'Military Service and demobilisation in African territories', 1940-1947
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fols. 1-2) excerpt from Kenya by Norman Leys, pp. 303-304: 'Military labour service in last war', n.d.
- (fols. 3-4) note by Rita Hinden: 'Military participation of colonial peoples', n.d.
- (fols. 5-9) notes about unarmed porters recruited in East Africa, 1914-1918, and excerpts from the following: 'Nutrition in the Colonial Empire', Part I, p. 94; The Defence (Native Personnel) regulations, 1940; and East Africa Standard, 13 Sep 1940: Military Labour Service, n.d.
- (fols. 10-11) cyclostyled memorandum on the Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Welfare and its plans for post-war reconstruction, n.d.
- (fols. 12-20) papers concerning Kenya Defence Regulations, including correspondence between Wilfrid Benson, International Labour Organization (ILO), G.H. Hall, U-S/S Col., and Creech Jones, 11-29 Nov 1940
- (fols. 21-22) Colonial Office Press Section: notes on (1) Tonga's War Effort, and (2) the King's African Rifles, 2 and 21 Feb 1941
- (fols. 23-25) Ministry of Information press release on Colonial Regiments in the Abyssinian Campaign, 30 Jul 1941
- (fols. 26-32) typescript notes on Military Service in Africa, n.d.
- (fols. 33-42) printed report of a Debate in the Council of Government, Mauritius, on Military Service, 23 Dec 1941
- (fols. 43-48) manuscript note by Creech Jones on Colonial Defence (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/46, folder 1, fols. 106-112). A covering note from him is attached, perhaps to Rita Hinden, [Feb 1942]
- (fols. 49-51) excerpts from (1) East Africa Standard about medical care of military forces, and (2) The Economist about colour prejudice in the American Navy, 4 Apr, 16 May 1942
- (fols. 52-53) memorandum by the Colonial Office on rates of pay for conscripted indigenous recruits in East Africa, with a covering note from Arthur Henderson, U-S/S War, to Ben Riley, MP, 14 May 1942
- (fols. 54-61) letter from Patricia Norton, The Economist, to Rita Hinden, about an article entitled 'Colonial Commandos', with copies of two letters from Ladipo Solanke, West African Students' Union (WASU), to the Editors of The Economist and The Empire, and a hand-written one from him to Rita Hinden, 21 May-8 Jun 1942
- (fols. 62-69) notes and press releases by the Colonial Office and Ministry of Information, on military matters, 13 Feb 1943-Jun 1944
- (fols. 70-106) 'Demobilisation, Housing and Labour in Africa': notes and memoranda, extracts from Hansard and Reports, as well as extracts about nutrition and wage rates (typescript, two copies and spare pages), [1944]
- (fols. 107-116) 'Reconstruction and Demobilisation in the Colonies': memorandum, possibly based on the above material, [1944]
- (fols. 117-126) Ministry of Information pamphlet and cuttings from news bulletins concerning rehabilitation for Africans, Jul 1944
- (fols. 127-134) Colonial Office release about rehabilitation and resettlement, Dec 1944
- (fols. 135-138) 'The share in victory of the British Colonial Forces': Central Office of Information, News from the Colonies No. 92, 31 May 1946
- (fols. 139-140) 'The Problem of ex-Askari': typescript of article to appear in Rhodes-Livingstone Journal No. 5 (communicated by Max Gluckman), Jun 1946
- (fol. 141) letter from Creech Jones, S/S Col., to R.W. Sorensen, MP, in reply to a Parliamentary Question about resettlement of African ex-servicemen, giving the numbers placed in employment in the various Territories, 21 Jul 1947.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1947
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/77, folder 1
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