Correspondence, telegrams, reprints, and newspaper cuttings concerning Anthony Brooke and the Cession of Sarawak, 22 Jun 1946-5 Apr 1947

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/3, folder 2, fols. 284-322

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Contains:

(fols. 287-289) letter from Bertram Brooke, Tuan Muda of Sarawak, to G.H. Hall, S/S Colonies
(fols. 296-297) copy of a letter from Brooke to the Observer
(fols. 298-299) copy of a petition from Sarawak school teachers to Brooke requesting that the Brookes continue as Rajahs of Sarawak, and that it should not become a British colony
(fol. 303) Manchester Guardian cutting with letters from D.R. Rees-Williams, MP, Brooke, Rajah Muda of Sarawak, and Peter H.H. Howes, Priest-in-Charge, Quop, Sarawak
(fol. 304) reprinted from the Scotsman, 14 Nov 1946, a statement by Creech Jones, S/S Colonies, on the Cession of Sarawak to the British Crown, and a statement by Brooke commenting on his remarks
(fol. 310) letter from Bertram Brooke to The Times
(fols. 311-312) letters from Bertram Brooke and F.F. Boult to the Daily Telegraph
(fol. 313) copies of communiqués from the General Secretary of the Malay National Union, Sarawak, to William Charles Crocker
(fols. 316-317) translations from letters and telegrams received by Brooke from officials in Sarawak, concerning unrest there
(fols. 318-322) copies of articles from the Singapore Sunday Times, the Straits Times, and a press hand-out from Reuters.