Michael H. Blackwood, Blantyre, Nyasaland (Malawi), Mar 1960-Dec 1961

folder

Held at the Weston Library

Includes:

political situation in Nyasaland (Malawi)
support enjoyed by Banda
United Federal Party matters
appointment of Jones as Governor and Alport as High Commissioner
federal Review Conference
dealings with Macleod and his breaches of faith
Roy Welensky's relations with Whitehead
Ghanaian funding of the Malawi Congress Party
the crisis over the Northern Rhodesian Constitution (1961)
the Nyasaland (Malawi) general election, conduct, outcome, and intimidation
attitudes of the Nyasaland (Malawi) civil service and of Jones, and Blackwood's attacks on Jones
continuing African support for the United Federal Party
harrying the Nyasaland Government in the past, present, and future
the effects of Macleod and impressions of his successor, Maudling
fears of further constitutional reform by stealth (Dec 1961), with copy of relevant correspondence between A.C.W. Dixon and Macleod (21 Oct-29 Nov 1960).