Mrs Kathleen Brooke's visit to Sarawak: correspondence, diary, and press cuttings, 14 Mar-19 Sep 1947

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Comprises:

(fol. 1) copy of letter from Tom Harrisson thanking her for congratulations on his Distinguished Service Order and hoping that Anthony Brooke was receiving 'fairer treatment', 14 Mar 1947
(fol. 2) copy of letter from H.V. Hodson, Sunday Times, asking her for 'hard' news of events in Sarawak, and her reply about government monopoly regarding public relations, 9 Apr 1947
(fol. 3) copy of letter from her to [T.C.] Skeffington-Lodge, MP, giving her reasons for declining to meet A. Creech Jones because of his unjustified attack on her husband; and copy of her cable of good wishes to Kaum Ibu, Kuching and Sibu, 28 Apr 1947
(fols. 4-7) press cuttings, with photographs, about her visit to Singapore en route for Sarawak, and a letter (n.d.) from her about a visit to Malaya (Malaysia), 15-27 Jul 1947
(fols. 8-46) typed copy of the diary of her visit to Sarawak, preceded by copies of letters and telegrams relating to her itinerary. Correspondents include Francis Drake, Kapit, and the Resident, Sibu, 20-28 Aug, 28 Sep 1947
(fols. 47-50) photocopy of letter from her to W.C. Crocker, giving an account of her travels and impressions, 12 Sep 1947
(fol. 51) letter from Crocker, about her Sarawak photographs and diary, the 'monstrous behaviour' of the Governor in relation to Anthony Brooke's libel action against Digby, and news of her family, 19 Sep 1947.