Minutes of the Administrative Council which took place on 27 October 1981 principally concerning; venues for Party conference 1981; motions from branches and constituency councils; role of the director of policy and press relations; draft policy statement on disarmament; motion concerning economic policy and budget 1981; selection of fraternal delegate to the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) conference; motion regarding the role of the Labour Women’s Council; motion regarding ‘Talbot (Ireland) Limited’; and correspondence. Also includes: agenda and text of motions; list of constituency council motions forwarded to the Administrative Council; income and expenditure account Jan – Sept 1981; report of the International Secretary; draft policy statement entitled ‘Disarmament’ prepared by the international affairs committee; report concerning the director of policy development and press relations prepared by the Party Chair and Financial Secretary; policy committee report; correspondence from Sheelagh McDonnell, Chair, Labour Women’s National Council concerning the raising of the age of admission to primary school; national youth committee report; and list of correspondence received. (48 pp)