Parliament and the colonies, 1944-1958

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-5) memorandum prepared by Lord Samuel on 'The Establishment of a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament on Colonial Affairs'; also, comments on the memorandum made by Greenidge, n.d.
(fols. 6-9) draft of a minute or memorandum, unsigned, about the Secretary of State's objections to a Joint Committee and Lord Listowel's memorandum, and the proposed responsibilities and work of such a committee, n.d.
(fols. 10-12) East Africa and Rhodesia, two articles on a proposed Joint Standing Committee of both Houses of Parliament, 11 May 1944
(fol. 13) Memorandum No. 22 by Sir William McLean, written for The Crown Colonist, on 'Colonial Affairs in Parliament', Oct 1948
(fols. 14-18) Colonial Office Information Department Reference Section Report for the year by Sir William McLean, Explanatory Memorandum No. 1, and list of Section Memoranda, 1948
(fol. 19) brief by F.D.W. on the relationship between H.M. Government and Parliament in the matter of the formation of policy regarding constitutional reform in a colony, 20 Oct 1949
(fol. 20) The Times, letter to the Editor from Creech Jones about 'Colonial Policy and the Labour Government', 12 May 1955
(fols. 21-22) Parliamentary Labour Party Memorandum by Anthony Wedgwood Benn on 'Colonial Affairs in the Commons', 11 Feb 1957
(fols. 23-24) second copy of the above memorandum annotated by Creech Jones, 11 Feb 1957
(fols. 26-35) The Times, letter to the Editor from Creech Jones about 'Colonial Policy and the Labour Government', 12 May 1955
(fols. 36-37) Parliamentary Labour Party Memorandum by Anthony Wedgwood Benn on 'Colonial Affairs in the Commons', 11 Feb 1957
(fols. 38-39) second copy of the above memorandum annotated by Creech Jones, 11 Feb 1957
(fol. 40) memorandum by Creech Jones, 'Some Notes on the Scottish Grand Committee and the Scottish Standing Committee for the information of the Commonwealth and Colonies Group', Feb 1958.