Sarawak: correspondence, chiefly with Anthony Brooke, 1946-1953

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(fols. 1-10) correspondence between Rita Hinden, John Parker, MP, Creech Jones, U-S/S Col., and his Private Secretary, P. Rogers, concerning the cession issue, and referring to the memoranda contained in MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/161, folder 1 (items 15 and 16), 28 Feb-23 Oct 1946
(fols. 11-15) letter from [F.M. Millard) to Rita Hinden covering copies of telegrams between Brooke and the Malay National Union and Dayak Association of Sarawak, concerning the Union's dislike of Cession, 14 Jun 1946
(fols. 16-58) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Brooke about cession and the ban on Brooke's entry to Sarawak: (fols. 16-21) letter from Brooke covering translations by Sir Richard Winstedt; (fols. 22-23) letter from Brooke covering a telegram to him from the Malay National Union of Sarawak; (fols. 24-29) letter from Brooke covering copies of letters between B. Brooke and Hall; (fols. 30-32) letter from Brooke concerning the ban on his return to British Bornean territories; (fols. 33-40) reprints from the Straits Times, Sunday Tribune, Free Press, and Malay Mail of articles concerning Brooke; (fols. 41-53) letter from Mrs Arthur Bryant, Brooke's sister, covering a copy of a letter from her husband to W.J. Brown, MP, with Creech Jones's reply to Brown; and (fols. 54-58) letter from Brooke covering cuttings from the Free Press and Malay Mail, 16 Jun 1946-3 Jan 1949
(fols. 59-63) correspondence between Rita Hinden and Mrs Gladys Bettison, wife of a chartered accountant in the Sarawak Treasury, concerning information about the country, particularly the Gazette, 12 Aug 1947-28 Mar 1949
(fols. 64-66) correspondence between Hilda Selwyn-Clarke an J.L. Noakes, Commissioner, Co-operative Department Kuching, concerning publications, 10-21 Sep 1953.

Dates

Creation: 1946-1953

Extent

66 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/161, folder 2

Additional Description

Related Materials

Further correspondence with Anthony Brooke can be found in MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/3, folder 2, fols. 284-322; and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 211-215; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 177-178; and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/26, folder 1, fol. 28.