Letters from Anthony Brooke to Kathleen Brooke, 1945-1946

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The main topics, other than personal and family matters, are noted. Comprises:

(fols. 1-3) letter from Guildford, about his research in Foreign Office records; and the effect on Sarawak affairs of the Japanese acceptance of the Potsdam terms, 10 Aug 1945
(fols. 4-5) letter from Sarawak Government Offices, Millbank, about the uncertain future of the Provisional Government; and his purchase of a London house, 12 Aug 1945
(fols. 6-11) two letters, from New York and San Francisco, written en route for Singapore, about incidents of the journey, 8 and 12 Dec 1946
(fols. 12-13) letter from Hong Kong, about press cuttings he had sent to [W.C.] Crocker; his good treatment by the authorities, both in America and Manila; his intention to stay in Manila for some time; the futility of the Colonial Office's ban on his entry into Sarawak; and American interest in Sarawak affairs, 25 Dec 1946.

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13 Leaves

MSS. Pac. s. 83/34, folder 4

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