| Ref No | SWCC/AUD/64 |
| Title | <title linktype="simple">Former Prime Ministers, Ministers of Fuel and Power etc, and Mining Constituency Members of Parliament's Study</title> |
| Interview of Wilson, Harold (Sir) |
| Second South Wales Coalfield Project 1979-82 |
| Description | <list><item><genreform type="record type"><emph altrender="a">audiotape</emph></genreform></item></list> |
| <p>Recorded memoirs of Sir Harold Wilson, concerning his relationship with the coal industry during his life and career. Included is his role in nationalisation; his interest in industrial economy; his relationship with miners and miners leaders; research into wages and productivity; the oil industry in the energy market, and its impact on coal; closures during the 1960's; fuel policies; wage agreements; industrial relations; and the 1974 strike and General Election</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Wilson</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">Harold [Sir] & Robens</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Members of Parliament & Prime Ministers</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">Labour Party & Greene Board of Miners Wages & National Coal Board & Oil Lobby & Oil Producers Economic Cartel (OPEC) & Coal Production Council & Trades Union Congress & Conservative Party</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Seaton Carew</emph><emph altrender="county">Billingham</emph><emph altrender="parish">Middlesborough</emph><emph altrender="township">Cleveland</emph><emph altrender="street">England</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Disaster, Aberfan 1966</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Crisis, Suez Canal 1956</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Disaster, Windscale 1957</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, Grindthorpe 1948</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, French Miners 1949</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1974</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Election, General 1974</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Negotiations, Marshal Aid</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Election, General 1945</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">nationalisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War II </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">closures </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">land reclamation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wage agreements </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">nuclear energy </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">absenteeism </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">productivity </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial relations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">oil industry </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">gas industry </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list><list type="deflist"><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>National Power Loading Agreement 1966</item></defitem><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>Coal Mines Act (year ?)</item></defitem><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>Fuel Policy White Paper 1967</item></defitem></list> |
| Date | 1940 = 1982 (c) |
| 1979 = 1982 |
| Related Material | <archref linktype="simple"><extref linktype="simple"><emph altrender="filename">WXYZ</emph><emph altrender="identity">loan copy : Miners Library</emph></extref></archref> |
| Physical Description | good |
| Extent | no of tapes : 2 |
| Language | English |