Correspondence with John Dugdale, MP, 26 Jan 1956-26 Nov 1959
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 2, fols. 87-175
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Correspondence with John Dugdale, MP, concerning the following territories and topics:
Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi):
- exclusion of Africans from the Cadet Corps: fol. 87
- racial segregation in the university: fols. 87, 94
- European immigrants as firemen on the railways: fol. 97
- prison services: fol. 100
- applications from African and European students for admission to the university: fols. 111-112.
Northern Rhodesia (Zambia):
- recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry to establish an independent broadcasting authority: fols. 91-93
- racial discrimination in shops, hotels, and other businesses: fols. 94-96
- settlement of ex-servicemen: fol. 138
- unemployment due to closure of the Bancroft Mine: fols. 147-149
- settlement scheme for Europeans in the Eastern Province: fols. 170-175.
Nyasaland (Malawi):
- the training of Africans as skilled workers on the railways: fol. 97
- flue-cured tobacco grown by Africans: fol. 98
- charges of sedition against Sangala and Banda: fol. 100
- criticism of the breaching of the Liwonde dam at the Shire Valley Project: fols. 136, 140
- methods of election to the Federal Parliament: fol. 158.
Kenya:
- selection of the three Africans co-opted to the Coffee Marketing Board: fol. 98
- importation of workers from Ruanda-Urundi (Rwanda and Burundi): fol. 109
- minimum agricultural wage: fol. 109v
- racial restrictions on the purchase of land and housing: fols. 130, 133
- land consolidation: fols. 159-162, 166.
Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe):
- poor treatment of prisoners and their transfer from Broken Hill (Kabwe) to Salisbury (Harare): fols. 100, 102
- introduction of laws and regulations concerning 'contemptuous behaviour' by Africans to government officials: fols. 164-165.
Basutoland (Lesotho):
- protests at the appointment of a South African as Resident Commissioner: fol. 109.
Fiji:
- educational and medical services (in 1956), with a letter from Lennox-Boyd about government hospitals: fols. 110, 113, 115-116
- criticisms of the broadcasting system, with a cutting from a Fijian newspaper: fols. 150-154.
Uganda:
- exclusion by the Buganda Government of certain members from the Lukiiko: fols. 117, 125-129
- renewal of contract for bulk purchase of wolfram: fols. 134-135
- disturbances in 1949: fol. 168.
Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):
- Pangani River (Hydro-Electric Projects) Bill: fols. 118-119
- co-operative development: fol. 169.
Colonies, general:
- the overseas service scheme for administrative and technical officers, and vacancies in the Civil Service (in 1957): fols. 120-121, 124.
Ghana:
- technical and administrative help: fols. 123-124.
East Africa:
- income tax, and recommendations for the introduction of P.A.Y.E.: fols. 130, 133.
Africa, general:
- economic problems (in 1958), with a reading list supplied by the FCB to Dugdale: fols. 155-157.
Dates
- Creation: 26 Jan 1956-26 Nov 1959
Extent
89 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/21, folder 2, fols. 87-175
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