Independence and the form of the new Constitution, 17 Apr 1956-2 Mar 1957

folder

Comprises:

fols. 1-3: Letter from Russell, Regional Information Officer, about the visit to Kumasi of a BBC television team, 14 Jan 1957.
fols. 4-5: Two copies of a message from Lennox-Boyd to the Asantehene about his visit to Kumasi and the White Paper on the Constitution of Ghana, published the previous day, 9 Feb 1957.
fols. 6-13: Statements by the Asanteman Council and by the Parliamentary Opposition and National Liberation Movement about the White Paper, and copies of Russell's replies, in which he gave the Secretary of State's answer that he did not see his way to take any action on these statements, 13-28 Feb 1957.
fols. 14-30: Press release of the speech made by Nkrumah to the Legislative Assembly on the eve of Independence Day, with some annotations by Russell, 2 Mar 1957.
Unfoliated printed papers: Copies of Gold Coast newspapers and cuttings from The Times about the appointment of Sir Arku Korsah as Chief Justice of the Gold Coast and about the new Constitution, 17 Apr-6 Oct 1956.

Dates

1 folder

MSS. Afr. s. 1111, box 3, file 4

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