D 709 2/16/1/1 - File of news cuttings and other papers: `The Politician'. - Dec 1967-Jun 1976

File labelled `The Politician' containing miscellaneous material relating to David Owen's career as Labour Party MP, including:

  • news cuttings on various subjects including resignation of Harold Wilson, the Royal Navy and defence issues, David Owen's resignation from the Shadow Cabine...

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    Physical Description:1 file c.35 items.
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    EEC
Summary:

File labelled `The Politician' containing miscellaneous material relating to David Owen's career as Labour Party MP, including:

  • news cuttings on various subjects including resignation of Harold Wilson, the Royal Navy and defence issues, David Owen's resignation from the Shadow Cabinet, Apr 1972 etc; many from South Western newspapers
  • Memorandum: figures for government employment in Plymouth, 1969
  • Tables of figures of municipal election results, Plymouth, 1968–1971
  • Copy letter from David Owen to Denis Healey re defence expenditure and possible cancellation of the Arc Royal Dec 1967
  • Typescript pages: narration on resignation of Roy Jenkins and David Owen from Labour government over the principle of EEC entry, 1972
  • MS notes by David Owen : narration on decision of Roy Jenkins to accept post of Secretary of State for Education and Science
  • Transcripts of speeches by Edward Heath on British entry into the European Community, Jul 1971; and copy of internal memorandum to Labour MPs in Roy Jenkins' strategy group on the issue, Oct 1971
  • A small group of constituency correspondence; including notes re the organisation of Dorset and Cornwall election campaigns, 1973; copy letter from David Owen to a constituent on his decision to resign from the Shadow Cabinet, Apr 1972; copy letter from David Owen on the Plymouth District Council's manifesto commitment on the sale of council houses.
Date:Dec 1967-Jun 1976
Reference Number:D 709 2/16/1/1