Memoranda mostly relating to disturbances in the Southern Province, 1953-1954
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Memoranda and other papers, chiefly concerning disturbances in the Southern Province:
- (fols. 1-7) copy of a Petition against Central African federation, presented by the Chiefs and citizens of Nyasaland (Malawi) to H.M. the Queen, 19 Jan 1953
- (item 1) printed copy of the above Petition, issued by the Africa Bureau in pamphlet form with a postscript by Creech Jones (20 pp.), 1953
- (fols. 8-9) two Colonial Office releases, about (1) the delegation of Chief's to the Secretary of State, and their request for audience by the Queen, and (2) the appointment of R.O. Sinclair as Chief Justice, Nyasaland (Malawi), 4 Feb 1953
- (fol. 10) 'Banishment without trial': press release by Scott about his deportation and the treatment of Chief Gomani. A note in Marjorie Nicholson's hand refers to the feeling that federation was inevitable, 9 Jun 1953
- (fols. 11-12) record of a discussion between the Deputy Provincial Commissioner and a deputation of the Blantyre Branch of the Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) (Chirwa, Mapemba, and Mkandawire) concerning the disturbances, 31 Aug 1953
- (fols. 13-21) letter from Scott to Marjorie Nicholson covering documents received from Chief Mwase and Members of the Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) about the disturbances, also notes on the land question: (fol. 14) press statement by Chinyama; (fols. 15-16) record of a discussion (copy of fols. 11-12, with slight variants); (fol. 17) Resolutions from Nyasaland Chiefs' Union; (fols. 18-19) Proposed Statutory Reforms; (fols. 20-21) The Land Question in Nyasaland (Malawi), 25 Sep 1953
- (fols. 22-24) press statement by the Africa Bureau about the arrests of certain Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) leaders, including extracts from articles in the Nyasaland Times, 8 and 12 Oct 1953, 25 Oct 1953
- (fols. 25-26) press statement by the Africa Bureau about a request for an Independent Commission of Enquiry into the disturbances, 6 Dec 1953
- (item 2) 'Nyasaland Agriculture in a Nutshell': pamphlet (23 pp.), [1954?]
- (fol. 27 and item 3) letter from Creech Jones to H. Hynd, MP, about wage increases in Nyasaland (Malawi), with a copy of the Annual Report of the Labour Department for the year ending 31 Dec 1953 (20 pp.)
- (fol. 28) extract from Hansard, Vol. 535, No. 17, Col. 292: Question by J. Johnson and Reply by Lennox-Boyd, about Chibambo's imprisonment, 22 Dec 1954.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-1954
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/105, folder 2
Repository Details
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