Lists of MPs with special interest in colonial affairs, 1950-1960

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/22

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FCB folder labelled 'M.P.s General - A-Z'. It contains lists of Members of Parliament with special interest in colonial affairs, grouped under various headings (fols. 2-19), and correspondence with some of them. The lists are undated but are probably of an earlier date than the correspondence.

Contains:

(fol. 1) 'List of Members of the Colonial Bureau in their various categories.' The names are listed under three headings: (1) Fabian Society 60s. Members [i.e., those paying an inclusive subscription of £3]; (2) Colonial Bureau Members; and (3) Dartmouth Street Trust Members, n.d.
(fol. 2) 'List of Members of Parliament who co-operate with the Bureau' (26 names), n.d.
(fol. 3) 'List of Members who are willing to co-operate, but who don't receive Bureau literature' (four names), n.d.
(fol. 4) rough list similar to fol. 1, n.d.
(fol. 5) 'A list of Labour Members of Parliament with Whom the Bureau has co-operated' (26 names, as in fol. 2), n.d.
(fol. 6) 'MPs - Letters asking for co-operation in Parliamentary questions sent to:-' a list of 17 names follows, and 12 additional names under the heading 'Others with whom co-operation already exists or should be developed', n.d.
(fol. 7) 'Parliamentary Labour Party - Colonies Group' (40 names), n.d.
(fols. 8-9) 'Members of Parliamentary Labour Party specialising in the Colonies' (28 names), n.d.
(fols. 10-19) two lists compiled by the Parliamentary Labour Party Commonwealth and Colonies Group (Secretary, Carol Johnson): (1) MPs listed under territorial headings, and (2) 'Special Interests': MPs listed under 12 subject headings, n.d.

(fols. 20-144) correspondence with MPs chiefly concerning co-operation with the Bureau, 1954-1960. Additional topics are noted in the following alphabetical list of correspondents:

(fols. 20-21) Frank Allaun, 25 Jul 1957
(fol. 22) Stanley Awbery, 7 Feb 1956
(fols. 23-24) Aneurin Bevan, 15 Mar, 20 Jun 1956
(fols. 25-27) Arthur Blenkinsop, 9-18 Jun 1958
(fols. 28-29) Mrs Joyce Butler, 14-21 Feb 1957
(fols. 30-32) R.H.S. Crossman, 27 Nov 1957
(fols. 33-41) George Darling: consumer co-operatives and supply societies on rubber estates in Malaya (Malaysia), and Cocoa Marketing Societies in the Kabba Division of Nigeria, 16 Feb-14 Nov 1956
(fol. 42) Harold Davies, 13 Dec 1957
(fol. 43) Edward Fellowes, 28 Oct 1955
(fols. 44-45) Leslie Hale, 19 Nov 1958
(fols. 46-48) Somerville Hastings: Children's Rehabilitation Centre in the Kiambu Reserve, Kenya, 6-29 Mar 1956
(fol. 49) Mrs L. Jeger, 8 Feb 1957
(fol. 50) Roy-Jenkins, 25 Apr 1958
(fols. 51-55) Dr Horace King: his visit to Uganda, 28 Mar-12 Jun 1957
(fol. 56) Miss Jenny Lee, 26 Feb 1957
(fol. 57) J.E. McColl, 19 Aug 1957
(fol. 58) G.A. Pargiter, 19 Aug 1957
(fols. 59-64) John Parker: Volta River Project, 27 Jul 1956-25 Apr 1958
(fol. 65) Ben Parkin: petition from the Seychelles asking for the removal of the Chief Justice, 24 Feb 1956
(fols. 66-70) Sir Leslie Plummer: Copra and Coconut Oil Bulk Purchase Agreement with the Pacific Dependencies, and the freehold titles to land in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), 11 Jul-26 Nov 1957
(fols. 71-73) E. Popplewell: Trade Union Group, Colonial Sub-committee territorial groupings and members, 12 Jul 1954
(fol. 74) John Rankin: hospital at Kowloon, Hong Kong, 4 Jan 1957
(fols. 75-83) Kenneth Robinson: articles about Cyprus affairs for Venture, 22 Jul 1957-25 Nov 1958
(fols. 84-94) Mrs Harriet Slater: Co-operatives in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), and in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Tuvalu and Kiribati), 13 Mar 1956-27 Aug 1957
(fols. 95-96) Dr Barnett Stross: labour conditions on European farms in Kenya, 27 Jan, 17 Mar 1958
(fols. 97-102) Stephen Swingler: wages of plantation Workers, educational and medical services in the Seychelles, 21 Feb 1958-6 Apr 1960
(fols. 103-106) Ernest Thornton: Hong Kong textile industry, 3 Jun-28 Oct 1958
(fols. 107-110) Sir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, 27 Apr-8 Jun 1956
(fols. 111-114) Patrick Gordon-Walker, 27 Apr 1956
(fols. 115-126) Ronald Williams: Northern Rhodesia Emergency Powers (Amendment) Bill, 24 Feb 1956-20 Jan 1958
(fols. 127-144) W.T. Williams: co-operatives in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), and the coffee industry in Uganda, 13 Dec 1956-14 Oct 1957.