'Geoff' Beckett: United Federal Party (UFP) affairs, Jan 1958-Aug 1963

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Includes:

the 1958 Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) cabinet crisis
revision of the Northern Rhodesian Constitution
Beckett's candidacy in, and the conduct of, the 1959 Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) general election
African voting trends
the succession to Sir Gilbert Rennie as Federal High Commissioner in London
future employment for Beckett
discussion of tactics for the projected 1960 Federal Review (Conference)
secretive behaviour of Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) officials with Unofficials (1959)
membership and terms of the 'Monckton' Commission and Roy Welensky's wish that it had been terminated at inception (14 Dec 1959)
the release of Banda
Roy Welensky's grave doubts about the integrity of the United Kingdom (6 Apr 1960)
Macleod's assurances on the Northern Rhodesian Constitution
the 'Monckton' Report
stiffening the Northern Rhodesia Division of the United Federal Party
the dispute over the Northern Rhodesian Constitution (1961)
the 1961 Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) referendum
Beckett's advocacy of the partition of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
the background to the 1962 Federal general election
disaffection in the police, etc.
opening of mail (9 Nov 1962)
Whitehead's unreliability on Nyasaland (Malawi) and other matters (15 Mar 1963) and dissension within the party in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
hopes for keeping the Rhodesias (Zambia and Zimbabwe) together.

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MSS. Welensky Papers 589/2

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