Government in Kenya, 1954-1957

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MS. 5883/3

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Contains five folders:

1. "Discussions at Government House", 1954-1955 - Contains notes, memoranda, minutes, correspondence and telegrams, with the Governor or in relation to discussions at Government House. Marked "top secret".

2. "The Three-Fifths Rule", 1954-1955 - Contains papers relating to the "Three-Fifths Rule"

3. "Correspondence", 1955 - Contains correspondence, as well as Vasey's typed notes as records of meetings and conversations, and a printed pamphlet of a speech delivered by Vasey at Nakuru, 15 July 1955. Correspondents include: The Aga Khan; Barbara Castle; P. Coryndon; Sir Frederick Crawford; W.F. Coutts; A.H. Edwards; Walter Elliot; John Fenton; A.E. Forsyth-Thompson; C.C. Fowkes; James Griffiths, M.P.; Eric Griffith-Jones, Q.C.; F.S. Joelson; Colin Legum; A.T. Lennox-Boyd, M.P.; Patrick Monkhouse of the Manchester Guardian; John Muchura; Ibrahim E. Nathoo; J.P. de Nobriga; A.B. Patel; J.G. Stephenson; J.M. Stow; Eirene White, M.P.; J. Whyatt, Q.C.; Editor of The Sunday Post.

4. "Correspondence, Speeches, Minutes", 1956 - Contains:

A brief attempt by Vasey to keep a diary, 1-10 Jan 1956
Correspondence with: Sir Evelyn Baring; W.F. Coutts; F.S. Joelson; K.W.S. Mackenzie; Tom Mboya; I.E. Nathoo; and Kenya Weekly News
"Economic and Political Trends in Kenya" - printed pamphlet of a speech given by E.A. Vasey to the Royal African and Empire Societies, 2 February 1956
"Minutes of a meeting of the European Elected Members Association" - 10 April 1956
Speech delivered by E.A. Vasey to the Kenya Indian Congress, 5 August 1956
A "loose minute" authored by J.H. Butter and associated correspondence from Seroney

5. "East African Loans Conference", 1957 - Contains>

"East Africa Loans Conference, Nairobi, 1957 - Loan Requirements and Potential Loan Resources - Note by the Colonial Office supplementary to EALC(57)1" (1 page)
EALC(57)2 - "East Africa Loans Conference, Nairobi, 1957 - Sources of Local Loan Funds - Note by the Colonial Office" (4 pages)
EALC(57)3 -"East Africa Loans Conference, Nairobi, 1957 - Sterling Assets Held by Colonial Governments and Administrations - Note by the Colonial Office" (5 pages)
EALC(57)4 -"East Africa Loans Conference, Nairobi, 1957 - Colonial Development Corporation - Note by the Colonial Office" (2 pages)
EALC(57)5 -"East Africa Loans Conference, Nairobi, 1957 - Commonwealth Development Finance Company Limited - Note by the Colonial Office" marked "Confidential" (3 pages)
EALC(57)6 -"Notes on the conditions and requirements relating to, and the procedure for obtaining loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development" (8 pages)
"The International Finance Corporation" published 10 August 1956 with cover note from the Colonial Office (EALC(57)7)