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One VHS (Vertical Helix Scan) video cassette of a television interview with Lady Mayhew, mother of Christopher Mayhew. 1 item.

One VHS (Vertical Helix Scan) video cassette of a reception given in honour of Mayhew and Michael Adams by the Arab Club of Great Britain. 1 item.

Typescript transcripts of telediphone recordings for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio programmes, including script of Mayhew commenting on the Korean War, 1950-1953, in which he asserts the role of the United Nations in the conflict, 1950; script of 'Question Time' relating to the similarities between UK political party foreign policy, 1950; script in which Mayhew analyses the Congo Crisis, 1964; script extracted from the 'Ten O'Clock News' in which Mayhew defends his resignation as Labour Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy and discusses the fragility of Britain's 'East of Suez' naval defence policy, 1966. 1 file.

Typescript transcripts of telediphone recordings for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radio One and Two audience participation radio programme 'Any Questions', in which Mayhew was Labour Party political and social commentator on an all-party panel. Included are scripts relating to a Mayhew's fact-finding mission to South America for the Labour Party, 1964, crime in the UK, 1964, UK naval strategy, 1966. 1 file.

Typescript transcripts of telediphone recordings for a five-part series for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television programme 'International Commentary', in which Mayhew was host and political and economic analyst of Africa, 1952. Included are scripts relating to race relations, political and social progress and economic industry in South Africa, Sudan, the Nile Basin, Central Africa and British colonies on the continent, 1952. 1 file.

Correspondence, papers and typescript transcripts of telediphone recordings for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television programme 'The Hurt Mind', 1957.

Uncorrected proofs of manuscript and typescript notes of speeches delivered by Mayhew, 1938-1986. Speeches relate to Labour Party politics, 1938; the Marshall Plan and economic aid to Europe, 1947; the UK Delegation to the United Nations, 1949; race relations in the UK during the 1950s and 1960s; UK electoral reform; the UK role in the Middle East and proposed UK relations with Arab nations and Israel. 3 files.

Typescript copies of scripts written and hosted by Mayhew, letters of interest and congratulations and audience reaction reports for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television series 'Crime', 1960.

Typescript copies of six scripts written and hosted by Mayhew for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television series 'We the British: Are we in decline?',1956. The series primarily related to British attitudes towards Britain's decline as a world power, work, moral standards and religious faith. Included also are six audience reaction reports and surveys. 1 file.

Published books and journals relating to UK defence policy, 1978-1996. Included are E.P. Thompson, Double Exposure (Merlin, London, 1985) Gen Sir John Hackett, The Third World War (Sphere, London, 1978); FM Lord Carver, A Policy for Peace (Faber and Faber, London, 1982); five copies of International Affairs, 1995-1996; and several monographs on European defence policy. 1 box.

Publications relating to various Anglo-Arab friendship associations, Arab political and social movements and associations of which Mayhew was a member. Publications include bulletins from the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (CAABU), fact sheets from the Parliamentary Association for Euro-Arab Co-operation, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) updates, and issues of Middle East International, the pro-Arab weekly of which Mayhew was President, 1980-1997. 1 box.

Official UK government publications and press cuttings relating to the 1991 War Crimes Bill. Publications include Report on the Entry of Nazi War Criminals and Collaborators into the UK, 1945-1950, All-Party Parliamentary War Crimes Group, House of Commons, London, 1988, Questions of Justice All-Party Parliamentary War Crimes Group, House of Commons, London, 1989, Report of the War Crimes Inquiry, HMSO, London, Jul 1989. 1 file.

Publications and typescript press conference minutes relating to the 'Alliance' formed between the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1983 and the subsequent formal merger between the two parties as the Liberal Democratic Party in 1989. Included are joint Liberal-SDP publications on defence issues; copy of The time has come, by Rt Hon David (Martin Scott) Steel, leader of the Liberal Party, 1976-1988, and Rt Hon David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, 1983-1987; Liberal Party statements of account and Liberal Party Manifesto under the leadership of Rt Hon Jeremy John Durham (Paddy) Ashdown, 1992. 1 box.

Publications and radio and television interview transcripts relating to political and cultural relations between the USSR and the UK and the function of the Soviet Relations Committee, British Council, under Mayhew.

Newspaper cuttings, photographs and journal articles relating to Mayhew as Junior George Webb-Medley Scholar (Economics) at Oxford University and as President of the Oxford Union, 1936-1938.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's campaign as the Surrey Liberal candidate for the European Parliament, 1979. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's criticisms of the UK and European parliamentary systems and his attempts to promote electoral reform. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings relating to Liberal Party and Liberal Democratic Party domestic and foreign policy. Cuttings primarily relate to Mayhew's election as Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bath, 1974; the foundations of the 'Lib-Lab' Pact, 1978; Mayhew's calls for electoral reform of the UK and European parliamentary systems, 1974-1983; Liberal Party defence policy on deterrence and disarmament issues, 1976-1983; the formation of the 'Alliance' between the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party, 1983. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings and journal articles relating to Mayhew's critical book on the Labour Party, Party Games (Hutchinson, London, 1969). Newspaper reviews include Times, 15 Sep 1969; New Statesman, 19 Sep 1969; The Economist, 20 Sep 1969; Punch, 1 Oct 1969; review by Rt Hon Quintin Hogg, MP, in Spectator, 4 Oct 1969. 1 file.

Newspaper cuttings and journal articles relating to Mayhew's publication of Britain's Role Tomorrow (Hutchinson, London, 1967). Cuttings include reviews and criticisms of Mayhew's hypothesis prescribing a general withdrawal of all UK forces from positions east of the Suez Canal, including bases in Malaya, Singapore, and the Persian Gulf. 1 file.