Correspondence and related papers, chiefly concerning the Brooke succession and the constitution, 1941-1962

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(fol. 1) letter from J.B. Archer to [Bertram] Brooke about his own disagreement with the 'proposed order' and the need to consult the people, 24 Jul 1941
(fols. 2-3) copy of 'An Agreement between H.M.G. and the Rajah', signed by the Governor, T.S.W. Thomas, and the Rajah, C.V. Brooke, concerning the appointment of a British Representative, 22 Nov 1941
(fols. 4-7) report by B.A. Reeves about the Japanese invasion and occupation of Sarawak, 16 Apr 1942
(fols. 8-11) letter from Bertram Brooke to C.V. Brooke (designated 'important' by Mrs Noble), with a later note added by Bertram Brooke to Anne Bryant and passages marked for the attention of Arthur Bryant, about MacBryan's activities as the Rajah's representative, the question of the succession, and the future role of the Brookes, 26 Jan 1943
(fols. 12-16) memorandum about the succession, unsigned, with a note to W.C. Crocker added by Bertram Brooke about MacBryan's influence on the Rajah, n.d.
(fols. 17-24) 'Sarawak Succession - Memorandum on behalf of the Tuan Muda', prepared by W.C. Crocker, 27 Feb 1946
(fol. 25) extract from letter from Lt. Col. W.P.N. Ditmas to his father, about MacBryan's activities, 5 Mar 1946
(fol. 26) copy of 'Message from the Rajah of Sarawak to his people' about the Cession, n.d.
(fols. 27-28) copies of letters from the Malay National Union to the Datu Patinggi in favour of continuation of the Brooke succession, and from him to the Rajah about 'fees' paid by MacBryan to Chiefs in return for signatures in connection with Cession proposals, 12 Mar, 1 Apr 1946
(fols. 29-35) cutting from the Straits Times about bribery of Malay chiefs, and letter signed 'A native of Sarawak' to the Tuan Muda about this matter, 18 Apr [1946]
(fol. 36) Sarawak Cession Order in Council, 1 Jul 1946
(fols. 37-38) letter of greeting from the Datu Patinggi to the Tuan Muda, and reprint from The Times of the announcement of his death, 26 Nov, 2 Dec 1946
(fols. 39-46) translations of indigenous protests against the Cession, addressed to the Tuan Muda and W.C. Crocker, 20 Dec 1946-16 Feb 1947
(fol. 47) letter to the Editor, Manchester Guardian, from three Malay associations, about the misrepresentation of the attitude of the people of Sarawak towards the annexation of their country by Britain, 7 Mar 1947
(fols. 48-50) précis of correspondence between the Persatuan and the Chief Secretary, concerning the Cession, 30 Apr, 19 May 1947
(fol. 51) copy of letter from Basil Brooke to Anthony Brooke quoting the report of a recent visitor to Sarawak that the feelings of Europeans there were favourable to the Cession and advising him to let matters rest, 1 Sep 1947
(fol. 52) copy of cable from Anthony Brooke to Arthur Bryant about official use of the word 'cession' rather than 'annexation', 14 Feb 1948
(fols. 53-55) copies of letters from Spurway to the Ranee Sylvia and from her to Teeling, about the proposal that she and the Rajah should visit Sarawak and about the situation in Sarawak under the first Governor, Sir Charles Arden-Clarke, 11 and 19 Mar 1948
(fol. 56) copy of part of a letter from J.B. Archer to Professor Le Gros Clark about events leading to the Cession and Anthony Brooke's 'missed chances', 2 Jun 1948
(fols. 57-59) letter [from Bertram Brooke] to Hector Bolitho, Editor of The British Empire, criticising a chapter on Sarawak by J.B. Archer in that book, n.d.
(fols. 60-61) letter from Bertram Brooke to Brian Batsford about the above publication, 11 Sep 1948
(fols. 62-63) letter from Bertram Brooke and copy of one from a former member of the Malayan Police about his appointment by the Colonial Office as Deputy Commissioner of the Federation Police, n.d. and 14 Oct 1948
(fol. 64) copy of letter from Anthony Brooke to the Commissioner General, Singapore, about the ban on Brooke's entry into Sarawak, 4 Jan 1949
(fols. 65-70) letter from A.B. Ward, President, Sarawak Association, to Mrs Duncan Stewart about the death of her husband, the new Governor of Sarawak, following an attack by two Malayan (Malaysian) individuals in Sibu on 3 Dec 1949, and a copy of Malayan Bulletin with announcement of this event, 12 and 20 Dec 1949
(fol. 71) letter [from Bertram Brooke] to Inche Johari about the Preamble to the Constitution, 28 Aug 1950
(fols. 72-74) petition from C.V. Brooke to the Queen about financial arrangements made between himself and the Colonial Office in 1946 in connection with the Cession of Sarawak, 10 Feb 1956
(fol. 75) letter from Anthony Brooke to Alan Lennox-Boyd, S/S Col., about the new Constitution of Sarawak, 20 Mar 1956
(fols. 76-77) letter from Anthony Brooke to the Bishop of Borneo about the Cardinal Principles set out in the Preamble to the Constitution, 30 May 1956
(fol. 78) letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to Anthony Brooke about the Preamble, 25 Jun 1956
(fol. 79) letter from Johari Anang to Bertram Brooke about changes in Sarawak since the Cession, particularly in the Malay National Union, and recent appointments of government officials, 11 Jan 1957
(fols. 80-81) 'An Open Letter' from Anthony Brooke (duplicate of MSS. Pac. s. 83/2, Vol. 27, folder 5, fols. 59-60), 9 Aug 1962.