Creech Jones's replies to his critics, 1945-1963
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) letter from J. Fred N. Green to Creech Jones about the latter's memorandum on the mandate system and about the part played by Smuts at a meeting of the Imperial Cabinet in Paris when the system was first formulated, 19 Mar 1945
- (fols. 2-5) memorandum by Creech Jones on the Colonial Policy of the Labour Administration, c. 1947
- (fols. 6-7) minutes passed between T.I.K. Lloyd and Creech Jones about Sir Alan Burns's remarks concerning the Colonial Regulations in Chapter VII of Colonial Civil Servant, 23-30 Sep 1949
- (fols. 8-13) paper by Creech Jones for the Labour Party and Fabian Colonial Bureau Conference, 'Labour's Achievements in the Colonies', 23 Sep 1950
- (item 1) Hansard, report of House of Lords Debate on Colonial Administration, 30 Nov 1949
- (fol. 14) letter from T. Fife Clark, Director General of the Central Office of Information, to Creech Jones, about the booklet Quotations on the Commonwealth and a statement by Creech Jones that had become 'the standard definition of British Colonial Policy', 2 Feb 1960
- (fols. 15-23) letter from Edward Heath, Foreign Office, to Creech Jones about references made in the House of Commons, on 5 Feb, to the voting record of the Labour Government, 1948-1950 in the United Nations, with attached lists of details and manuscript notes by Creech Jones, 19 Feb 1962
- (fols. 24-27) New Statesman, criticism of Creech Jones's record as Secretary of State by Flavus, and a defence by Carol Johnson, 6-27 Dec 1963
- (fol. 28) cutting from a newspaper of Creech Jones's letter the Editor on the work of the Fabian Colonial Bureau in shaping the Labour Party's Colonial Policy, n.d.
- (fols. 29-32) Creech Jones's reply to an attack on him for failing to act firmly and promptly in the Malayan (Malaysian) trouble and for his refusal to concede the demand of Enosis in Cyprus, etc., manuscript notes attached, n.d.
- (fols. 42-44) manuscript notes on Malaya (Malaysia) and Nyasaland (Malawi) policy, n.d.
- (fols. 33-36) letter to Mr Mellor about criticisms of United Africa Company in West Africa, n.d.
- (fols. 37-38) manuscript notes by Creech Jones headed 'Notes on difficulty of Malay Policy at C.O.', n.d.
- (fols. 39-41) manuscript lists of other activities while Secretary of State, n.d.
- (fols. 45-47) manuscript criticism of Eric Walker's account of Creech Jones's attitude towards Amalgamation and Federation in Central Africa, n.d.
- (fols. 48-68) notes and typescript of Creech Jones's reply to Viscount Montgomery's attack on him and the Colonial Office in his memoirs (see also MSS. Brit Emp s. 332/11, folder 4, fol. 17), n.d.
- (fols. 69-78) fragmentary notes by Creech Jones summing up his activities and work in the Colonial Office to reply to his critics, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1963
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/4, folder 4
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
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