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Correspondence with Lord Listowel, 30 Mar 1953-20 Sep 1955

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 4-31
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Correspondence with Lord Listowel, a member of the FCB Advisory Committee, concerning the following territories and topics:

Nyasaland (Malawi):

  1. Chiefs' Conference about the imposition of federation (in 1953): fol. 4.

Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):

  1. method of electing three specially elected members for Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), with an Answer by Lord Swinton, S/S Commonwealth Relations, following a debate in the House of Lords: fol. 5
  2. prospects of higher education for Africans under the Federal Government, with an Answer by Swinton: fol. 5
  3. Lyttelton's statement on Dominion status: fol. 5
  4. Definition of 'Partnership', with Answers by Swinton and the Archbishop of Canterbury: fols. 5, 10
  5. representation of the Asian minority in the Federal Assembly: fols. 5, 9-10
  6. Central African University to be inter-racial, with an Answer by Lyttelton: fols. 7-8
  7. debate on the Central African Enabling Bill: fol. 12
  8. feeling in Barotseland against federation: fol. 12
  9. Consultation with the Federal Government about constitutional changes: fol. 15.

Malaya (Malaysia):

  1. constitutional proposals (in 1954): fol. 18.

West Indies:

  1. request by R.L. Bradshaw for the appointment of West Indians as Governors of the Leeward Islands and Trinidad: fol. 18.

Bahamas:

  1. problems relating to franchise and the by-election (in 1954): fols. 23, 25.

Colonies, general:

  1. Marjorie Nicholson's comments on Listowel's pamphlet on the Commonwealth, concerning machinery for co-operation, economic development, and cultural and educational change: fols. 27-28.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 Mar 1953-20 Sep 1955

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/20 (2), folder 6, fols. 4-31

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