Box file labelled `Defence 68–70 U[nder] S[ecretary] of S[tate for the] R[oyal] N[avy]; containing papers connected to David Owen's Navy Ministry. Include Ministry of Defence unclassified branch folders as follows:

• `US of S (RN)'s Personal File (Foreign Papers) EUROPE' containing copies of news cuttings, circulars, and a report on matters connected to Europe: European community, European security, the Labour Committee for Europe etc
• `Other People's Speeches' enclosing transcripts of speeches made by Denis Healey, Secretary of State for Defence, and others on matters connected to the Royal Navy, defence and security, 1966–1970; includes speech on the development plans for Portsmouth and Devonport Naval Bases
• 'Article for the Navy magazine' : correspondence and draft article for the Navy magazine written by David Owen for the Secretary of State for Defence, Jun 1970
• `Background to U[nder] S[ecretary] of S[tate]'s speeches': containing background notes/first drafts etc for speeches made by David Owen as Minister of the Navy on subjects including port development of Portsmouth and Devonport; issue of rum to naval ratings; etc

Also contained further files and loose papers including:

• Copies of extracts from Hansard on naval and other issues including Naval Ratings rum issue 17 Dec 1969; Navy estimates 1969–70 and 1970–71 - David Owen's opening and closing addresses etc
• File of news cuttings and index to newspapers labelled `Government: W[estern] M[orning] N[ews] 1/68–3/70': articles in David Owen's local constituency newspaper concerning his parliamentary activities
• File labelled `Press Cuttings of Mr. Heath's Far East Comments (British Press)' - cuttings concerning statements made by Edward Heath on South East Asian defence, Jan 1970
• File labelled: `Expenditure . NATO' containing small group of articles, reports, notes etc on NATO and defence expenditure 1969–1972
• Various loose reports, speech transcripts, correspondence connected to defence and naval issues including defence expenditure; Portsmouth and Devonport dockyard developments; defence in South-East Asia etc