Correspondence of Parry as Deputy Chief Secretary, etc., of the Central African Council, 4 Jun 1948-24 Sep 1952; 28 Mar 1953; and n.d.
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- correspondence of Parry, as Deputy Chief Secretary, etc., of the Central African Council, with A.E.T. Benson, Chief Secretary, and of them both with the Colonial and Commonwealth Relations Offices (Gorell Barnes, Baxter, Cohen, Lambert, and Liesching), the three governors (Colby, Kennedy, and Rennie), officials of the territorial governments in Central Africa (Footman, Stanley, and Thornton), the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) (Huggins), the Chairman of the Unofficial Members' Association, and the Northern Rhodesia Legislative Council (Welensky), etc., about the work of the Council and constitutional developments in Central Africa, with particular reference to closer association/federation and the various conferences held to bring it to fruition, the activities and intentions of the parties to the negotiations, the attitudes of the local populations and various of their political representatives (Beadle, Greenfield, Olley, Stockil, Whitehead, etc.), and the hopes and prospects for the future
- copies of communications between the Secretaries of State (for the Colonies and for Commonwealth Relations) and the three territorial governors and the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
- memoranda by Parry: Federation in Central Africa, 12 Jul 1948 (fols. 4-5); Inter-Territorial Co-operation in the Central African Region, 10 May 1949 (fols. 26-32); Notes on Central African Federation, [1952] (fols. 133-135)
- (fols. 13-24) Summary of proceedings of the 1949 Victoria Falls Federation Conference, 10 Mar 1949
- (fols. 102-104) Statement on Closer Association in Central Africa, Cmd. 8411, 21 Nov 1951.
Dates
- Creation: 4 Jun 1948-24 Sep 1952; 28 Mar 1953; and n.d.
Extent
150 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 2163/1, folder 1
Repository Details
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