The Labour Party and its Colonial Policy, 1943-1962
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (item 1) 'The Labour Party, The Colonies, The Labour Party's Post-War Policy for the African and Pacific Colonies', with a note in Creech Jones's hand that he had helped to write this pamphlet when he was a member of the Advisory Committee, 1943
- (fols. 1-3) notes in Creech Jones's hand on 'The Elements of a Labour Colonial Policy', n.d.
- (fol. 4) letter from J. Frederick Green to Creech Jones advising him on how to overcome difficulties with paper-work and relationships in the Colonial Office, 7 Aug 1945
- (fols. 5-8) typescript beginning 'The most recent statement of Labour Party Policy regarding the Colonies was published in 1943', initialled A.C.J. 1946, 1946
- (fols. 9-12) typescript beginning 'The Secretary of State has laid down certain general principles for the Government services in the Colonies', initialled A.C.J. 1946, 1946
- (fols. 13-21) catalogue of a special exhibition at the Public Record Office of Documents relating to the colonies, with memos to Sir Charles Jeffries, Sir Thomas Lloyd, and the Secretary of State from A.E. Mitchell about visiting it, Jun 1949
- (fol. 22) East Africa and Rhodesia, article about the exclusion of Creech Jones from the Honours List at the time of Rees-Williams's elevation to the peerage, 15 Jun 1950
- (item 2) Venture, special number, 'Labour and the Colonies. What is Labour doing?', Sep 1950
- (fols. 23-24) Labour Party Commonwealth Department Commonwealth Sub-Committee of the National Executive Council memorandum on 'Movement for Colonial Freedom', Jul 1958
- (fol. 25) New Statesman, article by Creech Jones on 'Labour's policy with regard to the Colonies', 18 Jun 1955
- (item 3) Anti-Slavery Society Reporter, Vol. 11, No. 2, containing articles on the ILO's conventions regarding forced labour, Sep 1957
- (fol. 26) letter from Greenidge to Creech Jones about methods of getting the Foreign Secretary to change his mind about receiving a deputation from the Anti-Slavery Society through the offices of Clement Davies and Kenneth Younger, 20 Nov 1957
- (fols. 27-29) letter from Greenidge to Creech Jones about a draft letter to the Foreign Office and the attitude there towards Britain's responsibility in the implementation of the Anti-Slavery Conventions, with the draft letter, 27 Nov 1957
- (fol. 30) letter from Greenidge to Creech Jones about the offer by the British Government to submit its title to British Honduras (Belize) to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice if Guatemala should agree, 29 Nov 1957
- (fols. 31-35) correspondence between Thomas Fox-Pitt, Selwyn Lloyd, Clement Davies, Gordon Evans, and Creech Jones about supervision of the Anti-Slavery Conventions and the Control of Travel Agencies Law, 1958 in Nigeria, 26 Feb 1958
- (fols. 36-39) draft of a speech or article in Creech Jones's hand, beginning 'Colonial Secretaries have to work through their Governors'; possibly a speech intended for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference in Lagos, (1962)
- (fols. 40-43) Labour Party Advisory Committee on Imperial Questions; Memorandum No. 283 by Mrs Creech Jones on 'Declarations of the Labour Party concerning International Control of the Colonies', Dec 1944.
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1962
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/16, folder 3
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk