'West Indies Documents and Correspondence', 1953-1954
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (fols. 1-35) Official releases, mainly about West Indian Federation, the Caribbean Commission, the London Conference (Apr 1953); Development; a visit to the West Indies by Henry Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs (1953); and the West Indian Students' Centre, 1 Jan 1953-21 Dec 1954
- (fol. 36) report from the West India Committee Circular about a proposed ban on subversive propaganda in British Guiana (Guyana) (copy), Mar 1953
- (fols. 37-41 and item 1) Caribbean Area Division of the Inter-American Regional Organisation of Workers (CADORIT), affiliated to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU): Information Bulletin and Pamphlet (16 pp.) (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 4, fols. 10-14; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 6, fols. 33-50; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/135, folder 5, fols. 15-16), Apr 1954
- (fols. 42-44) letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Vincent Bird, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), Antigua, enclosing a list of FCB contacts in East and Central Africa for his visit [with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association] (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/148), 15 Jul 1954
- (fols. 45-46) correspondence with Robert L. Bradshaw, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), St Kitts, about appointments to West Indian governorships and the possibility of a deputation and a question in the Commons (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/148, folder 2, fols. 3-7; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/148, folder 4, fols. 52-54), 11 Mar-23 Apr 1954
- (fol. 47) letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke to Miss E: Charles of Dominica suggesting a meeting in London (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/148, folder 7, fols. 95-96), 29 Apr 1954
- (fols. 48-49) correspondence with John Knight, Seamen and Waterfront Workers' Union, Grenada, about a visit by him to England and a case involving pensions, 5 May-13 Sep 1954.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-1954
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 3
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