Minutes of the General Council meeting which took place on principally concerning: publication of the Framework Documents between the British and Irish governments regarding Northern Ireland; abortion information legislation; discussion of motions to be submitted to Party conference in the name of the General Council; ‘The state in the economy’ consultative policy document; ‘Debt Relief for Africa’ information and discussion document; new constitution of Labour Youth; appointment of conference arrangements committee; army barracks closures; financing of Labour Women; election of Conal McDevitt as vice-president of European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth (ECOSY); and appointment of members of the national youth committee. Also includes: agenda; correspondence from the chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party; text of international affairs motions to Party conference; constitutional amendment concerning representation of Party members section at Party conference; text of motions in the name of the Party Leader; text of motion in the name of Labour Women concerning constitutional prohibition on divorce; text of motions in the name of Henry Houghton; ‘The state in the economy’ consultative policy document; ‘Debt Relief for Africa’ information and discussion document; draft new constitution for Labour Youth; schedule of ministerial visits; Labour Women report; Labour Women action plan for divorce referendum; and Labour youth report. (63 pp)