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Establishment, Organisation, and Federalisation of the Federal Government, Federal Cabinet, and Federal Public Service: Cabinet: Memoranda, correspondence, and announcements, Apr 1955-Aug 1962

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MSS. Welensky Papers 173
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There is a certain overlap with various matters considered by the conferences on closer association and their associated working parties, and with material in the previous sections, particularly MSS. Welensky Papers 91/6-7, 103/3-5, 155/1-3, and 163/3-164/2. Material in this section comes from Welensky's own (private office) filing system.

Includes memoranda, correspondence, and announcements concerning the (re)organisation of the cabinet and the functions of individual ministers and ministries; creation of a Ministry of Economic Affairs (1958); appointment of whips and parliamentary secretaries; changes in the higher civil service and among the officers of the Federal Assembly; assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of individual ministers and their suitability for particular offices

Comprises:

  1. folder 1 (63 fols.) Apr 1955-Nov 1956
  2. folder 2 (69 fols.) Sep 1958-Dec 1958
  3. folder 3 (73 fols.) Mar 1959-Aug 1962.

Dates

  • Creation: Apr 1955-Aug 1962

Extent

3 folders

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Welensky Papers 173