File containing correspondence and news cuttings concerning plans for the future of Devonport Dockyard, including:

• correspondence between David Owen and Secretary of State for Defence Michael Heseltine concerning the proposal to put out a frigate and submarine scheduled for refit at Devonport to private contractors, and to conduct investigations into costs of refitting by the Royal Dockyards in comparison to private contractors;
• correspondence and related papers concerning the appointment of Peter Levene as head of Defence Procurement, including transcript of statement made by David Owen in opposition to the appointment;
• copy of preliminary report on the `Future of the Royal Dockyards' by Peter Levene, Feb 1984, which suggested a scheme of commercial agency management for the dockyards