Falkland Islands and Dependencies, 1945-1954
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Held at the Weston Library
Contains correspondence (fols. 1-25) and reports and other papers (items 1-9 and fols. 24-27):
- (fols. 1-9) correspondence between Jack Barnes, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Marjorie Nicholson about the following subjects: (fol. 1) local dissatisfaction with the administration and the Governor, Sir Allan Cardinall; (fols. 2-4) funds allocated under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act; (fols. 2-4, 7) constitutional reform; (fols. 3, 8) new Governor - G. Miles Clifford; (fol. 7) Civil Service salaries and local recruitment; and (fols. 2, 4v, 7) Parliamentary Questions on some of the above subjects, 8 Jun 1945-18 Oct 1949
- (fols. 10-18) correspondence between Marjorie Nicholson and L. Dearling, Secretary, Falkland Islands Labour Federation, about the following subjects: (fols. 10-16) petition for the removal of the Governor, Cardinall; (fols. 10-13) development plans; (fols. 11, 13, 18) cost of living and wages; (fols. 12-13) government proposal to import 30 displaced persons from Europe to work on development schemes; and (fols. 12, 13v, 17) labour problems and conciliation machinery, 5 Jul 1948-11 Aug 1949
- (fols. 19-23) correspondence between R.V. Goss, General Secretary, Falkland Islands Labour Federation, and Marjorie Nicholson, about papers sent to the Bureau by him (see items 7 and 8), his visit to England, and a Parliamentary Question about the Falkland Islands Weekly News (see items 1-4), 22 Oct 1951-20 Nov 1953
- (items 1-4) Falkland Islands Weekly News, Vol. 5, Nos 20, 35, 39 and 40: private newspaper, cyclostyled, 13 May-30 Sep 1948
- (item 5) the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey: background information, revised, issued by the Colonial Office, with alphabetical list of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey personnel and crew of the motor vessel John Biscoe (pp. 10), 18 Mar 1949
- (fols. 24-25) Colonial Office information sheets on (1) trade in 1949, and (2) improving Falkland Islands amenities, 8 Jan 1951-1 Dec 1952
- (item 6) F.I. Labour Federation: Report of General Secretary 1950-1951 (pp. 7), 12 Sep 1951
- (items 7-8) papers sent by Goss to the FCB: Agreements reached between the Falkland Islands Sheepowners Association and the Labour Federation on 9 Aug 1952 (pp. 8), and Report of General Secretary 1951-1952 (pp. 6), 11 Aug 1952
- (item 9) A variant of item 7 (pp. 7 and map showing bases), n.d.
- (fols. 26-27) Colonial Office release on 'Life in the Falkland Islands'.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1954
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/169, folder 2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk