Item MAYHEW 10/2 - Correspondence and related papers, 1982-1996, concerning the Liberal Party and service as Liberal Democratic Party defence spokesman

Correspondence, research notes, drafts of speeches and articles relating to Mayhew's position as Liberal Party and then Liberal Democratic Party defence spokesman, 1980-1997. Papers include Liberal policy briefs on the disengagement of all US and Soviet troops and nuclear weapons from Western Europe, 1982-1984; on nuclear disarmament in Europe, 1982; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) obligations in Europe; German re-unification, 1984-1990; the promotion of political détente between the West and the Soviet Union; the role of UK forces in Western Europe; draft typescript copy of the Queen's Bench Divisional Court judgment relating to homosexuals serving in the UK armed forces, 1995. 1 file.