Articles, military documents and mixed personal ephemera of Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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Articles, military documents and mixed personal ephemera of Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont

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MS. 12172/31

Summary

Comprises:

Collected newspaper cuttings and related materials, on subjects including rugby, Welsh nationalism, West Monmouth School, and a statue of Chalfont. Also includes article in a Welsh newspaper mentioning controversy in South Africa [1987], copy of an article about Nathan Milstein, and transcript of an interview with Milstein. 1935-1992

Military documents and mixed personal ephemera, including chronology of the South Wales Borders and maps of their movements in India and Burma, reports on Chalfont's progress and his promotions, reports on the defence of the Middle and Far East, training and operations diary in Cyprus, report by Chalfont to pre-empt Russian strategy, memorial service programme for fellow soldier, and other related military material. Also includes memorial service, theatre and event programmes, official state dinner invitations, a copy of the International Spectator with Chalfont's article about the spread of nuclear weaponry, articles on the 'Star Wars' defence programme [Strategic Defence Initiative], transcript of "Birds of a Feather" and related material. n.d. [c. 1946-1984]