Correspondence between Bertram Brooke, Anthony Brooke, and Kathleen Brooke, 1943-1944
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Held at the Weston Library
Anthony Brooke, unless otherwise stated, was with the Intelligence Corps in South East Asia, while Kathleen was in Little Gaddesden, Herts. The letters were clipped together by her and numbered in sequence: these numbers are given in brackets and the main topics other than personal and family matters are noted. Comprises:
- (fol. 1) (1) letter from Bertram Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, with postscript about 'Peter's definite right to the succession', 15 Jul 1943
- (fol. 2) (2) letter from Anthony Brooke in Intelligence School, Karachi, to Kathleen Brooke about the future administration of Sarawak, 24 Apr 1944
- (fol. 3) (3) letter from Anthony Brooke in British Medical Hospital, Delhi, to Kathleen Brooke about the approaching birth of their third child; Bertram Brooke's determination not to accept the position of Rajah, 29 Jun 1944
- (fol. 4) (4) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, about his visit to John Gilbert, and Gilbert's report on the Japanese invasion of Sarawak; and Anthony Brooke's financial position, 30 Jul 1944
- (fol. 5) (5) letter from Bertram Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, about Admiral Louis Mountbatten's views on Anthony Brooke's future role in Sarawak, 4 Sep 1955
- (fol. 6) (6) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, about his meeting with Mountbatten, 26 Sep 1944
- (fol. 7) (8) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke about his confidence in his own future role in Sarawak, 7 Nov 1944
- (fol. 8) (7) letter from Bertram Brooke to Kathleen Brooke about the Rajah's decision to restore to Anthony Brooke the title of Rajah Muda, and hopes that the British Government might help to arrange for him to return to Sarawak, 8 Nov 1944
- (fol. 9) (9) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke about the birth of their second daughter; the use of the titles of Rajah and Ranee Muda; and Bertram Brooke's wish that Anthony Brooke should succeed the Rajah, 14 Nov 1944
- (fol. 10) (10) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke about the baby; and his wish to broadcast on Sarawak from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and India, 18 Nov 1944
- (fol. 11) (11) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, about his 'utter confidence' in himself and Sarawak; the need for both of them to use their titles as 'part of the campaign'; and his contacts with Dutch and American officials and 1400 American newspapers, 27 Nov 1944
- (fol. 12) (12) letter from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, about his campaign to 'settle the future status of Sarawak', whatever the doubts of others regarding his methods, 3 Dec 1944
- (fol. 13) (13) letter from Kathleen Brooke to Anthony Brooke, about domestic problems making it difficult to 'take up my position as Ranee Muda'; her view that he was right to counteract former press reports in America about the Rajah's daughter but that he should 'go warily'; and her support of his 'fighting mood', 5 Dec 1944
- (fol. 14) (14) letter from Bertram Brooke to Kathleen Brooke about the use of the title being purely complimentary in England, 8 Dec 1944
- (fols. 15-16) two cables from Anthony Brooke overseas to Kathleen Brooke about his own movements, 8 and 11 Dec 1944
- (fol. 17) (15) letter from Bertram Brooke to Kathleen Brooke about Anthony Brooke's expected arrival in England, 15 Dec 1944.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1944
Extent
17 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Pac. s. 83/34, folder 2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk