Correspondence, 1940-1943

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Contains:

(fols. 1-3) letter from the Secretary of the All-Jamaica Industrial Trade Exhibition and Fair of 1943 to David Adams about the Exhibition's objectives and the need for government finance; with a copy of a related cable to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 14 Aug 1943
(fols. 4-10) correspondence with V.L. Arnett, Secretary, Peoples' National Party (PNP), Jamaica, about the 1941 constitution; the alleged victimisation of Mr N., a school-teacher, by the education authorities (see also: fols. 24-31); the Jamaica telephone system; and West Indian representation on the Caribbean Commission: with related enclosures (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B, fols. 195-199; folder 2, fol. 131), 4 Apr 1941-17 Sep 1943
(fol. 11) letter from Henry Brinton to John Parker about Jamaica's constitutional problems (see also: fol. 36; and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fols. 99-116, 168-177, and items 14-15), 29 Jan 1940
(fols. 12-22) letter from W.E. Powell and Co., Bakers, to Creech Jones about labour disputes, enclosing photostatic copies of related letters from Alexander Bustamante, President-General, Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) (for Bustamante, see also: references throughout MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/143, folder 4, fols. 28-40; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1, fols. 174-200), 25 Jan-6 May 1943
(fol. 23) letter from H.A. [sic] Domingo to [Peter] Blackman about his detention under Jamaican wartime regulations. Those mentioned include Ben Riley, Oliver Stanley, David Adams, and Herbert Morrison, Home Secretary (see also: fols. 93-112; and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fols. 99-116), 11 Jan 1942
(fols. 24-31) letter from Henry Fowler to Parker about the case of Mr N. (see also fols. 4-10) and about the Peoples' National Party (PNP)'s objectives and the need for help in Britain; with related enclosures, 20 Dec 1941-9 Mar 1942
(fols. 32-37) letter from Rita Hinden to Kenneth Hill, Progressive Movement, about her publications on the colonies and the need for research material; and a letter from Hill to Creech Jones about Jamaica's political affairs, administration, economic problems, the Peoples' National Party (PNP) and its relations with the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU); with related enclosures. Those mentioned include the Governor, Sir Arthur Richards; Norman Manley; Bustamante; and Brinton (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B, fols. 59-107; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fol. 205), 7 Jan 1941-Oct 1942
(fols. 38-40) letter from H.P. Jacob to Rita Hinden about Jamaican political affairs, with a related cutting from the Daily Cleaner; and a letter from Jacob to Norman Leys about Public Opinion, colonial and West Indian affairs: in particular disputes in the Peoples' National Party (PNP). Those mentioned include Norman Manley, R.L.M. Kirkwood, Rita Hinden, and Sir Stafford Cripps (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/132, folder 1, fols. 1-59), 5 Oct 1942-30 May 1943
(fols. 41-65) correspondence between R.L.M. Kirkwood, MLC (Member of the Legislative Council), and Rita Hinden about colonial and West Indian problems, and Jamaica's constitutional and economic affairs, with related enclosures. Those mentioned include Stockdale, Simey, Richards, Manley, and other local politicians. Topics include: constitutional reform, adult suffrage and the 1943 constitution; development and welfare, and the need for local officials; taxation; food production and subsidies; co-operation; federation (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B, fols. 143-151; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fols. 224-226; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/143, folder 1, fols. 4-5), 8 Oct 1941-13 Aug 1943
(fols. 66-92) correspondence with Norman Manley, leader of the Peoples' National Party (PNP), about Jamaica's problems. Topics include: constitutional reform, the rejection of the 1941 constitution by the Elected Members, the 1943 constitution and the Census; he policy of the Peoples' National Party (PNP) and other local political groups; the attitude of government officials; detainees, including Bustamante and Domingo, and the reform of the Jamaica Defence Regulations Economic and trade union issues; US recruitment of local agricultural workers; the proposed sale of the Jamaica Telephone System; British colonial policy; the reconstitution of the West Indies Parliamentary Sub-Committee as an FCB Sub-Committee; an FCB deputation to the Colonial Office on West Indian affairs (Dec 1942) (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/133, folder 6, item 1; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B, fols. 156-162; and references throughout MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/143), 26 Feb 1941-13 Aug 1943
(fols. 93-112) correspondence between Dorothea Signage and Rita Hinden about the Jamaican government's internment policy and individual detainees; with copies of related extracts from Hansard and a letter from Mrs Simmons to the Colonial Secretary, Jamaica (see fol. 23, and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fols. 99-116), 24 Jun 1941-23 Apr 1942
(fols. 113-125) correspondence between Rita Hinden, Kirkwood and J.L. Varma, President of the East Indian Progressive Society, Jamaica, about the constitutional and economic position of the island's East Indian community; with an enclosed copy of a petition to Lord Moyne, S/S Col., and other related material (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B, fols. 14-29), 16 Sep 1942-11 Jun 1943
(fols. 126-142) correspondence between Creech Jones, Rita Hinden, Harold Macmillan, U-S/S Col., and Colonial Office officials about grievances of salt producers in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and related correspondence with the producers and their representatives, including F.C. Grant and G.H. Wood, 4 Nov 1942-16 Nov 1943.