Folder labelled 'Sierra Leone' containing newspaper cuttings and two letters to Marjorie Nicholson, 1953-1954

Item

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/56, folder 2, fols. 176-206

Held at the Weston Library

Contains:

(fols. 176-200) cuttings from Sierra Leone Observer and Daily Mail, chiefly about diamond mining: also from The Times and Manchester Guardian (fols. 197-200) about negotiations in London, Oct-Nov 1953, between the Colonial Office, the Sierra Leone Government, and the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Ltd., concerning the disposal of revenue from the diamond workings in the Kono district, 11 Jul 1953-19 Mar 1954
(fols. 201-204) Weekly Bulletin, Nos 40 and 41, 13 and 20 Oct 1953
(fol. 205) letter from Dr Kenneth Little about the mining taxation controversy, 4 Oct 1953
(fol. 206) letter from Siaka Stevens Minister of Mines, Lands and Labour, about negotiations with Diamond Mine owners and the Iron Ore Mine owners, 15 Nov 1953.