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LABOUR HISTORY
Series One: British Labour Party Research Department Memoranda and Information Papers, 1941-1979

Part 2: Memoranda, January 1962 - May 1970, with Information Papers, 1969-1970

Contents of Fiche

Research Department Memoranda, January 1962 - May 1970

 

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190 Detailed Listing, January 1962 - June 1968
191 Detailed Listing, June1968 - May 1970
192 January 1962 [RD 192-200]
193 January 1962 - February 1962 [RD 200 cont. -207]
194 February 1962 - March 1962 [RD 208-220]
195 March 1962 [RD 220 cont. -235]
196 March 1962 - April 1962 [RD 235 cont. -250]
197 April 1962 - June 1962 [RD 250 cont. -264]
198 May 1962 - June 1962 [RD 264 cont. -277]
199 Jun 1962 - July 1962 [RD 278-298]
200 June 1962 - August 1962 [RD 298 cont. -318]
201 July 1962 [RD 318 cont.]
202 July 1962 - August 1962 [RD 318 cont. -323]
203 August 1962 [RD 323 cont.]
204 August 1962 [RD 323 cont. -325]
205 August 1962 - October 1962 [RD 325 cont. -333]
206 October 1962 [RD 334-342]
207 October 1962 - November 1962 [RD 342 cont. -350]
208 November 1962 [RD 351-356]
209 November 1962 [RD 357-363]
210 November 1962 - December 1962 [RD 364-372]
211 December 1962 [RD 372 cont. -378]
212 December 1962 - January 1963 [RD 378 cont. -388]
213 January 1963 [RD 388 cont. -393]
214 January 1963 - February 1963 [RD 393 cont. -400]
215 February 1963 [RD 401-404]
216 Febraury 1963 [RD 404 cont. -411]
217 February 1963 - March 1963 [RD 411 cont. -424]
218 March 1963 [RD 424 cont. -434]
219 March 1963 - May 1963 [RD 434 cont. -449]
220 April 1963 - June 1963 [RD 450-464]
221 May 1963 - June 1963 [RD 464 cont. -470]
222 May 1963 - June 1963 [RD 470 cont. -480]
223 June 1963 [RD 480 cont. -488]
224 June 1963 [RD 488 cont. -492]
225 June 1963 - July 1963 [RD 492 cont. -501]
226 July 1963 [RD 501 cont. -509]
227 July 1963 - August 1963 [RD 509 cont. -519]
228 August 1963 - September 1963 [RD 519 cont. -529]
229 September 1963 [RD 530-539]
230 September 1963 - November 1963 [RD 539 cont. -549]
231 November 1963 [RD 549 cont. -561]
232 November 1963 [RD 561 cont. -575]
233 November 1963 - December 1963 [RD 575 cont. -594]
234 December 1963 - January 1964 [RD 594 cont. -605]
235 January 1964 [RD 606-607]
236 January 1964 [RD 607 cont. -620]
237 January 1964 - February 1964 [RD 620 cont. -632]
238 January 1964 - February 1964 [RD 632 cont -648]
239 January 1964 - February 1964 [RD 648 cont. - 666]
240 January 1964 - February 1964 [RD 666 cont. -681]
241 February 1964 [RD 681 cont. -695]
242 February 1964 [RD 695 cont. -711]
243 February 1964 - March 1964 [RD 711 cont. -727]
244 March 1964 [RD 727 cont. -736]
245 March 1964 [RD 736 cont. -745]
246 March 1964 - April 1964 [RD 745 cont. -752]
247 April 1964 [RD 752 cont. -767]
248 April 1964 - May 1964 [RD 737 cont. -772]
249 May 1964 -June 1964 [RD 772 cont. -785]
250 June 1964 - July 1964 [RD 785 cont. -797]
251 July 1964 - September 1964 [RD 797 cont. - 813]
252 September 1964 - March 1965 [RD 813 cont. -817; RES 1-19]
253 March 1965 - August 1965 [RES 19 cont. -41]
254 August 1965 - December 1965 [RES 41 cont. -60]
255 December 1965 - January 1966 [RES 60 cont. -78]
256 January 1966 - February 1966 [RES 78 cont. -99]
257 February 1966 - March 1966 [RES 99 cont. -101]
258 April 1966 - July 1966 [RE 1-19]
259 July 1966 [RE 19 cont. -28]
260 July 1966 - September 1966 [RE 28 cont. -40]
261 September 1966 - November 1966 [RE 40 cont. -50]
262 November 1966 - December 1966 [RE 50 - cont. -63]
263 December 1966 - January 1967 [RE 63 cont. -79]
264 January 1967 - February 1967 [RE 80-92]
265 February 1967 [RE 92 cont -102]
266 February 1967 - April 1967 [RE 102 cont. -118]
267 April 1967 [RE 119-132]
268 April 1967 [RE 132 cont. -133]
269 April 1967 - May 1967 [RE 133 cont. -153]
270 May 1967 - June 1967 [RE 154-164]
271 June 1967 [RE 164 cont. -171]
272 June 1967 [RE 171 cont. -178]
273 June 1967 - September 1967 [RE 178 cont. -197]
274 September 1967 - November 1967 [RE 197 cont. -207]
275 November 1967 - December 1967 [RE 208-224]
276 December 1967 - January 1968 [RE 224 cont. -236]
277 January 1968 [RE 236 cont. -241]
278 January 1968 - February 1968 [RE 241 cont. -264]
279 February 1968 - March 1968 [RE 265-272]
280 March 1968 [RE 272 cont. -286]
281 March 1968 - April 1968 [RE 286 cont. -299]
282 May 1968 [RE 300-307]
283 May 1968 - June 1968 [RE 307 cont. -318]
284 June 1968 [RE 318 cont. -321]
285 June 1968 - July 1968 [RE 321 cont. -337]
286 July 1968 -August 1968 [RE 337 cont. -347]
287 August 1968 -September 1968 [RE 348-356]
288 September 1968 - November 1968 [RE 356 cont. -366]
289 October 1968 - November 1968 [RE 366 cont. -383]
290 November 1968 - January 1969 [RE 383 cont. -400]
291 January 1969 [RE 400 cont. -412]
292 January 1969 - March 1969 [RE 413-428]
293 March 1969 [RE 428 cont. -432]
294 March 1969 - April 1969 [RE 433-448]
295 April 1969 - May 1969 [RE 448 cont. -462]
296 May 1969 [RE 462 cont.]
297 May 1969 - June 1969 [RE 462 cont. -468]
298 June 1969 [RE 468 cont.]
299 June 1969 [RE 468 cont. -481]
300 June 1969 - July 1969 [RE 481 cont. -496]
301 July 1969 [RE 496 cont. -497]
302 July 1969 [RE 497 cont. -499]
303 July 1969 - August 1969 [RE 499 cont. -508]
304 August 1969 [RE 508 cont. -511]
305 August 1969 - September 1969 [RE 511 cont. -516]
306 September 1969 - October 1969 [RE 516 cont. -523]
307 October 1969 - November 1969 [RE 523 cont. -539]
308 November 1969 - December 1969 [RE 539 cont. -559]
309 December 1969 - February 1970 [RE 559 cont. -574]
310 February 1970 [RE 574 cont. -586]
311 February 1970 - March 1970 [RE 586 cont. -587]
312 February 1970 - March 1970 [RE 587 cont. -589]
313 February 1970 - March 1970 [RE 590-595]
314 March 1970 - May 1970 [RE 595 cont. -616]

Information Papers, 1960-1970

 

 

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315 Detailed Listing 1960-1970 with Subject Index
316 Information Papers: 1960. Nos 1-2
317 Information Papers: 1960. Nos 2-9
318 Information Papers: 1960. Nos 10-16
319 Information Papers: 1960. Nos 16-17; 1961. Nos 1-3
320 Information Papers: 1961. Nos 3-4
321 Information Papers: 1961. Nos 4-7; 1962 Nos 1-5
322 Information Papers: 1962. Nos 5-9; 1963. No. 1
323 Information Papers: 1963. No. 2 ; 1964 Nos 1-8
324 Information Papers: 1964. Nos 8-10; 1965. Nos 1-4
325 Information Papers: 1965. Nos 4-6; 1966. Nos 1-18
326 Information Papers: 1966. Nos 18-29
327 Information Papers: 1966. Nos 29-35; 1967. No. 37
328 Information Papers: 1967. Nos 38-45
329 Information Papers: 1967. Nos 46-55
330 Information Papers: 1967. Nos 56-62
331 Information Papers: 1967. Nos 63-67; 1968. Nos 1-4
332 Information Papers: 1968. Nos 5-9
333 Information Papers: 1968. Nos 9-18
334 Information Papers: 1968. Nos 18-22
335 Information Papers: 1968. Nos 22-24; 1969. Nos 25-31
336 Information Papers: 1969. Nos 31-37
337 Information Papers: 1969. Nos 37-42; 1970. Nos 43-44
338 Information Papers: 1970. Nos 44-51
339 Information Papers: 1970. Nos 51-59
340 Information Papers: 1970. Nos 60-61

Extract from a Labour Party Research Department document

5. It is clear that we cannot do as much as we would like to do in the field of Parliamentary briefing with our present strength. It is also clear that much more could be done if our numbers were enlarged.

Local Government Briefing

Labour councillors, no less than Labour M.P.s, need a briefing service. With local government elections taking place every year, this service has to be continuously active.

At irregular intervals a Newsletter for Labour Groups appears dealing with current legislation affecting local authorities. A new and substantial Local Government Handbook has recently been completed. To achieve closer contact with Labour councillors, an annual Local Government Conference has been held for the past four years.

6. Propaganda and Publications

The Research Department has always played a big part in Party propaganda. The Department produces the Speaker’s Handbook. It prepares and writes pamphlets on domestic policy. It produces, fortnightly, ‘Talking Points’. It is associated with ‘This Week’ and during an election it produces the daily Campaign Notes. Further, it produces much of the information which both the Press Department and, to a lesser extent, the Television and Radio Unit, need for their propaganda activities.

It is inevitable that the Research Department should continue to play an important part in propaganda work – for the good reason that both the facts and the policy about the facts are largely centered in it. In the future the Department needs to do more, not less, propaganda.

7. Policy

It is assumed that at least in the immediate future, the Research Department will not be engaged in the preparation of a large series of policy statements such as we were between 1955 and 1959.

Nevertheless, many policy issues are already with us and others will arise in the months and years ahead. The Department services as its main function the National Executive Committee’s Home Policy Committee, but there is also the Local Government Sub-Committee. Each of these committees has sub-committees - some temporary like the National Health Service Sub-Committee which with the publication of ‘Members One of Another’ has now completed its work, others, like the Finance & Economic Policy Sub-Committee, have a more or less permanent existence.

The more committee and sub-committees there are the tighter the resources of the Department are strained. Nevertheless, if past experience is any guide, we shall do well if we manage over the years to keep the number of sub-committees and sub-sub-committees below six.

 

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