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- Transcript of David Owen's speech to a defence fringe meeting, Harrogate, 13 Sep 1986; discussing various questions of defence including European defence co-operations, nuclear weapon systems etc
- Correspondence concerning defence policy between David Owen and colleagues and associates with a knowledge of defence issues, including copy of David Owen's letter to Dr Josef Luns, Secretary General of NATO proposing a study into methods of improving the conventional defences of NATO, 6 Mar 1984; letter from Lady Kennet discussing disarmament policy, with copy of David Owen's reply, Nov 1986; correspondence between David Owen and Rear-Admiral A.J. Whetstone discussing proposals for replacement of Polaris in the United Kingdom with Trident or alternative nuclear deterrent, Oct 1986-Apr 1987; copy of paper prepared by Simon Head discussing `Aspects of Alliance Defence Policy', Feb 1987, with copy of David Owen's letter discussing the paper, 4 Mar 1987; note from Zbigniew Brzezinski enclosing copy of his article discussing idea of a `tank-free zone', Oct 1987; letter from Lord Zuckerman briefly discussing comparative benefits of Trident and cruise missiles, with copy of David Owen's reply, Jul 1987
- Letter to David Owen from remarried war widow campaigning for better pension rights for war widows, with enclosures and copy of David Owen's reply, Jan-Feb 1993
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