Essay submitted by Davis for the Royal United Services Institute Gold Medal competition.

Questions answered by NK on subjects including: housing; the trades union ban in GCHQ; the timing of the Party Conference; funding for Wales; share ownership; the role of the unions in the Labour Party; financial support for students; pension policy; strengthening the shipping industry; the accountability of the security services; relations with Europe; the need for proportional representation.

Opinions by HL (from 1946 and 1948) with accompanying papers and correspondence on the case of the Adelaide Star (a cargo ship built in Denmark for the Blue Star Line but seized by German forces in 1940 before she could be delivered).

Includes papers, telegrams and correspondence with the Colonial Office on the report.