Controversy Series No. 5: 'Friendship and Empire', by J.B. Danquah (May 1949), Dec 1948-May 1949

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Contains:

(fols. 1-77) alternative draft versions of pamphlet, with instructions to printer and copies of addresses by Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council, and Arthur Creech Jones, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the 1948 Africa Conference at Lancaster House, for inclusion in the Gold Coast (Ghana) edition, 1948-1949
(fols. 78-88) correspondence with Danquah about the pamphlet, with a related extract from a printer's letter about despatching the West African edition. Other topics include Rita Hinden's help to Danquah during his visit to London for the Conference; her visit to Nigeria in Jan 1949; and the compulsory eradication of diseased cocoa trees, 3 Dec 1948-27 May 1949
(fols. 89-98) correspondence with readers, including Hughes and Mrs Cruchley; and a letter from Marjorie Nicholson to G.B. Cartland, Colonial Office, requesting Security clearance for references in the pamphlet to statements made during the Conference, 23 Dec 1948-14 Jan 1949
(fols. 99-104) notes by Bureau staff on printing costs and policy and on points in text, n.d.
(fols. 105-127 and items 1-5) instructions on handling pamphlets'; instructions to and correspondence with printer about Danquah's pamphlet, with related enclosures, including a specimen of an earlier pamphlet in the series; corrected final proofs, and printed copies of the English and Gold Coast (Ghana) editions (17 and 35 pp.), 3 Mar-6 May 1949
(fols. 128-129) correspondence about clearing pamphlet for libel, 29 Mar-4 Apr 1949
(fols. 130-131) press notice and distribution list for review purposes, Apr 1949
(fol. 132) list of Fabian Pamphlets Now Available (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/33, folder 2, fols. 67-69), [Apr 1949].