Correspondence and related papers, 1955
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fol. 1) 'Wellington Manoah Chirwa': biographical note by the Africa Bureau, 4 Jan 1955
- (fols. 2-5) letter from Mary Benson to Marjorie Nicholson covering (1) Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) press statement about the 'Van Eeden Plan' to re-draw Federal boundaries and abolish the Federal system of Government in Central Africa, and (2) comments by the Africa Bureau on this plan, 7 Jan 1955
- (fols. 6-10) correspondence between the FCB (Grace Turner) and J.J. Mwale about his subscription, 1 Feb-31 Mar 1955
- (fols. 11-13) Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) press statement, giving reasons for their rejection of the proposals for Constitutional Changes, and a note of Resolutions passed at a public meeting in Blantyre listing their demands, 12 and 13 Feb 1955
- (fols. 14-15) Resolutions of the Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) Delegates Conference on Constitutional Change, 20 Feb 1955
- (fol. 16) Nyasaland African Congress (NAC) press statement, put out by the Africa Bureau, about Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) domination in the Federation and about the Kariba Hydro-electric Scheme, 8 Mar 1955
- (fol. 17) letter from Grace Turner to Chirwa about his answers to the FCB questionnaire, and mentioning Marjorie Nicholson's retirement from the FCB, 20 Apr 1955
- (fols. 18-21) letter from Fox-Pitt to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke covering a copy of the Anti-Slavery Society's Memorandum to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on Constitutional Reform in Nyasaland (Malawi), 26 Apr 1955
- (fol. 22) Africa Bureau press statement on the Nyasaland Constitution and Lennox-Boyd's rejection of the Africans' demand for parity of representation in the Legislative Council, 21 Jun 1955.
Dates
- Creation: 1955
Extent
22 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/105, folder 3
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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