Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) correspondence, extracted from other files, 1936-1939
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-58) correspondence between Arthur Shearly Cripps, Roy McGregor, Aaron Jasha Rusike, Rev Frank Mussell, Charles Mzingeli, Charles Roden Buxton, and Creech Jones about the Pass Laws in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), the Cotton Broad, mining permits for indigenous applicants, indigenous cattle in Native Reserves, and the suggestion that pressure had been brought to bear on indigenous communities in the Victoria area to sell their cattle, 1936-1938
- (items 1 and 2) miscellaneous newspaper cuttings, Mar-Jun 1937
- (fols. 59-64) correspondence between Lord Stanley, Dominions Office, and Creech Jones about the sale of indigenous cattle and the establishment of a hostel for indigenous people in Bulawayo, 5 Jul 1938
- (fols. 69-73) letter from S. Jolalapi, to Creech Jones about the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of indigenous cattle, the suppression of evidence and the harsh sentences imposed on indigenous people in Magistrates' and Native Commissioners' Courts, with copies of letters to the Bulawayo Chronicle, from Mrs R.C.N. Comberback and Cripps, 18 Jul 1939
- (fols. 74-106) further correspondence between Cripps and Creech Jones about Amalgamation, segregation, and the sale of indigenous cattle, with relevant newspaper cuttings, 19 Jul-11 Oct 1938
- (fols. 107-112) correspondence between Creech Jones, J.J.S. Garner, and W.C. Hankinson, Dominions Office, about the sale of cattle, 24 Aug-11 Oct 1938
- (fol. 113) oral reply to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on the policy of Ministers in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) on segregation and discrimination, 29 Jul 1938
- (fols. 114-115) letter from Cripps to Creech Jones about a possible pledge to Huggins, then in England, by the Home Government about amalgamation, 9 Jul 1939.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1939
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/22, folder 7
Repository Details
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