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'Land, economics, industry', 1943-1955

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  1. (fol. 1) note of contents of file, n.d.
  2. (fol. 2) typed extract from the Crown Colonist about food supply difficulties, Mar 1943
  3. (fols. 3-18) notes, typed and handwritten, by Marjorie Nicholson about settlement, taken from Tanganyika Territory by Charlotte Leubuscher (1944), n.d.
  4. (fol. 19) cutting from a cyclostyled sheet 'Survey of Tanganyika's coalfields', n.d.
  5. (fols. 20-23) notes in Rita Hinden's hand of references concerning Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) under three headings: 'Crown Colonist', 'Developments since the war', and 'East Africa and Rhodesia', n.d.
  6. (fol. 24) 'Petrol from oil seeds:' successful research in East Africa': Colonial Office press statement No. 30, 13 Jul 1944
  7. (fol. 25) typed notes on 'Tanganyika Economy Committee', n.d.
  8. (fols. 26-35) handwritten notes from the following sources: Memorandum on non-indigenous agricultural settlement submitted to the Chief Secretary by R.C. Northcote, Director of Lands and Mines, Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 1944; notes on European settlement - Southern Highlands Province, by C.J. McGregor, Senior Agricultural Officer, 1944; and memorandum by the Director of Lands and Mines, Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 1943, n.d.
  9. (fols. 36-44) letter from C. Kirk, Accounts Department, Railways, Dar es Salaam, to Creech Jones covering his notes on the post-war Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) situation which contain suggestions for eliminating famine in certain indigenous areas, and the establishment of Co-operatives. There is a pencilled note about Questions arising from this, 7 Dec 1944
  10. (fols. 45-49) 'Native land tenure': memorandum by Northcote, 1 Mar 1945
  11. (fol. 50) 'Tanganyika's Agricultural Development Fund': Colonial Office press statement, 28 Mar 1945
  12. (fol. 51) draft of a letter from Rita Hinden to G.H. Hall S/S Col., about non-indigenous settlement in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), for discussion at an FCB Advisory Committee Meeting on 29 Oct. (An article by Rita Hinden on Tanganyika Land Settlement is in MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/43, fols. 140-142), n.d.
  13. (fols. 52-56) Trusteeship Council General Memorandum for the UK representative, concerning land alienation policy and procedure, n.d.
  14. (fol. 57) statement by John Clarke, Public Relations Department, London Press Exchange, concerning limestone in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 2 Feb 1948
  15. (fols. 58-61) Colonial Office note on European settlement in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) and the disposal of former German estates in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 23 Jun 1948
  16. (fol. 62) written reply from Creech Jones to Skinnard about European land settlement in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 11 Mar 1949
  17. (fols. 63-65) Colonial Office Information Department (COID) press statements concerning African beef and crocodile skins, 2 Aug-14 Oct 1949
  18. (fols. 66-68) cyclostyled statement on the existing land ordinance in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) made by the Governor (Twining) on 14 Dec 1949, 28 Dec 1949
  19. (fols. 69-70) typed notes, 'Tanganyika land situation' (two copies), n.d.
  20. (fols. 71-72) pencilled notes, 'East Africa - 3 questions to Charles Smith', concerning German farms and land settlement schemes for indigenous communities, n.d.
  21. (fols. 73-74) letter to Griffiths about land settlement in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania): FCB(50)2, [1950]
  22. (fols. 75-76) typed copy of a letter from Jack Spalding, mining consultant, to [the Editor] East Africa and Rhodesia, correcting statements made in a leading article about the government's grant to the Colonial Development Corporation of exclusive rights to prospect and mine coal and iron, 23 Feb 1950
  23. (fol. 77) 'Tanganyika sisal breaks record twelve million pound crop expected - record year for Tangan mines too': Colonial Office Information Department (COID) press release, 8 Mar 1950
  24. (fols. 78-79) Overseas Food Corporation Press notices, Numbers 9 and 10: announcement of the resignation of Sir Leslie Plummer, Chairman, and the appointment of a Working Party to advise on agricultural policy at Kongwa, 24 May-12 Jun 1950
  25. (fols. 80-81) written replies from Griffiths to Parker about European settlement in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) and land re-allocation, 21 Jun-5 Jul 1950
  26. (fols. 82-85) correspondence between Rita Hinden and the Colonial Office about land settlement: FCB(50)4, 1950
  27. (item 1) 'Conclusions and recommendations on agricultural development policy in the Southern Province of Tanganyika' by the Overseas Food Corporation, pp. 10, 17 Oct 1950
  28. (fols. 86-90) typed 'Note of a discussion held on 5 December 1950, between representatives of the Committee of the FCB and Mr A.B. Cohen, Mr P. Rogers and Mr E.L. Scott from the Colonial Office on the subject of European settlement in Tanganyika', 1950
  29. (fol. 91) Colonial Office Information Department (COID) press release 'Deep water berth at Dar es Salaam: Anglo-Belgian agreement', 6 Apr 1951
  30. (fol. 92) letter from Beer to Marjorie Nicholson about the Jul/Aug issue of United Empire, 15 Oct 1951
  31. (fol. 93) Colonial Office Information Department (COID) press release concerning agricultural developments in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 10 May 1952
  32. (fol. 94) typed extracts from East Africa and Rhodesia 31 Jan and 13 Mar 1952 concerning coffee production, [1952]
  33. (fols. 95-98) letter from Mrs R. Szur, Secretary, Congress of Peoples Against Imperialism, to Marjorie Nicholson concerning a statement by Kirilo Japhet, representative of the Meru people, Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), in reply to the White Paper on the Meru land problem, 15-27 Oct 1952
  34. (fol. 99) reply by Lyttleton, S/S Col. to a question by H. Hynd about labour on Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) sisal estates, n.d.
  35. (fols. 100-102) typed notes concerning the Moshi Native Coffee Board, 1953
  36. (item 2) Colonial Office Information Department (COID) Review of Mining during 1952 issued on behalf of the Commissioner of Mines, Dar es Salaam, pp. 5, 27 Mar 1953
  37. (fols. 103-110) typed copy of 'Some aspects of the economy of Tanganyika' [by Dudley Thompson], 1954
  38. (fols. 111-113) 'Précis of the Member for Social Service's circular letter No. 1 of 1953 on the subject of industrial relations', with a cutting from a statement by the UN Information Centre, 'Appeal of Tanganyika tribe before Trusteeship Council', Jan 1954
  39. (fol. 114) typed copy of a question by Fenner Brockway on the limitation of livestock, with the reply by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 7 Apr 1954
  40. (fol. 115) letter from K.L. Sanders, Department of Labour, Dar es Salaam, to Marjorie Nicholson concerning Labour administration in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), 29 May 1954
  41. (fols. 116-117) copy of a letter from Marjorie Nicholson to John Hynd about the Meru case, 15 Feb 1955
  42. (fols. 118-120) Colonial Office Information Department (COID) press statements concerning the establishment of the Tanganyika Agricultural Corporation, and the Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) goodwill coffee mission, 17 Mar, 29 Jun 1955
  43. (item 3) prospectus for the College of Commerce, Moshi, Session 1956-1957, pp. 40, Mar 1956
  44. (item 4) report on an inquiry into agricultural education at primary and middle schools, issued by the Tanganyikan Department of Agriculture, pp. 19, 1956
  45. (item 5) 'Tanganyika - an economic survey': pamphlet issued by Barclays Bank, pp. 20, Aug 1956.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943-1955

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/122, folder 1

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