Originally loose miscellaneous material relating to David Owen in the period following the suspension of the SDP constitution to his retirement, including:

• some correspondence, including copy of fax from the Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, El Hassan Bin Talal to David Owen proposing international round table to discuss the possibility of war in the Gulf, 18 Dec 1990; letter from Lt. Gen D. Prem Chand discussing conference on humanitarian intervention held at Leeds Castle and enclosing paper on `preventive diplomacy', 25 Feb 1992; letter from chairman of Harrods, M. Al Fayed, discussing sales of David Owen's autobiography Time to Declare in Harrods book department, plans for David Owen's future, and dispute between Al Fayed and Tiny Rowland, 9 Dec 1991; publishers' letter and notes discussing David Owen's draft introduction for his anthology of poetry, 26 Feb 1992; letters from friends discussing David Owen's future following retirement from politics, Sep//Dec 1991 etc
• Copy of standard letter from David Owen of congratulations to SDP candidates in local council elections, 24 My 1991, with lists of SDP councillors
• Transcripts of speeches made by David Owen, Sep 1990-Mar 1992, on international affairs, the social market etc; include Hansard extract containing final made by David Owen in the House of Commons, 10 Mar 1992; and copies of articles by David Owen on the crisis in the Gulf, 22 Jun 1991, and the NHS, Jan 1992.