Julius M. 'Julian' Greenfield, Bulawayo, Jan 1964-Jun 1969
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Includes:
- personal
- legal advice
- judicial arrangements, appointments, and offers received by Greenfield
- formal and informal opinions on the dissolution of the Federation (Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi) and constitutional matters
- political groupings
- attitudes to prospective Unilateral Declaration of Independence
- elections and parliamentary tactics
- criticism of the constitutional understanding, political decisions, and antagonism of the Rhodesian Front
- the rise of Smith and demise of Field
- a third force in Rhodesian (Zimbabwean) politics (May 1964) - Todd, Holderness, and other strands, or Field, Howman, Rhodesian Front defectors, and the Rhodesia National Party
- Roy Welensky's return to politics
- Arundel by-election
- British party political leaders and their shared reaction to Unilateral Declaration of Independence
- searching for a legal means to enhance Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)'s independence (Dec 1964)
- Rhodesia Party affairs and leadership
- perceived weakness of Home (Dec 1965)
- Anglo-Rhodesian negotiations
- Roy Welensky's contacts with British political leaders
- Greenfield's appointment to the bench
- Roy Welensky's efforts to prevent the emergence of multiple new political parties(1968-1969)
- dispute over Roy Welensky's archives.
Dates
- Creation: Jan 1964-Jun 1969
Extent
147 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Welensky Papers 749/2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk