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Colonial Economic Policy, 1945-1954

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  1. (fols. 1-8) return of the Agricultural and Irrigation Schemes made under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act during the period 1 Apr 1945 to 31 Mar 1946, two copies, 1945-1946
  2. (fols. 9-17) Colonial Office Information Department Reference Division, Memorandum No. 3, 'Some Notes on Bulk Purchases of Colonial Commodities', May 1946
  3. (fols. 18-19) 'Imperial Preference and the British Colonies': note by Sir William McLean, Memorandum No. 9, Jun 1946
  4. (fols. 20-25) minute on the sterling balance position and a note by O.L. Williams on the Colonial Office paper submitted by the Working Party on Colonial Sterling Balances, 1 Jul-1 Aug 1946
  5. (fols. 26-29) notes for an address at Chatham House on 21 Nov on 'Economic Developments in the Colonies' by McLean, 1946
  6. (fols. 30-41) Colonial Office Information Department Memo No. 16, 'Notes on Colonial Food Production', May 1947
  7. (fols. 42-43) Colonial Office Information Department Memo No. 17, 'Notes on the Expansion of Colonial Production', Jun 1947
  8. (fol. 44) Manchester Guardian, article on 'Great African Power Scheme, New Industries for Uganda', 1 Apr 1948
  9. (fol. 45) fragment of paper on 'Rubber Production in the Colonial Empire', n.d.
  10. (fol. 46) Foreign Office telegram No. 520 to H.M. Representatives in most capitals on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, 24 Dec 1948
  11. (fols. 46-47) letter from Creech Jones to Michael Young on the possible nationalisation of the United Africa Company (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/44, folder 1, fols. 15-16), 5 Jan 1949
  12. (fols. 48-49) Colonial Office Information Department Memo on 'Water Supplies in East Africa: Effects of Colonial Development and Welfare Funds', 13 Jan 1949
  13. (fols. 50-66) newspaper reports of the Truman plan and Bevin's speech to the Foreign Press Association at a luncheon, with the text of the speech taken by the Treasury reporter and notes supplied to Bevin for the speech, Jan 1949
  14. (fols. 67-72) The Times, articles on 'The International Bank: Task in the Development of Backward Areas' and on 'Truman's Fourth Point', Feb 1949
  15. (fols. 73-75) The Economist, article on 'The Fourth Point at Work', 2 Apr 1949
  16. (fols. 76-82) Economic General Department statement on 'Priority Development Project Lists for May', 19 May 1949
  17. (fols. 83-84) Colonial Office Information Department statement on a locust outbreak in East Africa and the Middle East, 22 Jun 1949
  18. (fol. 85) corrections to a Colonial Office Information Department statement on 'Gold Coast Hydro-Electric Potentialities', 28 Jun 1949
  19. (fol. 86) Daily Telegraph, article on '£24m contract Gold Coast Harbour - Takoradi', 11 Jul 1949
  20. (fol. 87) Central Office of Information sheet on 'Beef from Africa: Largest Canning Factory now being built, production begins in 1950, at Dar-es-Salaam', 2 Aug 1949
  21. (fol. 88) Colonial Office Information Department statement on the 'Largest Dam in East Africa, near Nairobi on the Ruiru River', 4 Aug 1949
  22. (fols. 89-90) Colonial Office Information Department statement on the 'West Indian Sugar Talks', 9 Aug 1949
  23. (fols. 91-98) circular despatch from the Secretary of State about Monopolistic and Restrictive Practices, with a copy of his despatch of 9 Mar, a summary of the replies to the latter by Colonial Governments, and a memorandum from the Colonial Office for the Colonial Economic and Development Council, 14 Jul, 12 Aug 1949
  24. (fols. 99-102) memorandum on the trading activities of non-indigenous concerns in West Africa (and some other territories), n.d.
  25. (fols. 103-104) the Royal Niger Company - paper prepared by Hutchinson for Dalgleish, n.d.
  26. (fol. 105) Foreign Office Telegram No. 325 to H.M. Representatives on 'Economic Co-operation Administration Assistance for Colonial Development', 15 Aug 1949
  27. (fols. 106-120) memorandum on the 'Terms of Trade between the United Kingdom and the Colonies' circulated to members of the Colonial and Economic Council, 5 Oct 1949
  28. (fols. 121-122) synopsis of an Address given to the British Commonwealth League Annual Conference in London, May 1949, revised Oct 1949, on 'Development of Food Resources in the British Colonial Territories,' Memo No. 30 by Sir William McLean, Oct 1949
  29. (fols. 123-132) papers circulated to the meeting on Colonial Development and Welfare Policy on 14 Oct, viz: Memorandum on the future form of assistance to the Colonial Empire from United Kingdom funds by Bourdillon, minutes by him and Gorell Barnes, and notes by Lloyd and J.O. Moreton, Oct 1949
  30. (fols. 133-136) letter front Creech Jones to Sir Stafford Cripps asking for his help in solving a difficulty over the financing of Colonial Development, 19 Nov 1949
  31. (fols. 137-139) leading article from The Times on the way in which the Colonial Development Corporation reached its decision to break off discussions with the International Bank, with a discussion between Creech Jones Bourdillon and Sir Harry Poynton of the article, 3 Jan 1950
  32. (fols. 140-149) Central Office of Information paper on 'The Gezira Scheme', 21 Jun 1950
  33. (fols. 150-151) fragment of a paper on economic development, annotated by Creech Jones, n.d.
  34. (fols. 152-159) text of a speech on the 'Development of Backward Areas', endorsed with notes by Creech Jones, n.d.
  35. (fols. 160-179) Fabian Colonial Bureau paper on 'Bulk-Purchase and Long-Term Agreement Affecting Colonial Territories', (1954)
  36. (fols. 180-189) notes by Creech Jones, n.d.
  37. (item 1) The Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development in South and South-East Asia: Report by the Commonwealth Consultative Committee, Sep-Oct 1950
  38. (item 2) Major Capital Works in the Colonial Territories. Colonial No. 285, 1952.

Dates

  • Creation: 1945-1954

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/44, folder 1

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