Notes, correspondence, and related papers, 1947-1954
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fols. 1-15) manuscript notes by Marjorie Nicholson about the Commons debate on the Overseas Resources Development Bill (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/51, folder 1, items 4-7): also, notes and a typed draft on 'Public Accountability', [1947]
- (fol. 16) 'Colonial Development Corporations': memorandum FCB(47)14 (pp. 2) by Rita Hinden, about the Bill mentioned above, 20 Nov 1947
- (fols. 17-18) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Creech Jones about Lord Trefgarne's speech at Liverpool (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/51, folder 1, item 10), 6-15 Jul 1948
- (fols. 19-21) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Creech Jones about Colonial Development Corporation (CDC) operations in British Guiana (Guyana), 8-29 Nov 1948
- (fols. 22-29) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Lord Trefgarne, and between her and Creech Jones, about obtaining information on the activities of the Colonial Development Corporation (CDC), 8 Dec 1948-22 Mar 1949
- (fols. 30-31) 'Association of Colonial peoples with undertakings': memorandum by Lord Reith, Chairman of the Colonial Development Corporation (CDC) - cyclostyled copy with manuscript corrections, 5 Feb 1951
- (fols. 32-41) correspondence between Creech Jones, John Rankin, Rita Hinden, and Lord Reith, about the closing down of the Kota-Kota Co-operative Society Store at Mzuzu, Nyasaland (Malawi), with an extract from the Proceedings of the African Provincial Council, May 1950, 9 Apr-10 Jul 1951
- (fols. 42-43) two copies of a letter from the Colonial Development Corporation (CDC), signed F.W. Winterbotham, to James Johnson, MP, replying to the latter's Parliamentary Questions about the new Executive Management Board, 6 Jun 1951
- (fol. 44) manuscript notes by Marjorie Nicholson, headed 'C.D.C. - J. Thomas', about labour and economic conditions in British Honduras (Belize), 14 Jan 1952
- (fol. 45) joint letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke and C.W.W. Greenidge to Lord Reith, asking for an investigation of the Colonial Development Corporation (CDC) Fisheries scheme in the Seychelles, 10 Jun 1952
- (fol. 46) Colonial Office press release about the changing economy of British Honduras (Belize), 24 Nov 1952
- (fols. 47-49) letter from Greenidge to Marjorie Nicholson with a copy of his letter to James Griffiths, MP, about the need for reforming the Colonial Development Corporation (CDC), 9 and 12 Jul 1954.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1954
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/51, folder 2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk