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Covers attempts to reach a European trade agreement.

Includes:

(1) Poland and demonstrations by Solidarity

(2) defection to Britain of Vladimir Kuzichkin [KGB major and vice consul in Tehran]

(3) Margaret Thatcher’s visit to West Germany

(4) Anglo-French summit

(5) NATO

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

(1) Papasoiu in Austria

(2) demonstrations in Paris

(3) Hitler’s fake diaries

The first part of the notebook contains useful French phrases with many of the pages crossed through. Then there are notes for arrangements to travel.

The rest of the notebook covers the Paris Summit of December 9-10, 1974.

Covers Commonwealth and European energy supply and trade (particularly Commonwealth sugar) and attempts by the EEC to come to a trade agreement.

Negotiations over European economic and political relations.

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

(1) Saudi lorry driver

(2) Byron Hove’s return

(3) Sir Neil Cameron

(4) Prince George of Denmark background

(5) Falkland Islands

(6) China v USSR

(7) Sithole, KK in London

(8) Zaire invasion

(9) USSR Baptists

(10) Zaire – Paris meeting

(11) Jimmy Carter’s Annapolis speech [American President, 1971-75]

Contains notes and reports on the European economic situation.

This notebook leads up to the vote by the British people on 5 June to remain in the European Economic Community (EEC known as the Common Market).

At the back are draft letters to people who have complained to the BBC about the news coverage.

Includes notes on:

(1) the political situation in Corsica

(2) scandal within the Dutch Royal family

(3) drought and possible problems with the water supply during a very hot summer

(4) negotiations to solve the dairy surplus, fish quotas, and other agricultural issues

(5) statements made by Dr David Owen about Tindenan’s report, and other European negotiations

(6) notes on inaccuracies in language used when reporting in news bulletins on the EEC and Common Market

(7) proposals for European passport

Includes notes on:

(1) European economic negotiations

(2) the IMF (International Monetary Fund)

(3) the Moluccans community in the Netherlands

(4) heroin problem in the Netherlands

(5) tensions with the Surinamese community in the Netherlands

(6) fish quotas

(7) summary of some political figures’ (including President Anwar Sadat) views on the Palestine / Israel situation

(8) reports from a summit at which the French President made a strong attack on the amount of money Britain was getting as compensation for the fall in the pound known as the Green £ System. Prime Minister Callaghan defended the system

Notes about negotiations at the EU summit in France over Britain's contribution to the budget.

Contents on the first page reads:

(1) Washington - 'The Editors', April

(2) Johannesburg - News, 'The Editors', April

(3) Tripoli / Ziutau - Saife in court, May

(4) Move to Irelend - plans, May 2013

(5) Who Do you think you are?', June

(6) Paris - 'The Editors', June

(7) Dublin - choose school, June

Contents on the first page reads:

(1) Cairo - crisis in Tahir Square, 28 Jan - 7 Feb

(2) Cairo - abdication of President Mubarak, 11-13 Feb

(3) Abuja-Delta conference, 22-23 Feb

(4) Cairo / Mersak Matru / Benghazi / Ajdabiyeh / Ras Lanouf / Al-Bregha - rebellion against Colonel Ghaddafi

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

(1) Venice EEC summit

(2) siting of cruise missiles

(3) Venice economic summit

(4) Commons’ debate on BBC

Notes on the E.C. summit.

Notes on the East German elections.

Notebook containing notes and reports on the DR Congo. The trip included visits to Kinshasa and Kisangani.

Notebooks containing notes, questions, and draft reports.

Contents list on the first page reads:

(1) with David Cameron [British Prime Minister, 2010-2016]

(2) Baghdad

(3) Crimea

At the back of the notebook are notes about:

(1) Ayatollah Khomeini’s visit to Paris during his exile

(2) notes on the death of Anthony Blunt (died 26 March 1983) [Soviet spy]

Contains notes on Czechoslovakia.

Notebooks containing notes, questions, and draft reports.

Contents list on the first page reds:

(1) Fidel Castro's bodyguard (Newsnight)

(2) Mosul captured by ISIS

(3) Baghdad

Notes on Fidel Castro and his regime in Cuba.

Mikhail Gorbachev had planned to visit Havana at the beginning of December but this did not go ahead due to a devastating earthquake in Armenia which mean he had to return to Moscow.

Notes on events in Cuba.

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

(1) Non-Aligned in Cuba

(2) East Germany’s 30th anniversary

Notes on the Conservative party leadership election in which Mrs Thatcher withdraw after the first ballot and John Major was ultimately elected leader.

Includes loose a statement by Rt Hon Douglas Hurd.

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

Includes:
(1) Commonwealth Conference, New Delhi

(2) Argentina – graves, Alfousin, human rights etc

Loose inside is a printed programme for the official visit of Mrs Thatcher to Hungary in 1984.

Notes on events in Colombia.

Notebook titled 'Colombia. News and Newsnight: Government crises, drugs, guerrillas'.

There are some loose pages with notes and an order of service of celebration of the life and work of John Schofield. John was a War reporter who worked for ITN and the BBC including coverage of conflicts in the Gulf, Lebanon, Ulster, Algeria, and the former Yugoslavia. He was killed, aged 30 while compiling a report for 'The World Tonight'.

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

(1) Chairman Hua Guofeng’s visit to Britain

(2) Moscow – October Revolution celebrations

Contents list on the inside front cover reads:

Sino-Soviet Summit – Peking I