Correspondence and other papers, 1953-1954
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fols. 1-5) memorandum, 'Togoland under the United Kingdom Trusteeship', containing observations of the Administering Authority on two petitions to the Trusteeship Council from the Kpandai area (T/PET. 6/215 and 6/216), n.d.
- (fols. 6-7) extracts from the observations of the Administering Authority on a petition supporting unification of the two territories, n.d.
- (fols. 8-10) letter from Anku Morny to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about the political situation in Togoland, asking if Sorensen would take up further points with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Hilda Selwyn-Clarke's reply, May, 18 Aug 1953
- (fol. 11) cuttings from Hansard containing Questions by Sorensen and Answers by Lyttelton concerning payments by chiefs, the relationships of the various peoples of Togoland and of British Togoland (Ghana) to the Gold Coast (Ghana), 8 and 15 Jul 1953
- (fol. 12) copy of letter from Antor to the Superintendent of Police, the Gold Coast Police, Accra, about a shooting incident, 13 Jul 1953
- (fols. 13-14) resolution adopted by the Ho District Togoland Youth Association, addressed to the Secretary-General, United Nations, concerning the establishment of the Joint Togoland Council and the Volta River Project, 30 Aug 1953
- (fols. 15-18) letter from Anku Morny to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about further questions to be put to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on constitutional matters. Attached is a copy of the Resolution passed by the Gbi Hohoe Local Council concerning the alleged proposal to integrate British Togoland (Ghana) into the Gold Coast Colony (Ghana), 26 Sep, 2 Oct 1953
- (item 1) ''Most Secret'' Politics in Togoland - the British Government's Attempt to Annex Togoland to the Gold Coast': pamphlet issued by Contemporary Press with preface by Antor and introduction by Paul Ecker (pp. 27), 27 Dec 1953, n.d.
- (fols. 19-20) UN Information papers on Trusteeship Council's discussions concerning Togoland unification, and the decision to adjoin further consideration of the problem till the following session, 1 and 8 Mar 1954
- (item 2) 'A Year of Progress in British Togoland': pamphlet published by the UN Department of Public Information, New York (pp. 6), 1 Apr 1954
- (fol. 21) letter from Antor to the Assistant Superintendent of Police, the Gold Coast Police, Hohoe, on 'Report on threats and intimidation contrary to the Election Regulations', 24 May 1954
- (fols. 22-23) Colonial Office press release: Lyttelton's Written Reply to a question by Bernard Braine about the future of Togoland, 21 Jun 1954
- (fols. 24-32) copy of draft letter from the Permanent United Kingdom Representative at the United Nations Headquarters, New York (Pierson Dixon) to the Secretary-General, asking for the following item to be included in the Agenda: 'The future of the Trust Territory of Togoland under UK Trusteeship'. Attached is an Explanatory Memorandum, with many marked passages, 21 Jun 1954
- (fol. 33) United Nations News: 'Plebiscite in Togolands requested', 9 Aug 1954
- (fols. 34-35) letter from Anku Morny and a reply, about the result of the General Election for the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly, with references to his report (fol. 21), 12 Aug, 21 Sep 1954
- (fol. 36) UN Information Centre release about a visiting mission to the Togoland Trust Territories, 20 Dec 1954.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-1954
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/89, folder 3
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk