Printed and cyclostyled papers, 1941-1961
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Contains:
- (item 1) Official Gazette of the Colony of Aden: General Notices Nos 49-54, concerning cost of living, price control, and police, 1 Mar 1941
- (items 2-5) Official Gazette of the Colony of Aden: Bill for the Criminal Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 1941, and three supplements, 12 Apr 1941
- (item 6) Official Gazette of the Colony of Aden: General Notices Nos 97-103, 12 Apr 1941
- (item 7) Official Gazette of the Colony of Aden: Excess Profits Tax Ordinance, 1941, 19 Apr 1941
- (fols. 1-2) Colonial Office press release: text of message from Creech Jones, S/S Col., read at the inauguration of the Legislative Council of Aden, and a note on the Colony and Legislative Council, 6 Jan 1947
- (fol. 3) note on the Colony and its constitutional development, 20 Jan 1947
- (fols. 4-5) replies by Creech Jones to Parliamentary Questions by Skeffington, (1) about allocation of dollars to merchants in Aden, and (2) about progress of town plans, 9 Jul 1947
- (items 8 and 9) Police (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1948, and a typed copy of Police Ordinance 1937, 12 Aug 1948
- (fol. 6) Colonial Office press release about the Report of the Commission of Enquiry into the Disturbance in Aden in Dec 1947 (the Trusted Report), 21 Sep 1948
- (fol. 7) written Answer by Creech Jones to Question by Skeffington about schools open to all races, 10 Nov 1948
- (fols. 8-10) Oral Replies by Rees-Williams to Questions by Skeffington, about (1) the town plan, (2) immigration of Jews into Aden from Yemen, and (3) the need for a Labour Department, 27 Apr 1949
- (fol. 11) Colonial Office Information paper on the Abyan Scheme, an agricultural project in Aden Protectorate, 3 May 1949
- (fol. 12) replies by Creech Jones to Questions by Rankin about (1) the franchise, and (2) corporal punishment, 22 Jun 1949
- (item 10) Report on Social Conditions and Welfare Services in Aden, by Mohsin A. Khalifa, Assistant Welfare Officer (illustrated pamphlet, pp. 38), Jan 1951
- (item 11) Aden College Prospectus (pp. 4), with Note to Parents inserted, 1952
- (fols. 13-14) Colonial Office Information paper on the Report on the Abyan Scheme 1951, and press release on the appointment as Chief Secretary of E.D. Hone, 17 Oct, 10 Dec 1952
- (item 12) 'Facts about Aden ...': Central Office of Information, No. R.2752, pp. 4 and map, 16 Feb 1954
- (fols. 15-17) Colonial Office Information papers about (1) the Arab League Mission in Aden, and (2) constitutional changes, 1 Mar 1954, 20 Jul 1955
- (fol. 18) Movement for Colonial Freedom, Middle East Committee: Note on the Situation in the Aden Colony and Protectorate, by Anthony Wedgwood Benn, n.d.
- (fol. 19) Colonial Office Information paper giving text of Lord Lloyd's Statement to the Aden Legislative Council, 19 May 1956
- (fols. 20-28) pages and cuttings from the Recorder, concerning Yemen, 20-27 Jan 1957
- (item 13) Statement of Proposals for Constitutional Advance in the Colony of Aden (pp. 5), 11 Nov 1957
- (fols. 29-31) Anglo-Yemen talks: cuttings from The Times, 12-22 Nov 1957
- (fols. 32-33) Colonial Office Information paper giving text of official announcement by the Aden Government about arms supplied by the Yemen to Aden tribesmen, 30 Dec 1957
- (item 14) photo-poster in colour of Aden: Central Office of Information, 1958
- (fols. 34-35) Colonial Office Information papers about the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, 11 Feb, 6 Oct 1959
- (fols. 36-39) Colonial Office Information papers about (1) constitutional progress, and (2) talks in London with Iain Macleod, S/S Col., 16 Jan, 7 Jul 1961
- (fols. 40-42) note on constitutional development, referring to Macleod's visit to Aden, n.d.
- (fol. 43) circular addressed to 'South Arabian students and scholars in UK and Republic of Ireland', about the British Government's plan to merge Aden into the Federation of South Arabia (southern Yemen), n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1961
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/177, folder 2
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