DETAILED LISTING:

A complete numerical list

Of British Labour Party

Research Department

Memoranda,

July 1941 – December 1961 LABOUR HISTORY British Labour Party Research Department Memoranda Part 1: July 1941 – December 1961

DETAILED LISTING

Detailed Listing of Research Department Memoranda, July 1941 – May 1979; Subject Index of Research Department Memoranda, June 1970 – June 1981; and Subject Index to Information Papers, 1960 ­ 1981

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1 Detailed Listing, July 1941 – April 1956 2 Detailed Listing, April 1956 – February 1964 3 Detailed Listing, February 1964 – February 1972 4 Detailed Listing, February 1972 – May 1975 5 Detailed Listing, May 1975 – October 1977 6 Detailed Listing, November 1977 – May 1979 7 Subject Index, June 1970 – June 1981 (pp. 1­91) 8 Subject Index, June 1970 – June 1981 (pp. 92­185) 9 Subject Index, June 1970 – June 1981 (pp. 186­279) 10 Subject Index, June 1970 – June 1981 (pp. 187 – 280) 11 Subject Index to Information Papers, 1960 – 1981

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British Labour Party Research Department Memoranda, July 1941 – December 1961

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12 July 1941 ­ October 1941 (R.D.R. 1­15)

R.D.R.

1. The Problems of Reconstruction July 1941 2. Memoranda for the Agriculture and Land October 1941 Reorganisation Sub­Committee. 3. International Relationships Sub­Committee. October 1941 Summary of Party Pledges and Declarations concerning various aspects of Post­War reconstruction. 4 International Relationships Sub­Committee. October 1941 Note and Preliminary Questions on Post­War International Economic Policy. 5. International Relationships Sub­Committee October 1941 Preliminary Questions for consideration at Second reading Debate. 6. International Relationships Sub­Committee: October 1941 A Statement on International Economic Reconstruction. 7. International Relationships Sub­Committee. Note October 1941 on Preliminary Questions concerning the limitation of International Sovereignty. 8. Public Health Sub­Committee. October 1941 The Health Centre in the Organisation of Medical Services. 9. Education Sub­Committee. October 1941 Education after the war. 10. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. October 1941 Labour Party Resolutions and pronouncements on Local Government. 11. Education Sub­Committee. October 1941 Education after the War. 12. Local Government by Charles Latham October 1941 13. Education Sub­Committee. October 1941 Short Statement indicating the Major Subjects and Questions covered by the Board of Education Memoranda. 14. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. October 1941 Memo. on some of the problems of Post War Reconstruction and suggested methods for their solution. 15. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. October 1941 Population, Rateable Value and Area of County Council and County Boroughs.

British Labour Party Research Department Memoranda, July 1941 – December 1961

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13 October 1941 – November 1941 (R.D.R. 15b­30)

R.D.R.

15b. Note of the work of Committee on Agriculture and October 1941 Land Reorganisation 16. Public Health Sub­Committee. A Scheme for a State Medical Service. November 1941 17. There is no R.D.R. Paper 17. This is numbered 15a. 18. Parliamentary Services Committee. Service Pay and Dependents Allowance Memo. November 1941 19. Parliamentary Services Committee. November 1941 Service Pay and Dependents Allowance. 20. Memo. for Consideration by the Social Insurance November 1941 and Assistance, Family Allowances etc., Sub­ Committee. 21a. Public Health Sub­Committee. November 1941 The Health Centre in the Organisation of Medical Services. 21b. Summary of a Document on Coal Control during November 1941 war time. By Mr E Edwards, Sec., Mineworkers Federation. 22. International Relationships Sub­Committee. November 1941 The Treatment of Germany. 23 International Relationships Sub­Committee. November 1941 International Economic Reconstruction and the War Effort. 24. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. November 1941 Memo. prepared by Mr Hugh Quigley. 25. Public Health Sub­Committee. November 1941 Notes on the Health of Children. 26. Memo. submitted to the Machinery of Central November 1941 Government Sub­Committee by Prof. H. Laski. 27. Machinery of Central Government Sub­ November 1941 Committee. Decisions of an Electoral Reform Sub­Committee. 28. Co­operative Coal trade, Consumer Problems November 1941 29. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee November `1941 suggested short term programme for Housing and Town Planning in the immediate Post War Years. 30. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. November 1941 Memo. on Merthyr Tydfil and Tyneside.

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14 November 1941 – January 1942 (R.D.R. 31­51)

R.D.R.

31. Public Health Sub­Committee. November 1941 A scheme for a State Medical Service. 32. Missing. 33. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. November 1941 Utilisation of Coal. 34. Public Health Sub­Committee. November 1941 The Health of Children. 35. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. November 1941 Parliamentary Party Organisation. 36. Land and Agricultural Reorganisation Sub­ November 1941 Committee. Notes on Marketing and Marketing Organisations 37. Public Health Sub­Committee. December 1941 Hospital Development after the War. 38. Central Committee on Reconstruction problems. December 1941 Progress Report 39. Family Allowances. Labour Inquiry. 1927­30 December 1941 40. International Relationships Sub­Committee. December 1941 Summary of Government Pledges and Declarations concerning various aspects of Post War Reconstructions. 41. International Relationships Sub­Committee. December 1941 Memo. on the discussion on the Political Section of R.D.R. 7 42 International Relationships Sub­Committee. Note December 1941 summarising the “Second Reading” Discussion on Economic Plans for Post War Reconstruction. 43. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. December 1941 Comments on Labour Party’s Memo. re: Post War building materials and construction. 44. Public Health Sub­Committee. December 1941 First Steps towards a State Medical Service. 45. The TUC and Social Insurance. December 1941 46. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. December 1941 Questionnaire regarding regionalism 47. International Relationships Sub­Committee. Note December 1941 summarising the “Second Reading”. Discussion on Section IV of Memo RDR 7. Restraint of Aggression. 48. Memo. on the Means Test for consideration by the December 1941 Joint Committee representing the Labour Party, the TUC, the PLP and the Co­operative Union. 49. Public Health Sub­Committee. December 1941 First steps towards a State Medical Service. 50. Public Health Sub­Committee. December 1941 Hospital Development. 51. The Old World and the New Society. January 1942

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15 January 1942 – February 1942 (R.D.R. 51 contd.­68)

R.D.R.

51. The Old World and the New Society (continued) January 1942 52. Machinery of Central Government Sub­ January 1942 Committee. Parliament and Post War Reconstruction. 53. Social Insurances and Assistance. Family January 1942 Allowances etc., Sub Committee. The provision of Social Assistance for Non Insurance Classes. 54. Social Insurances and Assistance. Family January 1942 Allowances etc., Sub­Committee. New Zealand Social Security Act 1938. 55. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. January 1942 Preliminary Report. 56. Education Sub­Committee. January 1942 The Dual System and Allied Problems.

57. International Relationships Sub­Committee. January 1942 Amendment of Section V, Paragraph 2 of R.D.R. 51. 58. International Relationships Sub­Committee. January 1942 A note on Document R.D.R 42 59. Place of the School Doctor in a State Medical January 1942 Service. 60. Memo. for consideration by the Social Insurances January 1942 and Assistance, Family Allowances, etc., Sub­ Committee. 61. Public Health Sub­Committee. January 1942 How a family gets the Medical Services today. 62. School Medical Services January 1942 63. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. January 1942 Items for discussion. 64. Memo. for consideration by the Social Insurances January 1942 etc., Sub­Committee. 65. International Relationships Sub­Committee. January 1942 Summary of the “Second Reading”. Discussion of 27­1­42 on R.D.R. 7, Section VII – minorities. 66. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. February 1942 Short Date Money. 67. Education Sub­Committee. February 1942 The problems of the Non­Provided school. 68. Education Sub­Committee. February 1942 Dual Control.

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16 February 1942 – April 1942 (R.D.R. 68 contd. ­91)

R.D.R.

68. Education Sub­Committee. February 1942 Dual Control. (continued). 69. Public Health Sub­Committee. February 1942 A National Maternity Service. 70. Education Sub­Committee. February 1942 The Dual System. 71. Public Health Sub­Committee. February 1942 The Health of Children. 72. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. February 1942 Report on Banking, Stock Exchange and Foreign Exchange. 73. Labour looks ahead. February 1942 74. Social Insurances and Assistance. Etc., Sub­ February 1942 Committee, A Scheme of Social Insurance. 75. Railways Sub­Committee. February 1942 76. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. February 1942 Preliminary Report. 77. Educational Sub­Committee. March 1942 The Dual System (Revised) 78. Public Health Sub­Committee. March 1942 Emergency Medical Services. 79. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. March 1942 Progress Report. 80. The National Planning of Transport. Labour’s March 1942 Report and Subsequent Developments. 81. Education Sub­Committee. March 1942 Health of Children. 82. Education Sub­Committee. March 1942 The Dual System. 83. Education Sub­Committee. April 1942 Statement for Meeting on April 14 th. 84. International Relationships Sub­Committee. April 1942 Foundations of Peace. 85. Land and Agricultural Reorganisation Sub­ April 1942 Committee. Problems of Marketing and Distribution. 86. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. April 1942 Coal Distribution. 87. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ April 1942 Committee. The Controllers. 88. Education Sub­Committee. April 1942 Secondary Education 89. Public Health sub­Committee. April 1942 A National Maternity Service. 90. Public Health Sub­Committee. April 1942 The need for a tuberculosis policy. 91. Report of the Railways Sub­Committee of the April 1942 Transport Reconstruction Committee.

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17 April 1942 – July 1942 (R.D.R. 92­106)

R.D.R.

92. Social and Economic Transformation in Great April 1942 Britain Sub­Committee. An Industrialists reflections on the Future Relations of Government and Industry. 93. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. May 1942 Local Government in the Post War World. 94. Education Sub­Committee. May 1942 Health of Children. 95. International Relationships Sub­Committee. Note May 1942 to the Labour Party Executive on the Imperial Section of the Party’s Interim Report. 96. Social Insurances and Assistance, etc., Sub­ May 1942 Committee. New Zealand Social Security Scheme. 97. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. May 1942 Fuel Industries Research. 98 Social Insurances and Assistance. Etc., Sub­ May 1942 Committee Family Allowance. 99. Public Health Sub­Committee. May 1942 A Scheme for a State Medical Service. 100. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. May 1942 Local Government in the Post War World 101. The problems of Reconstruction. June 1942 102. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. June 1942 Social Services Reorganisation. 103. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. June 1942 Some notes upon certain financial aspects of a reorganised Local Government Structure. 104. International Relationships Sub­Committee. June 1942 The Immediate Post War Period. 105. International Relationships Sub­Committee. June 1942 The International Venture. 106. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. July 1942 The Machinery of Planning.

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18 July 1942 – August 1942 (R.D.R. 107­128)

R.D.R.

107 Education Sub­Committee. July 1942 Multilateral Schools. 108 International Relationships Sub­Committee. July 1942 Preliminary Questions to be answered in framing a Policy for Palestine. 109 Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ July 1942 Committee. Chemicals and Fertilisers Control. 110. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. July 1942 Progress Report. 111. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ July 1942 Committee. Steel Control. 112. International Relationships Sub­Committee. July 1942 Amended version of the Memo. on Ceylon. 113. Education Sub­Committee. July 1942 Education and training of the young worker. 114. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ July 1942 Committee. Non­ferrous Metals Control. 115. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ July 1942 Committee. The Wool Control. 116. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ July 1942 Committee. Comment Control, 117. Central Committee on Reconstruction. July 1942 Immediate Future Work 118. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. July 1942 The Financial Structure of a Reorganised System of Local Government. 119. International Relationships Sub­Committee. July 1942 The International Venture. 120. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. July 1942 The Machinery of Planning. 121. International Relationships Sub­Committee. August 1942 A Long Term International Economic Policy. 122. International Relationships Sub­Committee. August 1942 Pre War International Cartels in the Iron and Steel Industry. 123. International Relationships Sub­Committee. August 1942 Monopoly and the Trade Unions. 124. Missing. 125. International Relationships Sub­Committee. August 1942 Statement of Mr Berl Looker June 30 th 1942. 126. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. August 1942 Proposed pamphlet by the Welsh Regional Council. 127. Missing. August 1942 128. Social Insurance and Assistance. Family August 1942 Allowances etc., Sub­Committee. Social Insurance and Assistance in the Post War World.

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19 September 1942 – November 1942 (R.D.R. 129­145)

R.D.R.

129. International Relationships Sub­Committee. September 1942 Restraint of Aggression. 130. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. September 1942 Education. 131. International Relationships Sub­Committee. September 1942 Ceylon. 132. Scientific Research Sub­Committee. Memo. on September 1942 the functions which the Scientific Research Sub­ Committee should discharge. 133. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. September 1942 War Time Control of the Rate of Interest. 134. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ October 1942 Committee. The Paper Control. 135. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ October 1942 Committee. Problems Consequent upon Demobilisation. 136. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. October 1942 Post War Planning Machinery. 137. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. October 1942 Post War Planning Machinery Part II. 138. Education Sub­Committee. October 1942 The Supply and Training of Teachers. 139. Education Sub­Committee. October 1942 The Junior School. 140. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. October 1942 Post War Housing and Planning. 141. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. October 1942 General Observations on the Storage of Coal. 142. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. November 1942 The Rational Preparation of Coal. 143. Land and Agricultural Reorganisation Sub­ November 1942 Committee. Extract of Letter from Tom Williams M.P. 144. International Relationships Sub­Committee. November 1942 Amendments to Memo. R.D..R 121 proposed by Joan Robinson. 145. Education Sub­Committee. November 1942 School Buildings.

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20 November 1942 – December 1942 (R.D.R. 146­169)

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146. Education Sub­Committee. November 1942 The Finance of Education. 147. Education Sub­Committee. November 1942 University Education. 148. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. November 1942 Distribution. 149. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. November 1942 Local Government in the Post War World. 150. Education Sub­Committee. November 1942 The Dual System. 151. Education Sub­Committee. November 1942 The Youth Movement. 152 Scientific Research Sub­Committee. November 1942 Comments on the Organisation of Scientific Research. 153 Education Sub­Committee. November 1942 Adult Education. 154. Public Health Sub­Committee. December 1942 Labour’s Plan for Health. 155. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. December 1942 Progress Report. 156. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. December 1942 Re­organisation of Local Government Areas.

157. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. December 1942 Summarised Report. 158. Social Insurances and Assistance. Family December 1942 Allowance etc., Sub­Committee. Beveridge Report. 159. International Relationships Sub­Committee. December 1942 A Long Term International Economic Policy. 160. International Relationships Sub­Committee. December 1942 The Immediate Post War Period. 161. Civil Aviation Sub­Committee. December 1942 162. International Relationships Sub­Committee. December 1942 Proposed Redraft of Memo. 2384 on Palestine. 163. Report of the Social Insurances and Assistance December 1942 Sub­Committee on the Beveridge Plan. 164. Port, Shipping and Inland Waterways Sub­ December 1942 Committee. Post War Shipping Policy. 165. Education Sub­Committee. December 1942 Public and Private Schools. 166. International Relationships Sub­Committee. December 1942 Report on Palestine. 167. Missing. 168. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ December 1942 Committee. The Cotton Control. 169. Education Sub­Committee. December 1942 The Nursery and Nursery Infant School.

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21 January 1943 ­ ~February 1943 (R.D.R. 170­188)

R.D.R.

170. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ January 1943 Committee. The Problem of Demobilisation. 171. Education Sub­Committee. January 1943 Labour’s Education Policy. 172. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. January 1943 Exchange Control. 173. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. January 1943 Post War Monetary Policy. 174. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ January 1943 Committee. Requisitioned by the Government. 175. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. January 1943 Post War Finance Policy. 176. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ January 1943 Committee. Ministry of Food­work in war time. 177. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. January 1943 Housing Finance. 178. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. January 1943 Defence (Finance) Regulations. 179. International Relationships Sub­Committee. January 1943 Notes on Restraint of Aggression. 180. International Relationships Sub­Committee. January 1943 Restraint of Aggression. 181. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. January 1943 Present Structure of Local Government. 182. Education Sub­Committee. January 1943 Labour’s Educational Policy. 183. International Relationships Sub­Committee. January 1943 Summary of Important Points in Papers at Fabian Society Conference. 184. International Relationships Sub­Committee, January 1943 Armistice. 185. Beveridge Report. January 1943 186. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. January 1943 Observations on some post war building problems. 187. Recommendations of the Social Insurances Sub­ February 1943 Committee. 188. Road Transport Sub Committee Report. February 1943

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22 February 1943 ­ April 1943 (R.D.R. 189­205)

R.D.R.

189. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. February 1943 Proposed Amendments to R.D.R 140. 190. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. February 1943 Drift Report. 191. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. February 1943 Notes on Memoranda R.D.R. 172, 173 and 175. 192. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. February 1943 Local Government in London. 193. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. February 1943 Post War Housing and Planning. 194. Beveridge Report. February 1943 195. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. February 1943 Local Government in Scotland. 196. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. February 1943 Amendment to Memo. R.D.R. 193. 197. Education Sub­Committee. March 1943 Report of Deputation to the Board of Education. 198. Central Committee on Reconstruction. March 1943 Progress Report. 199. Central Committee on Reconstruction. March 1943 Draft Resolution on Local Government. 200. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. March 1943 Post War Government Policy. 201. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. March 1943 Notes on Machinery of Financial Control. 202. Central Committee on Reconstruction. March 1943 Draft Resolution. 203. Preliminary Memo. for discussion by the April 1943 Committee. 204. International Relationship Sub­Committee. April 1943 Relief shall come. 205. Labour’s Plan for Reconstruction. April 1943

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23 April 1943 – May 1943 (R.D.R. 206­216)

R.D.R.

206. International Relationships Sub­Committee. Long Term Employment Policy. 207. Social and Economic Transformation Sub­ April 1943 Committee. Problems of Demobilisation. 208. Missing. 209. Land and Agricultural Reorganisation Sub­ April 1943 Committee. Labour’s Agricultural Policy. 210. Central Committee on Reconstruction Problems. April 1943 Labour’s Plan for Reconstruction. 211. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. May 1943 Some contrasts in the “Keynes” and “White” Schemes. 212. Scientific Research Sub­Committee. May 1943 Scientific and Traditional Research. 213. International Relationships Sub­Committee. May 1943 What we will get out of the war. 214. Coal and Power Sub­Committee. May 1943 215. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. May 1943 Rates 216. Scientific Research Sub­Committee. May 1943 Agricultural Research in Great Britain.

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24 May 1943 – September 1943 (R.D.R. 216 contd.­231)

R.D.R.

216. Scientific Research in Great Britain. (continued) May 1943 Agricultural Research in Great Britain. 217. Land and Agricultural Re­organisation Sub­ May 1943 Committee. Notes on the Draft Report on Agricultural Policy. 218. Education Sub­Committee. June 1943 Education, Training and Recruitment of Teachers. 219. Scientific Research Sub­Committee. June 1943 The Medical Research Council. 220. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. June 1943 Utility in Peace Time. 221. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. June 1943 International Economic Policy. 222. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. June 1943 Notes on Post War Taxation Policy. 223. Scientific Research Sub­Committee. June 1943 Questions for Discussion 224. Education Sub­Committee. July 1943 The White Paper on Educational Reconstruction. 225. Scientific Sub­Committee. July 1943 Science in the Life of Man. 226. Policy Sub­Committee. July 1943 Reconstruction Sub­Committee 1942/43. 227. Notes for the Executive of the Scottish Council July 1943 Health and Education. 228. Policy Sub­Committee. July 1943 Report on the Reconstruction Sub­Committee. 229. Land and Agricultural Re­organisation Sub­ August 1943 Committee. Labour’s Post War Policy for British Agriculture. 230. Land and Agricultural Re­organisation Sub­ August 1943 Committee. Agriculture Credit. 231 Demobilisation and Resettlement Sub­Committee. September 1943 Demobilisation. 232 Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. September 1943 Second Report.

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25 September 1943 – December 1943 (R.D.R. 233­250)

R.D.R.

233. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. September 1943 Water Undertaking Bill. 234. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. September 1943 Central Advisory Water Committee. 235 Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. October 1943 The reorganisation of water supply. 236. Demobilisation and Resettlement Sub­Committee. October 1943 Reinstatement under the National Service Act. 237. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. October 1943 Fixed Rates of Exchange. 238. Policy Sub­Committee. October 1943 Interdepartmental Committee on the Rent Restriction Acts. 239. Policy Committee. October 1943 The TUC and Post War Reconstruction. 240. Transport Sub­Committee. October 1943 Coastwise Shipping. 241. Demobilisation and Resettlement Sub­Committee. October 1943 Demobilisation and Post War Building. 242. Policy Sub­Committee. October 1943 Food for all. 243. Demobilisation and Resettlement Sub­Committee. November 1943 Summary of Conservative Party Proposals on Demobilisation and Resettlement. 244. Demobilisation and Resettlement Sub­Committee. November 1943 Demobilisation, principles for consideration. 245. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. November 1943 Post War Water Policy. 246. Housing and Town Planning Sub­Committee. November 1943 Memoranda on the Report of this Sub Committee. 247. Policy Sub­Committee. November 1943 Suggested Amendments to R.D..R 242 – Food for all. 248. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. December 1943 Local Authorities Reimbursement of Members. 249. Policy Committee. December 1943 Demobilisation. 250. Policy Committee. December 1943 Workers’ Control.

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26 December 1943 – March 1944 (R.D.R. 250 Contd. ­262)

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250 Policy Committee. December 1943 Workers’ Control. (continued) 251 Post War Finance Sub­Committee. December 1943 Control of the Trade Cycle. 252 Policy Sub­Committee. December 1943 Rent Restrictions Acts (and revised copies). 253 Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. December 1943 Post War Water Policy. 254. Public Health Advisory Committee. December 1943 255. Fuel and Power, Labour’s Post War Policy. April 1944 256. Education Sub­Committee. January 1944 Points for discussion on the Education Bill. 257. Transport Sub­Committee. January 1944 The future of Civil Flying. 258. Machinery of Local Government Sub­Committee. January 1944 Suggested Amendments to the pamphlet on Water Policy R.D..R 253. 259. Policy Committee. January 1944 Statement of Policy. 260. Policy Committee. January 1944 Amendments to R.D..R 253. 261. Transport Sub­Committee. February 1944 Canals. 262. The Post War Organisation of British Transport, March 1944 Draft Report.

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27 March 1944 – June 1944 (R.D..R. 262 Contd.­168)

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262. The Post War Organisation of British Transport, March 1944 Draft Report. (continued). 263. Report of a Conference of Representatives of March 1944 Labour Groups on Local Authorities owning electricity undertakings. 264. Policy Committee. March 1944 Appointment of Officer to deal with Ex­ Servicemans problems. 265. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. April 1944 Full Employment and Financial Policy 266. Transport Sub­Committee. April 1944 Post War Organisation of British Transport. 267. Post War Finance Sub­Committee. April 1944 Full Employment and Financial Policy. 268. Public Health Advisory Committee. June 1944 The Health White Paper.

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28 June 1944 – February 1945 (R.D.R. 268 Contd. ­281)

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268. Public Health Advisory Committee. June 1944 The Health White Paper. (continued). 269. Policy Committee. July 1944 Legal Advice and Legal Aid for Poor Persons.

270. Policy Committee. August 1944 Observations of the Co­operative Union of the party publication “The Nation’s Food”. 271. Policy Committee. September 1944 Short Term Programme. 272. Public Health Advisory Committee. September 1944 The Health Service White Paper. 273. Social Insurances Sub­Committee. October 1944 Social Security Plan Part I compared with the Beveridge Report. 274. Social Insurance and Workmen’s Compensation November 1944 Sub­Committee. Notes on Governments White Paper on Social Insurance and Workmen’s Compensation. 275. Policy Committee. November 1944 Draft Resolution – Full Employment and Economic Controls. 276. Policy Committee. November 1944 Draft Resolution – Housing and Town Planning. 277. Policy Committee. November 1944 Draft Statement on the Government White Paper on a National Health Service. 278. Policy Committee. December 1944 Civil Aviation. 279. Policy Committee. January 1945 Draft of a Short Term Programme. 280. Policy Committee. January 1945 Annual Conference Resolutions. 281. Consultation between representatives of the February 1945 Policy Committee and the Co­op Food Committee.

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281. Consultation between representatives of the February 1945 Policy Committee and the Co­op Food Committee. (continued). 282. Policy Committee. February 1945 First Draft Declaration of Policy for the 1945 Annual Conference. 283. Policy Committee. February 1945 The Nations Food and Memoranda from the Co­ operative Movement. 284. Policy Committee. March 1945 Facilities for Popular Entertainment and Culture. 285. Policy Committee. April 1945 Labour Policy for Privately Owned Industry.

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30 January 1942 – June 1942 (R 1­21)

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1. Food Controls. January 1942 2. Position of Coal Mining Industry (N.C.L. Coal January 1942 S.C.) 3. Notes on Subjects on which pledges of January 1942 investigation were given at 1941 Annual Conference. 4. Joint Food Department Deputation representing January 1942 Policy S.C. of N.E.C. Food Policy Group of Parliamentary L.P. and Standing Joint Com. Of Working Women’s Organisations. 5. Position of Coal–Mining Industry (N.C.L. Coal January 1942 S.C.) (Amended) 6. Comparative Statement of Payments made by February 1942 Public Assistance Authorities with Payments made under Supplementary Pensions Scheme governed by Determination of Needs Act 1941. (N.C.L, Means Test S.C.) 7. Pay and Allowance of Officers and men when February 1942 Prisoners of War or Missing. 8. Public Assistance: Scales of relief under March 1942 pub.assistance which compare unfavourably, either in the actual rates or through the treatment of household means, with Supplementary Old Age Pensions. (N.C.L Means Test S.C.) 9. Scales Applicable to Allowances under the March 1942 Determination of Needs Act 1941. (N.C.L. Means Test S.C.) 10. Blind Welfare: Arrangements for Welfare of Blind March 1942 governed by Blind Persons Act 1920 and amending Act 1938. 11. Missing? 12. Transport systems of County. Mr Bevin’s Pledge. March 1942 T.U.C. resolution. (N.C.L) 13. Air Raid Damage: Claims. Private Chattels. April 1942 14. Food Policy. Joint Deputation of Policy Com., April 1942 Parl. Lab. Party, and Standing Joint Com. of W. Organisations to Minister of Food. 15. Air Raid Damage. April 1942 16. Fuel Rationing. (N.C.L. Coal S.C.) April 1942 17. Rent Allowances. (N.C.L. Means Test Com.) May 1942 18. Canal, Road and Rail Transport. (N.C.L) May 1942 19. Miners Federation of Gt. Britain: Suggested May 1942 replies to Questions to Sec. for Mines. L.P. 20. Resolution approved by M.F. G.B. Nat. Executive. June 1942 21. Service Pay, Allowances and Pensions. June 1942

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31 June 1942 – January 1943 (R 22­37)

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22. Treatment of Air Raid Damage. (Policy S.C.) June 1942 23. Post War Shipping Policy: Draft Proposals (P.S., June 1942 S­C) 24. Service of Youth (Policy S.C.) July 1942 25. Summary of Report of Royal Commission on August 1942 Distribution of Industrial Population (August 1939) 26. Expert Committee on Compensation and August 1942 Betterment. Interim Report. Summary of Recommendations. 27. Report of the Scott Committee on Land Utilisation August 1942 in Rural Areas. 28. Co­ordination of Railway and Road Transport. August 1942 (N.C.L.T. Com) 29. Party and Youth (Policy S.C.) September 1942 30. Statement by Mr P Astings (Policy S.C.) September 1942 31. Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme: Notes and September 1942 observations. (Services S.C.) 32. Civilian War Injuries: Variation in Payments to September 1942 Men and Women. 33. Service of Youth (Local Government Bulletin) October 1942 34. Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Services S.C.) November 1942 35. Secretary’s Report. (Policy S.C.) November 1942 36. Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Services S.C.) November 1942 37. Education in the War Time Army (Policy S.C.) January 1943

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32 January 1943 – September 1943 (R 38­51)

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38. Youth. (Policy S.C.) 39. Interim Report. Pledge given by Mr Bevin in man­ power debate in the House of Commons Dec 4 1941. Resolution approved by T.U.C. 1941 (N.C.L. Transport S.C.) 40. Applications for post of Research Assistant. January 1943 41. Memo. on Scottish Hydro­Electric Development Bill 42. Preliminary Document: Basis of Discussion for S Wales Reg. Council of Lab. 43. Preliminary Agenda: Annual Conference 1943. April 1943 (Policy C.) 44. N.C.L. Deputation to Minister of Transport. (N.C.L. Transport S.C. 45. Dual System and the New Education Bill. Copy of April 1943 Letter from J Chuter Ede, M.P Parl. Sec to Pres. of Bd. of Education. 46. Proposed Draft for inclusion in Annual Conf. May 1943 Report: Bev. Report. 47. Future of Local Government. Note on correspondence received from Lancs. And Ches. Regional Council. 48. Post­War Construction in Wales. July 1943 49. Planning and Housing in Scotland. July 1943 50. Scottish Housing and Planning – National July 1943 Planning. 51. Uthwatt Report (Summary of final report) Policy September 1943 Committee.

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33 September 1943 – July 1944 (R 51 Contd. ­68)

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51. Uthwatt Report (Summary of final report) Policy September 1943 Committee. (Continued) 52. Water Supply (functions of Water Commission September 1943 and Regional Boards) Policy Committee. 53. Comments on R51 – Uthwatt Report. Policy September 1943 Committee. 54. Prudential Staff Union (Report of deputation from September 1943 P.S.U.) Policy Committee. 55. Old Age Pensioners' Association (Oct 1943 Policy Committee). Comments on Old Folks Charter and record of the Party on old age pensions. 56. Secretary of State for Wales (Oct 1943 Policy Committee). Report by Ridley and M.P. re meeting with Welsh Regional Council. 57. Rents of Agricultural Workers' Cottages (Oct 1943 Policy Committee). Report of deputation to Ministers of Health and Agriculture. 58. Research Department (Nov 1943 Policy Committee). Report on work of the Department and proposals for future development. 59. Procedure Relating to the Insurance of Private Chattels (January 1944 Policy Committee) (In connection with Air Raid Damage) 60. Deputation from the Old Age Pensioners' Association (January 1943 Policy Committee). Brief note on meeting with M.P.) 61. Secretary of State for Wales – Report of Consultation between Representatives of the Policy Committee and the Welsh Labour M.P.'s (Feb 1944 Policy Committee). 62. Old Age Pension Rates (Feb 1944 Policy Committee). Table of pension rates since 1908. 63. Memo. by the Haldane Society on the Reform of Poor Persons Procedure. (Feb 1944 Policy Committee). 64. Death Duties (March 1944 Policy Committee). Note on resolution from Prudential Staff Union. 65. Local Government Bulletin on the Future of Electricity Supply, dated 18 th April 1944. (Also one not numbered dated 11 th March 1944). 66. Number omitted. 67. Local Government Bulletin on the National Health Service White Paper, dated 22 May 1944. 68. Resolution from the Trades Union Congress, together with some information on Business Interests in the Tory Party. (July 1944, Policy Committee).

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34 September 1943 – November 1945 (R.D. 1­8)

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1. Labour Policy for Privately Owned Industry. September 1943 2. Trade Associations (Missing from bound volumes) April 1945 3. Conference Agenda Resolutions. May 1945 4. Meeting Times of Town Councils. September 1945 5. Local Government (draft pamphlet in L.D. series) October 1945 6. Growth of the Labour Party (draft L.D.S. pamphlet October 1945 subsequently published – The Rise of the Labour Party – L.D.S. 1 by G.D.H. Cole) 7. Shortages – Empty shelves and high prices (draft October 1945 by M Young, subsequently published – "Fair Shares of Scarce Goods" L.D.S. 2) 8. Socialisation of the Coal Industry (draft pamphlet November 1945 for L.D. series)

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8. Socialisation of the Coal Industry (draft pamphlet November 1945 for L.D. series) (Continued) 9. Staff needs of the Research Department. November 1945 10. Direct Labour – Housing. November 1945 11. Direct Labour – Extract from "Mind your own February 1946 Business" by R.B. Suthers. 11.* You Voted Left – You Were Right (draft pamphlet. January 1946 Record of the Government's first 6 months. Subsequently published). 12. Local Government Officer. Particulars of short­ January 1946 listed applications. 13. Conference Arrangements. Note on Conference February 1946 timetable for Policy Committee. 14. Tentative Weekly Programme for Labour Party February 1946 Summer School at Bangor for Discussion Group Leaders. 15. Educational Programme. Note for the February 1946 consideration of the National Council of Labour. 16. Trade Disputes Act. Long memo. on Repeal of the February 1946 Trade Disputes Act by G Miller. 17. Local Government. Second draft pamphlet for March 1946 L.D.S. 18. Forty­Hour Week (Revised R.D. 20 and 24) March 1946 19. Labour Party Bulletin. Short note on proposed March 1946 new form of the Bulletin. 20. Forty­Hour Week (Revised R.D. 24) March 1946 21. Achievements of Labour Councils. Examples of March 1946 work done by Labour Councils. 22. Note on Public Control of Trade Associations and April 1946 combines for discussion by Joint Committee on Trusts and Cartels.

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36 April 1946 – December 1946 (R.D. 23­36)

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23. Local Government Officer. Particulars of short­ April 1946 listed applicants. 24. Forty­Hour Week. Note for discussion by Joint April 1946 Committee with T.U.C. 25. Suggested Programme for a week­end course on April 1946 Discussion Method (sent to regional organisers). 25.* National Health Service. Explanation of Health April 1946 Bill. 26. Conference Resolution. List of resolutions May 1946 speakers and possible attitude. (Revised). 27. Board of Trade. Outline of article for Labour June 1946 Yearbook by Margaret Stewart. 28. Conference Resolutions. List of resolutions not July 1946 reached on the Conference Agenda. 28.* Local Government Conference. Extract from July 1946 Bulletin, May 1946. 29. Problem of Wales. Short memo. by H T Edwards. September 1946 30. Note on Publications Programme 1946­47. September 1946 Proposals for future publications and publicity by M.Y. 31. Note on the Left Book Club. Proposed co­ October 1946 operation of the Labour Party with the Left Book Club. 32. Research Programme 1946­47. Note by M.Y. on October 1946 future research work and co­operation with Fabian Society. 33. Criteria for Nationalisation. Outline of report on November 1946 nationalisation by M.Y. 34. Forty­Hour Week. Memo. by Aneurin Bevan for November 1946 Policy Committee. 35. A Policy for Leisure. Draft research report by G November 1946 Miller (outline). 36. Forty­Hour Week. Memo. by Michael Young for December 1946 Policy Committee.

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37 December 1946 – February 1947 (R.D. 36 Contd. ­43)

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36. Forty­Hour Week. Memo. by Michael Young for December 1946 Policy Committee. (continued). 37. Research Department Salaries. Note on January 1947 suggested salary revisions for Finance and G.P. Committee. (Missing from Bound Volumes) 38. Public Ownership: The Next Step. Draft report by January 1947 M.Y. 39. Forty­Hour Week. Memo. by M.Y. for Policy January 1947 Committee. 40. Members of Local Authorities and "Financial January 1947 Interest". Removal of Disability. 41. Draft pamphlet on Education. Draft L.D. Pamphlet January 1947 by H.D. Hughes. 42. Labour Party and the Production Drive. Draft February 1947 resolution for Annual Conference. 43. Enjoyment of Leisure. Draft report by G Miller. February 1947

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38 February 1947 – April 1947 (R.D. 43 Contd. ­52)

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43. Enjoyment of Leisure. Draft report by G Miller. February 1947 (continued) 44. Public Control of Monopoly. Memo. by G M for February 1947 Trusts and Cartels Committee. 45. Facts about Housing. Statistical information, for March 1947 local government elections. 46. District Council Elections 1947. Achievements of March 1947 Labour controlled U.D.C.s. 47. District Council Elections 1947. Date of elections, March 1947 number of councils and councillors, list of U.D.C.s and Labour majorities. 48. Urban District Councils. List of U.D.C.s which March 1947 elect one­third of councillors annually. 49. Rural District Councils. List of R.D..C.s which March 1947 elect one­third of councillors annually. 50. Value for Money. Notes on rates in urban and March 1947 rural districts. 51. Housing Finance. Draft memo. on rents or council March 1947 houses. 52. National Service Bill – Labour's case. Draft April 1947 statement intended for annual conference.

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39 April 1947 – September 1947 (R.D. 52 Contd. ­59)

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52. National Service Bill – Labour's case. Draft April 1947 statement intended for annual conference. (continued). 53. Labour for Higher Production. Draft statement on April 1947 production for annual conference. 54. Rural District Councils – Achievements where March 1947 Labour Rules. 55. Background Facts on Conference Resolutions. April 1947 Labour Government and Official Publicity; Manpower; Incomes; Property and Taxation; Foreign Trade; Equal Pay; Development Areas; Multilateral Schools. 56. Labour for Higher Production. Draft statement for April 1947 annual conference. (also revised draft unnumbered) 57. Conference Resolutions. List of resolutions and April 1947 possible action (revised). 58. Copy of letter from John Taylor, Scottish July 1947 Organiser, to Herbert Morrison re:Scottish Government. 59. Public Ownership: The next step. Revised draft by July 1947 M Y.

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40 July 1947 – September 1947 (R.D. 59 Contd. ­66)

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59. Public Ownership: The next step. Revised draft by July 1947 M Y. (continued). 60. Public Control of Monopoly. Revised memo. for July 1947 Trusts and Cartels Committee by G M. 61. Conference Resolutions for consideration by the July 1947 Policy Committee. List of resolutions not reached at the Annual Conference. 62. Housing Finance. Rents of Council Houses. July 1947 63. Selection of Tenants for Council Houses. July 1947 64. Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 1899­1923 and July 1947 Section 91 of the Housing Act 1936. 65. Industrial Democracy. Draft discussion pamphlet September 1947 by M Y (revised). 66. Crisis Quiz. Subsequently published entitled "ABC September 1947 of the Crisis". Card No Description of Contents

41 September 1947 – February 1948 (R.D. 66 Contd. ­79)

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66. Crisis Quiz. Subsequently published entitled September 1947 "A.B.C. of the Crisis". 67. Research Department Programme – Winter October 1947 1947­8. Note by M Y on future work on the Dept. 68. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Labour Party. Note of October 1947 Association of Cine­Technicians on films for Anniversary celebrations. 69. Socialism and Private Enterprise. Draft by G October 1947 Miller. 70. Science and Socialism. Draft discussion pamphlet November 1947 by Ritchie Calder. 71. Monopoly Law (Patents, Designs, Trade Marks). November 1947 Note by Thomas Blanco­White for Haldane Society. 72. Organisation of the Legal Profession. Memo. by November 1947 Dudley Collard for Haldane Society. 73. Registered Land. Memo by J.J.G. Wilson for November 1947 Haldane Society. 74. Commons, open spaces and footpaths. Memo. by November 1947 Romilly S Ouvrey for Haldane Society. 75. Inflation – A guide to discussion. Draft by MY for November 1947 discussion leaflet. 76. Talking points. Draft for issue No. 1 of "Talking December 1947 Points by W Fienburgh. 77. Draft terms of reference for Committee on January 1948 Scientific Policy (revised without list of possible members). 78. Policy issues before the Labour Party. Headings January 1948 for chapters of possible book for discussion within the party. 79. Reform of the Law of Landlord and Tenant. By February 1948 J.J. Somerville and Leonard Clare (Haldane Society).

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42 February 1948 – April 1948 (R.D. 79 Contd. ­93)

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79. Reform of the Law of Landlord and Tenant. By February 1948 J.J. Somerville and Leonard Clare (Haldane Society). (continued). 80. Reform of the Law relating to Leasehold Property. February 1948 Memo for the Haldane Society. 81. Leasehold Property. Report of the Committee of February 1948 the Haldane Society. 82. Trade Union Law. By Hugh Cockerell for Haldane February 1948 Society. 83. The Rules in McNaughton's Cases. Memo. for the February 1948 Haldane Society by Dale H Parkinson. 84. Final Report of the Denning Committee. Memo. February 1948 by the Haldane Society by Gerald Gardiner. 85. The Death Penalty. Memo. by the Haldane February 1948 Society by Gerald Gardiner. 86. By­Elections form General Election to End of January 1948 1947. Voting compared with General Election. 87. Letter from Mr J.W. Kneeshaw to Morgan Phillips February 1948 on Party Propaganda. 88. Headings for pamphlet on Production for Annual March 1948 Conference. 89. Should there be a Labour Party for Distribution? March 1948 Note for discussion by Policy Committee. 90. Nationalisation of the Gas industry and its effect March 1948 on Local Authorities. Memo. by Jean Copeland. 91. Conference Resolutions. Recommendations on April 1948 action to be taken. 92. Production, The Bridge to Socialism. Draft April 1948 statement for Conference. 93. Memo. on Punishment. For the Haldane Society April 1948 by Gerald Gardiner.

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43 April 1948 – May 1948 (R.D. 93 Contd. ­112)

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93. Memo. on Punishment. For the Haldane Society April 1948 by Gerald Gardiner. (continued). 94. Contempt of Court. Memo. for the Haldane April 1948 Society by R.S.W. Pollard. 95. County Court Procedure. Memo. for the Haldane April 1948 Society. 96. Reform of Procedure at Court Martials. Memo. for April 1948 the Haldane Society by R.S.W. Pollard. 97. Memoranda on (1) Public Mischief (2) Blasphemy, April 1948 for the Haldane Society. 98. "Obscene" Literature. Memo. for the Haldane April 1948 Society. 99. Theatre and Cinema Censorship. Memo. for the April 1948 Haldane Society. 100. Memo. on Divorce. For the Haldane Society. April 1948 101. Conference Resolutions. Attitude to be taken by April 1948 speakers on resolutions. 102. Memo. on Business Premises. Part of Report on April 1948 Leasehold Tenure. Haldane Society. 103. Memo. on Bail. Memo. for Haldane Society. April 1948 104. Marriage and Divorce Law Reform. Memo. for May 1948 Haldane Society by Robert Pollard. 105. Aliens. Memo. for Haldane Society by Robert April 1948 Pollard. 106. Prostitutes. Memo. for Haldane Society by Robert April 1948 Pollard. 107. Letter from Professor Zuckerman to Michael May 1948 Young. Comments on terms of reference of Scientific Policy Committee. 108. Science and Government. Brief notes on the May 1948 official organisation of scientific research and application in Britain. 109. Abortion and Sterilisation. Memo. For Haldane May 1948 Society by Robert Pollard. 110. Insurance Law. Memo. for Haldane Society May 1948 111. Insanity and Criminal responsibility – The June 1948 McNaghten Rules. Memo. for Haldane Society 112. The County Court System. Memo. for Haldane May 1948 Society by Bernard Finlay

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44 May 1948 – June 1948 (R.D. 112 Contd. ­123)

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112. The County Court System. Memo. for Haldane May 1948 society by Bernard Finlay. (continued). 113. Leasehold Tenure. Memo. for Haldane Society June 1948 114. Ẁelcome to the Labour Party, What is Socialism? June 1948 Draft pamphlet for Party Members. 115. Organisation of the Legal Profession. Memo. for June 1948 Haldane Society. 116. The Form of our Law. Memo. for Haldane Society. June 1948 117. Industry and the Organisation of Science. Memo. June 1948 for Scientific Policy Committee by C.T. Wilshaw. 118. The Social Sciences. Memo. for Scientific Policy June 1948 Committee. 119. Scientific Policy for Industry. Short note for June 1948 Scientific Policy Committee by G.R. Barclay. 120. Note for Introduction. By Ritchie Calder for Report June 1948 on Scientific Policy. 121. British Steel at Britain’s Service. Draft pamphlet June 1948 on steel nationalization by Fienburgh and Evely. 122. Mercantile Law. Memo. for Haldane Society. June 1948 123. Nation of Shopkeepers. Draft discussion pamphlet June 1948 on distribution by R. Evely.

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45 June 1948 – August 1948 (R.D. 123 Contd. ­ 137)

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123. Nation of Shopkeepers. Draft discussion pamphlet June 1948 on distribution by R. Evely. (continued) 124. Election Programme Procedure. Note for Policy July 1948 Committee on future sub­committees on future policy. 125. Policy Procedure. Memo. for Haldane Society by July 1948 C.L. Hodgkinson. 126. Married Women. Memo. for Haldane Society. July 1948 127. Depositions. Memo by Haldane Society. July 1948 128. Proposed Membership of Election Programme July 1948 Sub­Committees. 129. Enabling Bill for Nationalisation. Note by M.Y. for July 1948 Policy Committee 130. Industries for Nationalisation. Memo. by M.Y. for July 1948 Policy Committee 131. Administration of Justice. By Prof. Lord Chorley of July 1948 Kendal for Haldane Society. 132. The Rent Restriction Acts. For Haldane Society. July 1948 133. Marriage and Divorce Law Reform. For Haldane July 1948 Society. 134. Administrative Law. For Haldane Society. July 1948 135. Infanticide. For Haldane Society. July 1948 136. Departmental Committee on Limitation of Actions. July 1948 Memo. by the Haldane Society. 137. The Drink Trade. August 1948

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46 August 1948 – September 1948 (R.D. 137 Contd. ­144)

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137. The Drink Trade. (continued). August 1948 138. Bibliography on Distribution. Prepared by R. Evely August 1948 for Distribution Committee. 139. Felonies and Misdemeanours. For the Haldane August 1948 Society. 140. British Steel at Britain’s Service. Draft pamphlet August 1948 on nationalization of steel. 141. Distribution Policy. Note by Hugh Dalton for August 1948 Distribution Committee. 142. Agricultural Marketing. By Ruth Cohen for August 1948 Distribution Committee. 143. Some Facts on Distribution. Statistics relating to September 1948 distributive trades by R. Evely for Distribution Committee. 144. Chemicals. September 1948

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47 September 1948 (R.D. 144 Contd. ­146)

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144. Chemicals. (continued). 145. Labour Party Policy for the Distributive Trades. August 1948 Note by Henry Smith for Distribution Committee 146. Shipbuilding. Long report with appendices of September 1948 statistics.

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146. Shipbuilding. Long Report with appendices of September 1948 statistics. (continued). 147. Policy for Private Ownership. Note by M.Y. for September 1948 Committee on Private Enterprise. 148. Note on Distribution Policy. By Victor Collins. September 1948 149. Memo. on Meat Distribution. By Charles Royle, September 1948 M.P. 150. Policy and Programme for Retail Distribution. September 1948 Note by John Ramage. 151. Timetable for Election Programme Sub­ September 1948 Committee. Dates of proposed meetings. (Missing from bound volumes). 152. Policy for Fruit and Vegetable Distribution. By Dr September 1948 Edith Summerskill, M.P. 153. The Law and Conditions of Work. Memo for September 1948 Haldane Society. 154. Note on Memoranda submitted to Members of the September 1948 Distribution Committee. 155. Social Services. Headings for discussion by Sub­ September 1948 Committee. 156. Water Supply as a Public Service. Note for September 1948 Committee Industries for Nationalisation. 157. Policy for Private Ownership. Headings for September 1948 discussion by Sub­Committee by M.Y. (also: The Two Finance Corporations by Lord Piercy). 158. Public Wholesaling. Memo. for Distribution September 1948 Committee.

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49 September 1948 – October 1948 (R.D. 158 contd. ­170)

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158. Public Wholesaling. Memo. for Distribution September 1948 Committee. 159. Nationalisation of Food Processing and September 1948 Distributing Industries. By Dr Edith Summerskill, M.P. 160. Administration of Nationalised Industries. September 1948 Headings for discussion by Committee. 161. Future Nationalisation Policy. Note for Committee Industries for Nationalisation. 162. Report on the British Motor Industry. Memo. for October 1948 Committee Industries for Nationalisation. 163. Notes on the Social Services. By F Lafitte for Sub­ October 1948 Committee. 164. Notes on Housing Programme by Minister of October 1948 Health. For Social Services Sub­Committee. 165. Welfare Services for the Aged. Notes for Social October 1948 Services Sub­Committee. 166. Employment of Older People. Social Services October 1948 Sub­Committee. 167. Policy for Private Enterprise. By G.D.N. Worswick October 1948 for Committee. 168. Government Buying Power. By A.A. Saunders for October 1948 Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 169. Policy for Science. First draft of Report. October 1948 170. Controls. For Sub­Committee Privately Owned October 1948 Industry.

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50 October 1948 (R.D. 170 Contd. ­178)

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170. Controls. For Sub­Committee Privately Owned October 1948 Industry. (continued). 171. Working Party Reports on British Industries. For October 1948 Sub­Committee Privately Owned Industry. 172. The Social Sciences. Report for Scientific Policy October 1948 Committee. (Revised). 173. Some considerations as to the next General October 1948 Election. Memo. by H. Morrison for Policy Committee. 174. Agriculture and Rural Life Sub­Committee. October 1948 Background for first meeting of Committee. 175. Government Organisation of Science. Memo. for October 1948 Scientific Policy Committee. 176. Distribution Sub­Committee. Comments on draft October 1948 discussion pamphlet on Distribution, from USDAW, for information of Committee. 177. Agriculture Policy. Memo. for Committee by F.W. October 1948 Bateson. 178. Report on the Cotton Industry. Long report for October 1948 Committee on Industries for Nationalisation.

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51 October 1948 – November 1948 (R.D. 178 Contd. ­187)

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178. Report on the Cotton Industry. Long report for October 1948 Committee on Industries for Nationalisation. (continued). 179. Note on Interview with Mr Ernest Thornton, Secretary of United Textile Factory Workers’ Association. For Industries for Nationalisation. 180. Education in 1950­1955. Memo. by Minister of October 1948 Education for Social Services Sub­Committee. 181. British Aircraft Industry. By John Freeman for October 1948 Committee on Industries for Nationalisation. 182. Aircraft Industry. Report for Committee Industries October 1948 for Nationalisation. 183. United Africa Company. The case for October 1948 Nationalisation. Committee on Industries for Nationalisation. 184. Housing Policy. Memo. for Social Services Sub­ October 1948 Committee. 185. British Oil Industry. Long report for Committee October 1948 Industries for Nationalisation. 186. Notes on R.D. 174 on Agriculture. Comments by November 1948 Prof. A.W. Ashby (Agriculture Committee). 187. Enabling Bill Idea. Note by M.Y. for Industries for November 1948 Nationalisation Committee.

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52 November 1948 (R.D. 188­202)

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188. Powers of Board of Trade exercised under the Supplies and Services (Transitional Powers) Act 1945. Memo. from board of Trade for Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 189. Flour Milling Industry. Memo. for Distribution November 1948 Committee. 190. National Consumers Council. Memo. for November 1948 Distribution Sub­Committee. 191. What Farmers and Farm Workers expect from our November 1948 Policy. Memo. by A. Crawford for Agriculture Committee. 192. Veterinary Examinations. Note by Tom November 1948 Macpherson, M.P. for Distribution Committee. 193. Cold Stores. Note by Tom Macpherson, M.P for November 1948 Distribution Committee. 194. Municipal Slaughter­houses. Note on the law. For November 1948 Distribution Committee. 195. Health Education. Note by L.H Edwards for Public November 1948 Health Committee. 196. Agriculture and Rural Life. Notes from National November 1948 Union of Agricultural Workers, for Agricultural Committee. 197. Summary of Labour’s Achievements in November 1948 Agriculture. Note for Agriculture Committee. 198. Building of Houses by Direct Labour. Memo. by November 1948 Local Government Section. 199. Standardisation. Memo. by J. Stewart Cook for November 1948 Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 200. Shipbuilding Industry. Short note by D. Jay for November 1948 Committee, Industries for Nationalisation. 201. Next steps in Domestic Economic Policy. Note by November 1948 Prof. J.E. Meade for Policy Committee. 202. Coal Distribution. Note for Distribution Committee. November 1948

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53 November 1948 (R.D. 202 Contd. ­219)

R.D. 202. Coal Distribution. Note for Distribution Committee. November 1948 (continued). 203. National Association of Labour Teachers. November 1948 Statement of Electoral Policy. Circulated to Social Services Committee. 204. Interview with Mr Gavin Martin, General Secretary November 1948 Confederation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Unions. Note for Committee on Industries for Nationalisation. 205. Questions upon which Decisions are still required. November 1948 Note for committee on Agriculture and Rural Life. 206. Technical Education. Memo. for Social Services November 1948 Committee. 207. Progress Report. Note for Committee on November 1948 Administration of Nationalised Industries. 208. Provision for Family Holidays. Short note for November 1948 Social Services Committee. 209. Holidays. Extract from a chapter from book on November 1948 Leisure by Fabian Society, for Social Services Sub­Committee. 210. Owner­Occupation of Council Houses. Short note November 1948 for Social Services Sub­Committee. 211. Commercial Insurance. Report of joint meeting November 1948 with Insurance Unions and C.I.S. Sub Committee, Industries for Nationalisation. 212. Interim List of Decisions. Distribution Sub­ November 1948 Committee. 213. Unilevers. Memo. for Industries for Nationalisation November 1948 Committee. 214. Progress Report of Working Party November 1948 Recommendations. Note by H. Wilson for Committee, Privately Owned Industry. 215. Standardisation of Motor­Car Components. Short November 1948 note for Committee on Privately Owned Industry. 216. Commercial Insurance. Note on treatment of staff. November 1948 Committee, Industries for Nationalisation 217. Industrial Health Service. Note for Public Health November 1948 Adv. Committee. 218. Draft Report on Scientific Policy. Report of November 1948 Scientific Policy Committee (Revised). 219. Note for Report of Sub­Committee on Privately November 1948 Owned Industry. Note on proposed content of Committee’s report.

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54 November 1948 – December 1948 (R.D. 219 Contd. ­232)

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219. Note for Report of Sub­Committee on Privately November 1948 Owned Industry. Note on proposed content of Committee’s report. (continued). 220. Town and Country Planning. Social Services Sub­ December 1948 Committee. Short note. 221. Meat Policy. Memo. by Charles Royle, M.P. for December 1948 Distribution Committee. 222. Policy for Leisure. Memo. by Fabian Society Arts December 1948 Group for Social Services Sub­Committee. 223. Agriculture and Rural Life. List of decisions taken December 1948 by Sub­Committee. 224. Small Man, Big World. A discussion of December 1948 democracy. Draft discussion pamphlet by M.Y. (published). 225. Public Ownership Short­List. List of possible December 1948 nationalisation projects. Committee, Industries for Nationalisation. 226. Medical Education. Note for Public Health Adv. December 1948 Committee. 227. Note on the Lucas Report. For Distribution December 1948 Committee. 228. Sugar Industry. Note on public ownership, for December 1948 Distribution Committee. 229. Nationalised Water Service. Memo. for Industries December 1948 for Nationalisation Committee. 229.* Testing and Rating Agency for Consumer Goods December 1948 (Distribution). 230. Fisheries. Short note on fisheries for discussion December 1948 by Committee on Agriculture and Rural Life. 231. Equal Pay. Memo. for Policy Committee. December 1948 232. Draft Report of Public Health Advisory Committee December 1948 (revised).

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55. December 1948 – January 1949 (R.D. 232 Contd. ­245)

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232. Draft Report of Public Health Advisory Committee December 1948 (revised) (continued). 233. Social Services Sub­Committee Draft Report. December 1948 234. Party Policy for 1950. Memo. by Donald Bruce December 1948 M.P. for Policy Committee. 235. Draft Report of Distribution Sub­Committee. December 1948 236. Report of Sub­Committee on Privately Owned December 1948 Industry. 237. Report of the Social Services Sub­Committee. December 1948 238. Distribution of Fish. Notes from Mr Birkett (T.U.C.) December 1948 Agriculture Committee. 239. Report of Sub­Committee on Agriculture and December 1948 Rural Life. 240. Short Note on Fisheries Policy. Fisheries Group of December 1948 Agriculture Committee. 241. Missing. 242. Missing. 243. Report of Sub­Committee on Administration of January 1949 Nationalised Industries. 244. Chemical Industry. Short note for joint discussion January 1949 of Committee on Industries for Nationalisation and representatives of Trade Unions. 245. Labour Believes in Britain. First draft statement of January 1949 election policy for discussion at Annual Conference.

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56 January 1949 (R.D. 245 Contd. ­253)

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245. Labour Believes in Britain. First draft statement of January 1949 election policy for discussion at Annual Conference. (continued). 246. Workers’ participation in Nationalised Industries. January 1949 Memo. by Geoffrey Cooper, M.P. Administration of Nationalised Industries Committee. 247. Commercial Insurance. Short memo. on case for January 1949 nationalisation and alternatives. (Industries for Nationalisation Committee). 248. Shipbuilding. Short note for discussion by January 1949 Committee on Industries for Nationalisation. 249. Comprehensive Schools. List of resolutions and January 1949 statements, for Social Services Sub­Committee. 250. Education. Memo. by Secretary of State for January 1949 Scotland. Social Services Sub­Committee. 251. Rent Restriction Acts. Note from South January 1949 Kensington Labour Party. Circulated to Social Services Sub­Committee. 252. Housing. Notes by Secretary of State for January 1949 Scotland. Social Services Sub­Committee. 253. Administration of Nationalised Industries. Draft for January 1949 discussion at joint meeting with T.U.C. Economic Committee

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57 January 1949 – February 1949 (R.D. 253 Contd. ­274)

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253. Administration of Nationalised Industries. Draft for January 1949 discussion at joint meeting with T.U.C. Economic Committee. (continued). 254. Administration of Nationalised Industries. January 1949 Comment by Mr Gaitskell on Draft Report of Committee. 255. Nationalisation of Life Assurance. Views of some January 1949 insurance experts. Policy Committee. 256. Co­operative insurance Society Ltd. Summary of January 1949 document received from C.I.S. circulated to Policy Committee. 257. Flour Milling Industry. Note for discussion at joint January 1949 meeting of Distribution Sub­Committee and Trade Union representatives. 258. Guide to the 1949 Local Elections in England and February 1949 Wales. Long memo. by Local Government Section. 259. Nationalisation of the United Africa Company. January 1949 Copy of letter addressed to M.Y. from A Creech Jones M.P. 260. Equal Pay. The case for and against. Policy February 1949 Committee. 261. Meat Processing and Wholesaling. Note for February 1949 discussion at joint meeting of Distribution Committee and Trade Union representatives. 262. Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Short note, pros February 1949 and cons. Policy Committee. 263. Sugar Industry. Short note – pros and cons. Policy February 1949 Committee. 264. Introduction to Election Statement. Draft of February 1949 proposed introductory section by H. Laski. 265. Labour Believes in Britain. Summary of the February 1949 Election Statement. Policy Committee. 266. Water Supply. Brief note for Policy Committee. February 1949 267. Shipbuilding. Short note – pros and cons. Policy February 1949 Committee. 268. Flour Milling Industry. Short note – pros and cons. February 1949 Policy Committee. 269. Meat Trade. Pros and cons for nationalisation. February 1949 Policy Committee. 270. Industrial Assurance. Case for nationalisation and February 1949 alternatives. 271. Nationalisation Projects: 1945 and 1950. February 1949 Comparison of numbers employed in industries nationalised under 1945 programme, and those proposed for 1950 programme. 272. British Minerals Industry. Note for Policy February 1949 Committee. 273. Film Industry. Section by J. Reeves, M.P. February 1949 suggested inclusion in election statement. 274. Lucas Committee Report and Food Distribution February 1949 Policy. Note by D. Jay for Policy Committee.

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58 February 1949 – March 1949 (R.D. 274 Contd. ­ 279)

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274. Lucas Committee Report and Food Distribution February 1949 Policy. Note by D. Jay for Policy Committee. 275. Development of the Nationalised Industries. February 1949 Possible ways of extending the sphere of industries already nationalised. 276. Cement Industry. Structure and organisation. Pros February 1949 and cons for nationalisation. Policy Committee. 277. Labour believes in Britain. Second draft Election February 1949 Statement for discussion at Annual Conference. 278. Brick Making Industry. Case for and against public February 1949 ownership. Policy Committee. 279. Facts about Housing. Some statistical information. March 1949 Local Government Section.

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59 March 1949 – July 1949 (R.D. 279 Contd. ­297)

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279. Facts about Housing. Some statistical information. March 1949 Local Government Section. (continued). 280. Nationalisation of Minerals. Short note for Policy February 1949 Committee. 281. Public Buying. Note by M.Y. on pooling of orders, February 1949 disposal, etc. 282. Overseas Sugar Assets. Note from A. Creech March 1949 Jones M.P. Policy Committee. 283. Nationalisation of Industrial Assurance. Pros and March 1949 cons. Policy Committee. 284. Joint meeting with Co­operative representatives. March 1949 Reports of meeting on meat importing and wholesaling. 285. Cement Industry. Note for discussion with T.U. March 1949 representatives. 286. Industrial Assurance. Short note for Policy March 1949 Committee. 287. Labour believes in Britain. Proposal for supporting March 1949 pamphlets. 288. Meeting with representatives of Insurance Unions April 1949 at Caxton Hall. Press Statement. 289. Preliminary Plans for Further Publications. Short May 1949 note by M.Y. and A Bax. 290. Conference Resolutions. Recommendations May 1949 about action to be taken on Policy resolutions. 291. Report of Meeting with representatives of May 1949 Insurance Unions, Caxton Hall. 292. Industrial Assurance. Copy of letter to Mr J May 1949 Griffiths from Mr A Barnett, Liverpool Victoria Workers' Union. 293. Industrial Assurance as a Public Service. Draft May 1949 pamphlet. 294. Industrial Assurance Committee. Note for N.E.C. June 1949 re:Conference speech. 295. Development of Nationalised Industries. Copy of June 1949 letter and memo. from Lord President to Minister of Fuel, and copy of letter and memo. from Minister of Fuel and Power to Lord President. 296. Industrial Assurance as a Public Service. Revised June 1949 draft pamphlet. 297. Cement Industry. Section for Speaker's July 1949 Handbook.

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60 July 1949 – September 1949 (R.D. 297 Contd. ­ 312)

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297. Cement Industry. Section for Speaker's July 1949 Handbook. (continued). 298. Meat Trade. Section for Speaker's Handbook. July 1949 299. Cold Stores. Section for Speaker's Handbook. July 1949 300. Competitive Public Enterprise. Section for July 1949 Speaker's Handbook. 301. Fruit and Vegetables. Section for Speaker's July 1949 Handbook. 302. General Insurance Business. The general July 1949 insurance business of industrial life offices. 303. Compensation in insurance. Share capital of July 1949 Companies. etc. 304. Resolutions remitted to Executive Committee. July 1949 Conference resolutions not reached and remitted to E.C. at a special meeting. 305. Industrial Assurance Investment Policy. Short July 1949 factual note. 306. Sugar Monopoly. Section for Speaker's July 1949 Handbook. 307 Summary of Points raised at Blackpool July 1949 Conference on ‘Labour believes in Britain’ 308. Copy of letter to Mr Morrison from Lord Lyle, July 1949 Chairman of the British Sugar Refiners' Association. 309. Local Authorities and Financial Interest of August 1949 Members. Removal of Disability. 310. Draft of evidence on Broadcasting. Revised draft September 1949 prepared by G. Darling on behalf of the Committee on Broadcasting. 310.* Draft of Evidence to be submitted on Broadcasting September 1949 (prepared by George Darling). 311. Future of the Sugar Industry in Great Britain. September 1949 Memo. submitted by Lord Lyle. 312. Industrial Assurance as Public Service. Revised September 1949 draft pamphlet.

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61 September 1949 – October 1949 (R.D. 312 Contd. ­325)

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312. Industrial Assurance as Public Service. Revised September 1949 draft pamphlet. (continued). 313. Note on possible ‘Mutualisation’ of Industrial September 1949 Assurance. (Also amended note for Industrial Assurance Committee). 314. Industrial Assurance. Further notes on October 1949 compensation. 315. Evidence on Broadcasting to be submitted by October 1949 N.E.C. Revised draft of evidence. 316. Industrial Assurance as a Public Service. October 1949 Proposal for Mutual Ownership by the Policyholders. Draft pamphlet. 317. Reform of Local Government. Note on need for October 1949 Sub­Committee on Local Government reform. 318. Note by Ministry of Education on statement from October 1949 the Roman Catholic Hierarchy. 319. Industrial Assurance. Note for discussion with Co­ October 1949 operative Representatives. 320. Improved Competition to Reduce Prices. Review October 1949 of criticisms made on the proposals in "Labour believes in Britain". 321. Conference Resolutions remitted to N.E.C. October 1949 Resolutions to be dealt with by Distribution Committee. 322. Nationalisation Projects. Review of Criticisms and October 1949 Events. Note for Policy Committee. 323. Memo. on Education submitted by the National October 1949 Association of Labour Teachers. 324. Conference Discussion on Agriculture and Rural October 1949 Life. Section of "Labour believes in Britain". Points for consideration of Sub­Committee on Agriculture and Rural Life. 325. Additional Notes for Social Services Sub­ October 1949 Committee: Old Age Pensions; Public School Education; Library Services; National Folk Park.

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62 October 1949 – February 1950 (R.D. 325 Contd. ­345)

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325. Additional Notes for Social Services Sub­ October 1949 Committee: Old Age Pensions; Public School Education; Library Services; National Folk Park. (continued). 326. Royal Commission on population. Note for Social October 1949 Services Committee on recommendations of Royal Commission. 327. Medical Education in the New Programme. Note November 1949 by Somerville Hastings for Public Health Adv. Committee. 328. Mutualisation of Industrial Assurance. Copy of November 1949 letter from Mr R. Southern, Co­op. Union. 329. Mutualisation of Industrial Assurance. Comments November 1949 by M.Y. on Mr Southern's letter. 330. More Equal Distribution of Wealth. Note for Policy November 1949 Committee on Capital levy, increased death duties, etc. 331. Comprehensive Schools. Report of meeting November 1949 between representatives of Policy Committee and National Association of Labour Teachers. 332. Industrial Assurance. Letter to Policy Committee by M.Y. on Co­op’s attitude to proposal for Mutualisation. 333. Industrial Assurance. Note by Hugh Dalton for November 1949 Policy Committee. 334. Missing. 335. Party Funds. Note on publication of Party Funds. December 1949 336. The Proposal to Nationalise Industrial Assurance. December 1949 Memo. by an insurance expert. Circulated by Policy Committee. 337. Industrial Assurance as a Public Service. December 1949 Proposal for Mutual Ownership by the Policyholders. Draft pamphlet. 338. Draft Manifesto for the 1950 General Election. December 1949 339. The Comprehensive School. Note by Miss Alice December 1949 Bacon. 340. Industrial Assurance. Points for further decision. December 1949 Notes on future organisation. 341. Draft Statement for Jubilee Conference. December 1949 342. Industrial Assurance as a Public Service. December 1949 Proposal for Mutual Ownership by the Policyholders. Final draft pamphlet. 343. Leasehold Reform. Suggested policy on January 1950 Leasehold reform by Leslie Hale. 344. Old Age Pensioners Association. Copy of January 1950 questionnaire being sent to parliamentary candidates. 345. Council House Rents. Memo. on differential rents, February 1950 pooled rents, rent rebates.

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63 February 1950 – April 1950 (R.D. 345 Contd. ­ 350)

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345. Council House Rents. Memo. on differential rents, February 1950 pooled rents, rent rebates. (continued). 346. Film Industry Debate. Extracts from speech by February 1950 President of Board of Trade. 347. Notes on Fishing. Memo. for Parliamentary February 1950 Candidates in fishing constituencies. 348. Railwayment and Nationalisation. Report of a February 1950 survey made by members of NALSO. 349. Guide to the 1950 Local Elections in England and March 1950 Wales. 350. Notes on the findings of the Public Opinion Polls, April 1950 General Election 1950.

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64 April 1950 – June 1950 (R.D. 350 Contd. ­358 & R 1­3)

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350. Notes on the findings of the Public Opinion Polls, April 1950 General Election 1950. (continued). 351. The Co­operative Movement and the Advance to April 1950 Socialism. Memo. by Joseph Reeves M.P. 352. The Co­operative Movement in a Collectivist April 1950 Economy. Review of Co­op statement of policy with comments and criticisms. 353. Plea for Restatement of Socialism. Notes on next April 1950 Election manifesto, by M.Y. 354. Statement by Research Secretary. M.Y.'s April 1950 proposal to work on a research project after resigning as Research Secretary. 355. Consumer Councils. Note on provisions of the May 1950 Nationalisation Acts. 356. Policy of Democratic Socialism. A restatement for May 1950 1950 by Dr Stephen Taylor. 357. Industrial Assurance. Note of deputation from Nat. May 1950 Amal. Union of Life Assurance Workers. 358. Economics of the Council House. May 1950

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R1. Speaker's Handbook. Chapter headings 1950­51. June 1950 2. Enquiry into the Hospital Service. Memo. by Local June 1950 Government Section. 3. Summary of discussions at Dorking. Conference June 1950 between Executive Committee, the Cabinet, representatives of the T.U.C. and Co­op Movement.

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65 June 1950 – January 1951 (R 3 Contd. ­24)

R3. Summary of discussions at Dorking. Conference June 1950 between Executive Committee, the Cabinet, representatives of the T.U.C. and Co­op Movement. (continued). 4. Greenwich Survey. Report of interviews with June 1950 people at Greenwich on the election broadcasts. 5. Note on the Comprehensive School. Note by July 1950 George Tomlinson M.P. for Education Adv. Committee and Policy Committee. 6. First draft for Mr Morrison's broadcast. Draft for October 1950 discussion for broadcast on 21 October 1951. 6 A . Resolutions on Comprehensive Schools. Copy of November 1950 resolution passed by N.A.L.T. Annual Conference 24 June 1950 and resolution passed by L.P. Conference in October 1950. 7. Extended Functions of Broadcasting Committee. November 1950 Brief note on functions of Party Broadcasting Committee. 8. General Plans for Broadcasting. Notes for November 1950 Broadcasting Committee by A Wedgwood Benn. 9. Draft Letter for Broadcasters. Suggested letter to November 1950 be sent to Party broadcasters. 10. Interim Report of Leasehold Sub­Committee. September 1950 Copy of letter to Society of Labour Lawyers by Stephen Murray. 11. Conference Resolutions. Action on Conference September 1950 Resolutions. 12. Missing. 13. Conference Resolutions remitted to N.E.C. November 1950 Recommendations on Conference Resolutions. 14. Educational Principles. Memo. by W M Spikes for November 1950 Education Adv. Committee. 15. Coventry Education Committee. Suggested December 1950 outline schedule of accommodation for a comprehensive secondary school. Education Adv. Committee. 16. Party Education. Memo. by H. Morrison on December 1950 political education. 17. Distribution. Short note for Policy Committee. December 1950 18. Town Clerks', District Council Clerks' and other January 1951 chief Officers' Salaries and Conditions of Service. Memo. on salary scales by Local Government Section. 19. Party Political Education. Existing facilities for January 1951 political education. 20. Cottage Certificates. Copy of letter from Mr Dann, January 1951 National Union of Agricultural Workers. 21. Agricultural Tied Cottage. Memo. with list of farm January 1951 cottages in each county. 22. Fruit and Vegetable Retailing. January 1951 23. Extract from Circular published by the Scottish January 1951 Office on the Comprehensive School. 24. The Comprehensive School. Article from the January 1951 Times Education Supplement on Southend Scheme.

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66 January 1951 – February 1951 (R 24 Contd. ­ 30)

R24. The Comprehensive School. Article from the January 1951 Times Education Supplement on Southend Scheme. (continued). 25. Notes for Discussion on the Comprehensive January 1951 School. Notes for report. 26. National Federation of Old Age Pensioners' January 1951 Associations. Notes on Government's attitude to the Federation's demands. 27. Conference Resolution on Shipbuilding. Note on January 1951 resolution not reached at conference with memo. by Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions and statement by Navigators and Engineer Officers’ Union, National Union of Seamen and Radio Officers’ Union. 27 A. Draft Report on Comprehensive School. Report February 1951 prepared by Committee on Comprehensive Schools. 28. Report to the Policy Committee from the February 1951 Committee on Comprehensive Schools. Final Report. 29. Mutual Aid World Plan. Draft for pamphlet. February 1951 30. Political Education Scheme. Proposals for February 1951 national scheme of political education.

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67 February 1951 – May 1951 (R 31­42)

R31. Distribution. Conference resolution; viess of February 1951 U.S.D.A.W. and Co­op Union. 32. Control of Profits. Paper for Policy Committee February 1951 arising out of resolution passed at Conference on “Wages, Prices and Profits”. 33. Resolutions Received. Summary of resolutions February 1951 received from 22 January – 14 February. 34. Guide to the 1951 Local Elections in England and March 1951 Wales. 35. Control of Profits. Re­draft of R.32. March 1951 36. Resolutions Received. From 15 Feb. to 26 March March 1951 1951. 37. Notes on the U.S.D.A.W. Document “A Planned March 1951 Distributive Economy” Memo. for Policy Committee. 37 A. Comprehensive Schools. Copy of letter received April 1951 from Rt. Hon. G. Tomlinson, M.P. Minister of Education on Report of Committee. 38. Cost of Living. Draft for discussion by Chairmen April 1951 and Secretaries of constituents of N.C.L. 39. Resolutions Received. 12 March to 11 April 1951. April 1951 40. Periodicals. Review of Party periodicals, April 1951 possibility of publishing regular periodicals for general sale. 41. By­Elections, from the General Election to the end April 1951 of April 1951. Voting compared with General Election. 42. Education Officer. List of applications. May 1951

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68 May 1951 – June 1951 (R42 Contd. ­49)

R42. Education Officer. List of applications. (continued). May 1951 43. Education Officer. Report of Selection Committee. May 1951 44. Distribution Policy. Report of Joint meeting May 1951 between U.S.D.A.W. and Policy Committee. 45. Debunking a Myth. Copy of article in FACT on May 1951 nationalisation. 46. What about Wages? First draft of discussion May 1951 pamphlet. 47. Resolutions Received. 12 April to 16 May. May 1951 48. Blind Persons’ Charter. Note on possibility of June 1951 republishing pamphlet. 49. Distribution of Income and Wealth. Draft June 1951 pamphlet.

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69 June 1951 – July 1951 (R 49 Contd. ­62)

R49. Distribution of Income and Wealth. Draft pamphlet June 1951 (continued). 50. Questionnaire on “Labour Councillor”. Summary June 1951 of replies to questionnaire. 51. Trade Union Superannuation Benefits and June 1951 National Assistance Allowances. Letter from A.E.U. and letter from Dr E. Summerskill, Minister of National Insurance. 52. Annual Conference 1951. Short note on June 1951 conferences procedure. 53. Monopoly. Draft pamphlet. June 1951 54. Resolutions Received. 17 May to 19 June. June 1951 55. Statement on Resale Price Maintenance. Short June 1951 draft by N.E.C. 56. Comments by Chancellor of the Exchequer on June 1951 memo. “Distribution of Wealth and Income” R.49. 57. Resolutions Received. 20 June to 11 July. July 1951 58. World Plan for Mutual Aid. Progress Report by July 1951 Michael Young. 59. Resale Price Maintenance. Copy of paper July 1951 submitted by U.S.D.A.W. 60. Shipbuilding Development Council. Report of July 1951 deputation to Admiralty. 61. Distribution Policy. Report of joint meeting, Policy July 1951 Committee, U.S.D.A.W., Co­op Union. 62. Policy Statement. First draft for Annual July 1951 Conference.

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70 July 1951 – November 1951 (R 62 Contd. ­71)

R62. Policy Statement. First draft for Annual July 1951 Conference. (continued). 63. The Cost of Living. Document by Chairmen and July 1951 Secretaries of the Constituents of the N.C.L. 64. Policy Statement – Document No.2. An alternative July 1951 draft for the first section of R.62 by Mr Shinwell. 65. Policy Statement – Document No.3. Amendments July 1951 to R.62 by Mr I Mikardo. 66. Policy Statement – Document No.1. Office re­draft July 1951 of R.62. 67. Selection of Tenants. Memo. by Local August 1951 Government Section on the methods of selecting local authority tenants. 68. Resolutions Received. Summary, from 11 July to September 1951 5 Sept 1951. 68 A. New Streets Acts 1951. Memo. by Local August 1951 Government Section. 69. Thirty Million Unemployed. Draft discussion September 1951 pamphlet by Michael Young. 70. Floating Voter. Report by M.Y. of interview with September 1951 Director of British Institute of Public Opinion. 71. Notes on Next Election Broadcast Campaign. By November 1951 William Pickles and Michael Young.

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71 November 1951 – February 1952 (R 71 Contd. ­ 87)

R71. Notes on Next Election Broadcast Campaign. November 1951 (continued). By William Pickles and Michael Young. 72. Blind Persons’ Charter. Comment by National November 1951 League of the Blind on the Policy Committee’s Statement. 73. Resolutions Received. Summary, 5 Sept. to 26 November 1951 Nov. 1951. 74. The Future Policy of the Labour Party. Memo. by November 1951 J. Reeves M.P. for Policy Committee. 75. Resolutions Received. Supplementary list. November 1951 76. Members of Local Authorities and ‘Financial November 1951 Interest’. Removal of Disability. Memo. by Local Government Section. 77. Housing Designs and Private Building. Extracts December 1951 from Ministry of Health circulars. 78. Resolutions Received. 28 November. 1951 – 8 January 1952 January. 1952. 79. Note on Party Education. By G. Wright for January 1952 Committee on Party Education. 80. Lecture Notes on Elements of Socialism. January 1952 Suggested notes for the first of four lectures on Elements of Socialism by G. Wright. 81. Fabian Society. Copy of letter to Morgan Phillips January 1952 from Secretary of Fabian Society about future co­ operation. 82. Private Streets. Note by Local Government February 1952 Section. 83. Guide to the Local Elections of 1952. Number of February 1952 vacancies; previous gains and losses, etc. 84. Considerations Arising out of the General February 1952 Election, 1951. Extracts for Policy Committee from memo. by Herbert Morrison. 85. Resolutions Received, 9 January – 13 February February 1952 1952. 86. Suggested Set of Discussion Notes on Socialism. February 1952 Notes for use by Party Education Officers, by G. Wright. 87. Blind Persons’ Charter. Comments in Statement February 1952 by National League of the Blind (R.72) by Edward Evans, M.P.