysia, 1974; and Lady Gammans, 1975, relating to Lt-Col Rees-Williams and Capt. David Gamman's 1946 mission to Sarawk.

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