Malta, 1937-1939

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-3) Labour Party Advisory Committee on Imperial Questions Memorandum No. 177, Jan 1937
(fol. 4) oral reply to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on the possibility of a statement on the constitution of the island in view of a recent legal decision on taxation, 9 Mar 1938
(fols. 5-9) correspondence between Creech Jones, Stuart McLean, Editor of the Malta Chronicle, Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary, and Baron Skrbensky about the Baron's application for naturalisation, 3 Apr-12 Jun 1938
(fols. 10-12) The Times, articles on Malta, 14-26 Jul 1938
(fol. 13) Hansard, reply to a Question in the House by Beaumont on the Maltese Constitution, 11 Jul 1938
(fols. 14-16) letter from Henry Polak to Creech Jones about a Question in the House on the date of proposals for the future government of Malta and possible opportunities for discussing the proposals, with a copy of the reply given 29 Jul, 27 Jul 1938
(fols. 17-19) The Times, articles on the constitution, 2-13 Aug 1938
(fols. 20-22) letters from Creech Jones to MacDonald about publication of Orders in Council on the constitution of Malta, 18-19 Oct 1938
(fols. 23-24) oral reply to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on the date of publication of draft instruments setting out the constitution of Malta, 8 Feb 1939
(fols. 25-30) letters from C. John Colombus to Creech Jones about briefing the latter on the political attitudes of the parties and newspapers, etc., in Malta in preparation for a debate on MacDonald's Order in Council in the House, with Creech Jones's reply, 10 Feb-6 Mar 1939
(item 1) newspaper cuttings from Malta, Feb-Mar 1939
(fols. 33-34) letter from Dr R. Frendo Randon, Malta, to Creech Jones about the new constitution and its reception, with newspaper cuttings about it, and Creech Jones's reply, 21 Mar, 11 Mar 1939
(item 2) The Malta Chronicle and Imperial Services Gazette, publication of letters between Creech Jones and Frendo on Malta's Constitution, 11 Mar 1939
(fols. 35-40) correspondence between Creech Jones and Cesare Cesareo, late Consul for Austria, on the same subject, Mar 1939
(fol. 41) The Times, report of the meeting of the new Council of Government in Malta, 1 Aug 1939
(fols. 42-45) Malta, an open letter to the Secretary of State about his answer to a Question in the House by Creech Jones on the reception accorded in Malta to the new constitution; sent to Creech Jones by the writer Enrico Mizzi, head of the National Party, with Creech Jones's acknowledgement, 24 Mar, 18 Mar 1939
(fols. 46-52) notes for a speech on Malta, n.d.
(fols. 53-57) typescript headed Notes on Malta, n.d.
(fol. 58) notes on Malta, n.d.