Henry and Barbara Colyton, Jan-Dec 1963

folder

Held at the Weston Library

Includes:

the conduct of Alport as High Commissioner in Salisbury (Harare)
the collapse of Katanga and the future of Tshombe
Field's character and policy
British cabinet divisions
Butler's visit and Field's negotiations with him
house of Lords debate on Nyasaland (Malawi) and broken pledges, with opinions on the participants
destruction of the 'splendid conception' of the Federation
Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) independence and the Commonwealth
possible resignation of Sir Edward Boyle and Macleod
Roy Welensky's talks with Verwoerd
Southern Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) politics, Field and I.D. Smith
the Victoria Falls Conference
five approaches to Roy Welensky to contest seats in the UK
Butler's ambitions
violence and intimidation in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
financial fate of the Federal Public Service
likely course of events in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) constitutional talks
Colyton's memorandum on the military and political situation in Angola and Mozambique following his visit
copy of letters and memoranda (from the Joint East and Central Africa Board) to Home, Butler, and Dilhorne, Lord Chancellor, on Federal citizenship, debts, etc.