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Correspondence with Fenner Brookway, MP, 7 Mar 1950-8 Nov 1955

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (1), folder 2, fols. 106-145
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Correspondence with Fenner Brookway, MP, concerning the following territories and topics:

British Guiana (Guyana):

  1. claims of workers to the right to organise unions: fol. 106.

Kenya:

  1. banned publications: fol. 107
  2. racial discrimination: fol. 107
  3. killing of 'tribesmen and police officers' (in 1950): fols. 109-110
  4. reasons for the recruitment of the Kenya Regiment: fol. 109
  5. membership of the Nairobi Municipal Council: fol. 109
  6. coffee industry: fols. 115-116, 132
  7. campaign about land initiated by the Kenya African Union: fols. 118-119
  8. co-operative development: fols. 123-125
  9. co-operative farms: fols. 128-129
  10. constitution of the Legislative Council: fol. 132
  11. sisal industry: fol. 132
  12. opposition to Mau Mau by the Kenya African Union: fol. 132
  13. irrigation in the Highlands: fol. 132.

Colonies, general:

  1. racial discrimination by legal form: fols. 107-108
  2. sedition laws: fols. 110, 114
  3. Movement for Colonial Freedom: fols. 138-145.

Nigeria:

  1. colour bar in hotels and restaurants: fol. 107.

Uganda:

  1. sedition laws: fols. 110, 113
  2. Deportation Orders, for political offences: fol. 136-137
  3. limitation of entrants to the Karamoja District: fols. 136-137
  4. Lukiiko Deputation (in 1955): fol. 137.

East Africa:

  1. the coffee industry and racial discrimination: fols. 115-118.

Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):

  1. coffee-growing and co-operative marketing by the Chagga people: fols. 115-117.

Central Africa:

  1. Campaign Committee on Federation: fol. 120.

Mauritius:

  1. problems of over-population and multi-racialism: fol. 134
  2. constitutional advance: fol. 134.

Hong Kong:

  1. the situation in 1954 regarding electoral matters, the trade union and co-operative movements, education, and health: fol. 134.

Dates

  • Creation: 7 Mar 1950-8 Nov 1955

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1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (1), folder 2, fols. 106-145

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