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  1. (fols. 1-3) letter to C.M. Aitcheson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Jamaica, and a related note about his visit to the Society's offices, 13 Aug 1947
  2. (fols. 4-6) letter from E. Burke intended to accompany copies of Newsy Wapps, a volume of Jamaican stories, for sale in England; and reply, 26 Feb-16 Apr 1947
  3. (fols. 7-11) correspondence between Marjorie Nicholson and Richard Hart, Secretary of the Caribbean Labour Congress, about the proposed Leeward Islands Trade Union Amendment Bill, 4 Mar-4 Oct 1948
  4. (fols. 12-13) letter from Mary [Cluce?], Ocho Rios, Jamaica, to Rita Hinden acknowledging receipt of FCB publications and commenting on white settlement in Africa, 4 Jul 1945
  5. (fols. 14-29) correspondence with the East Indian Progressive Society about matters effecting the local Indian community, with related enclosures. Topics include: US recruitment of agricultural workers; representation in the Legislative Council; recognition of marriages performed by Hindu and Muslim priests; referral of petitions addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the local government under the new constitution; and obsolete immigration laws, 14 Nov 1944-30 Apr 1950
  6. (fols. 30-32) letter from C.H. Dickson, Secretary of the Federation of Civil Service Associations in the Caribbean Area, covering a copy of a Report by A.A. Thompson on representations made to the Colonial Office on behalf of the Federation, 12 Apr 1948
  7. (fol. 33) copies of Answers by Creech Jones to Questions about broadcasting in Jamaica and Trinidad and about living conditions in Jamaica, addressed to [F.A.] Glasspole (see also fol. 179), 3 Jul 1947
  8. (fol. 34) letter from the Gleaner Co. Ltd. acknowledging the Bureau's subscription to the Daily Gleaner, 10 Feb 1945
  9. (fols. 35-40) correspondence with Ansell Hart about permission for Nino Micheletti to return to Accra to dispose of property (with a copy of a letter to the Colonial Secretary, Accra); and about material for Hart's research into Jamaican history 1830-1865 (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fols. 1-6), 6 May 1946-24 Apr 1947
  10. (fols. 41-58) correspondence between Herbert Hart and Rita Hinden about Jamaica's labour and trade union issues; the Peoples' National Party (PNP) and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU); conditions of work at the 'Lunatic Asylum'; Bustamante; Nethersole; the working of the new constitution; the use of symbols for illiterate voters; and controversy over the electricity supply, 18 Feb 1946-27 Jun 1947
  11. (fols. 59-107) correspondence between Ken Hill, Chairman of Federation of Government Employees' Organisations, Secretary of the Postal and Telegraphic Workers' Union and Vice-Chairman of the Trades Union Council of Jamaica, and Rita Hinden, mainly about labour and trade union matters. Topics include: conditions of employment on the railways and in government service; Bustamante's policy towards unions other than the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), and his relations with the Peoples' Progressive Party (PPP); possible financial aid for West Indian Trade Unions from non-British sources; Hill's visit to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Conference in Paris (Sep 1945) (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1A, fols. 32-37), 25 Oct [1943]-17 Dec 1945
  12. (fols. 108-109) letter from Betty Hinchliffe about her visit to Jamaica to teach social science; the projected University of the West Indies; and population problems, 27 Jul-24 Aug 1945
  13. (fols. 110-111) letter from H.D. Hughes, Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University College of the West Indies, to Rita Hinden about the Institute's work and about Latin American legislation for compulsory employment of nationals at all levels; with reply, 26 Aug-15 Sep 1949
  14. (fols. 112-138) correspondence with F.K. Hanna, Secretary, Jamaica Dry Goods Retailers' Association Ltd., about the effects of price controls on small traders; related newspaper cuttings and copies of correspondence with Creech Jones, local officials and Ministers, and of Questions put by Skinnard, Mar 1947-23 Jul 1948
  15. (fols. 139-142) letter from Dr K. Wilson James to Creech Jones about resignations from the Jamaican medical service, with a copy of a related cable to the Secretary of State; and a reply from Rita Hinden enclosing a copy of a Reply to a related Question put by Adams, 14 Dec 1942-25 Jan 1943
  16. (fols. 143-151) correspondence with Kirkwood about colonial development and welfare; a citrus marketing scheme; the new constitution; Bustamante; the Peoples' National Party (PNP); and economic and agricultural matters, including soil erosion, sugar prices, limitation of imports, Federation and Customs Union (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2A, fols. 41-65), 7 May 1947-31 Mar 1948
  17. (fols. 152-153) letter to Angus Mackintosh on his impending departure for Jamaica, written at Margaret Cole's suggestion, 30 Jul 1947
  18. (fols. 154-155) letter (undated) from Mrs Edna Manley enclosing a copy of Focus, an anthology of new Jamaican writers; and reply (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/143, folder 1, fols. 6-7), 6 Oct 1949
  19. (fols. 156-162) letter from Norman Manley about a visit to the Bureau by R.T. Cousins, a Welfare official of the Lands Department studying in England; Co-operation in the Colonies and the co-operative movement from the Jamaican angle; and Jamaican political and economic affairs after the 1945 elections (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1A, fols. 66-92), 6 Oct 1944-27 May 1945
  20. (fols. 163-193) correspondence with Noel N. ('Crab') Nethersole, Vice-President of the Peoples' National Party (PNP), about the FCB Conference at Clacton [on Labour's colonial policy]; Rita Hinden's visit to Nigeria; and Jamaican affairs, including: the 1946 elections; the Governor's prohibition of public demonstrations in 1947, with copies of a related cable from Manley to the Secretary of State, of Questions put by Skinnard, and of a PNP statement; a projected PNP News Digest, the Jamaican press, Hilda Selwyn-Clarke's press-clipping service for the colonies, and the Labour Party Press Service; a petition by W.M. Walters to the Secretary of State concerning a disability allowance (with a copy of a related letter from Creech Jones to Rankin); and the Colonial Development Corporation. Those mentioned include Bustamante, [F.A.] Pixley, Manley, F.A. Glasspole; Victor Bryant, Dr Pat Solomon, and A. Gomes (Trinidad) (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/140, folder 1, fol. 10; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B, fol. 46; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 2, fols. 349-354; and references throughout MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/143), 20 Dec 1945-30 Aug 1949
  21. (fol. 194) reply from Rita Hinden to an inquiry from E.W. Patterson, Colonial Secretariat, Jamaica, about an application forwarded to the Colonial Office Welfare Department, 21 Jul 1948
  22. (fols. 195-199) correspondence with Arnett, Secretary of the Peoples' National Party (PNP), about the projected sale of the telephone system, PNP affairs, Public Opinion, and setbacks in the exchange of material between the Bureau and the PNP (see also: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1A, fols. 4-10), 1 May 1943-26 Apr 1944
  23. (fols. 200-215) correspondence with O.T. Fairclough, Managing Director of Public Opinion, about employing a British journalist; Hilda Selwyn-Clarke's press-clipping service; the journal's financial situation and the use of material from Venture. Also a draft memorandum by Fairclough on newspapers in Jamaica, 25 Jul 1945-3 Aug 1950
  24. (fol. 216) letters from A.J. Wakefield, acting Director of Agriculture, to Rita Hinden intended to accompany copies of the Agricultural Policy Committee's Report, 5 Aug 1945.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1950

Extent

216 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/142, folder 1B

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