File containing papers of the Alliance Planning Group concerning planning for the SDP/Liberal Alliance 1987 General Election campaign; including:

• Copies agenda and minutes
• Letter from Shirley Williams to David Owen expressing concern at level of communication within the Alliance, in particular between the Alliance Planning Group and other joint committees, with copy of David Owen's detailed reply, Nov 1986
• Several annotated draft copies of paper on `the organisation and structure of the Alliance Election campaign'
• Memoranda concerning planning for the Alliance Barbican rally, Jan 1987
• Papers concerning media and publicity for election campaign, including notes of suggestions for Party Political Broadcasts prepared by Liberal Deputy Whip Lord McNair; letter from John Cleese to David Owen discussing organisation of PPBs with copy of David Owen's reply, Nov 1986
• Memoranda and letter from Ronald Freemanconcerning Alliance policy of education entitlements and proposing `ET' (education and training) card system

Many MS annotations by David Owen and Maggie SmartSeveral duplicated minutes and papers have been extracted