Correspondents include: Jonathan Aitken on the Hugh Fraser Group; Kenneth Baker on moving the debate on Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe] to a bigger stage; Sir Frederic Bennett, asking for JA's support in elections for the 1922 Committee executive; Andrew Bowden; [Leonard] James Callaghan, Prime Minister; 6th Lord Carrington; John Cordle, Chairman of the Church and Parliament All-Party Group, enclosing a paper on glebe land; [Charles] Anthony Crosland, thanking JA for his congratulations [on becoming Foreign Secretary]; John Diefenbaker; Nicholas Elliott, enclosing a paper on his impressions from a visit to Southern Africa and Rhodesia, particularly on the political and economic situation; [Charles] Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh, enclosing a copy of his letter to 6th Lord Salisbury [President of the Monday Club, earlier Lord Cranborne] on taking a softer line on Rhodesia until the Conservatives were back in power; Lord George-Brown, thanking JA for his support [on his leaving the Labour Party]; Ian Gow (2); Eldon Griffiths, asking JA to meet some influential Rhodesians and enclosing a copy of his letter to David Ennals, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on the Government's policy towards Mozambique, and also a copy of a paper on the next steps in Rhodesia; John Grigg [earlier 2nd Lord Altrincham]; John Hargrave; Stephen Hastings; Roy Jenkins, agreeing that there was more scope in European politics than at home; Peter Laing; [Jesse] Dickson Mabon [Chairman of the European Movement] and Sir Peter Kirk [Leader, Conservative Delegation to European Parliament] on keeping MPs informed about European developments; [Maurice] Harold Macmillan [later 1st Lord Stockton] on JA's article for the Daily Telegraph [on Scottish devolution]; 1st Lord Martonmere [earlier John Robinson]; Sir Christopher Masterman on the impasse in Rhodesia; John Moore, enclosing a report on the Federation of Conservative Students and Young Conservatives; Harry Oppenheimer on his recent meetings with Joshua Nkomo [President of the Zimbabwe African People's Union] and Ian Smith [Prime Minister of Rhodesia] on the chances of a settlement; Brian Walker, Director-General of Oxfam; Peregrine Pollen, Director of Sotheby's; David Pring, Registrar of Members' Interests; Sir Idwal Pugh, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England, Wales and Scotland; Sir Joshua Rowley (2); Lord Selwyn-Lloyd on a proposed dining club for Sir Robert Cary; Xan Smiley on interviewing South African friends of JA; [Margaret] Betty Harvie Anderson [later Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter], asking JA to send his Devolution Formula to Margaret Thatcher's office; [Dudley] Geoffrey Stewart-Smith, Director of the Foreign Affairs Research Institute, asking JA to attend a conference in Botswana; John Stradling Thomas [Opposition Whip]; William van Straubenzee, enclosing a copy of his letter to Timothy Raison [Conservative Environment spokesman] about appointing Conservatives to the boards of Public Authorities; Margaret Thatcher [Leader of the Conservative Party] on subjects including the difficulties of securing agreement within the party on Scottish devolution, the energy of Communists, as opposed to Britain's lack of strength and crises among Capitalists, Socialists and Social Democracy (3); 2nd Lord Tweedsmuir [earlier John Buchan]; David Watt, Political Editor of the Financial Times, on JA's speech in the foreign affairs debate, particularly his advocating a NATO force to help Rhodesia, and the small chance of support from the United States; [Bruce] Bernard Weatherill; William Whitelaw; Richard Wood [later Lord Holderness] on the left-wing attitude of the Church.

Also includes: briefing on the State visit to Britain by the President of Brazil, Ernesto Geisel; report by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, on the Government's White Paper on devolution for Scotland and Wales; text of an article by Winston Churchill for the Daily Telegraph on Rhodesia and extracts from his speech on Conservative industrial strategy; text of an article by JA for the Daily Telegraph comparing Scottish Home Rule with Irish Home Rule; papers from the Anglo-Rhodesian Society, including a statement by the Prime Minister of Rhodesia [Ian Smith] following the break-down of talks with the African National Congress.