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Colonial Development Corporation, 1942-1963

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  1. (fols. 1-8) copy of a letter to Lord Cranborne about the Welfare and Development Commission for West Africa under Sir Frank Stockdale with a printed summary of the First Report by Stockdale, Comptroller for Development and Welfare in the West Indies, Mar 1943, 5 Oct 1942
  2. (fol. 9) Birmingham Post, report of the announcement of the plans for the Colonial Development Corporation by Creech Jones in the House of Commons, 28 Jun 1947
  3. (fol. 10) New Statesman and Nation, report of Tory reaction to the announcement of the Colonial Development Corporation foundation, 5 Jul 1947
  4. (fols. 11-17) draft despatch on the progress of the Colonial Development Corporation (CDC) by Creech Jones, 17 Dec 1947
  5. (fols. 18-20) typed notes on the Overseas Resources Development Act, 11 Feb 1948
  6. (fols. 21-24) brief by E.S. Scott on the relations between the Overseas Food Corporation and the Tanganyika (Tanzania) Government, Jun 1948
  7. (fols. 25-30) East Africa and Rhodesia, article on 'Exploitation of the Colonies: Lord Trefgarne on the C.D.C.', 14 Oct 1948
  8. (fols. 31-32) statement extracted from the first and subsequent reports of the CDC on the controls imposed on it, 1948
  9. (fols. 33-34) note by R. Neulord on 'Sanction of C.D.C. Projects', 27 Jan 1949
  10. (fols. 35-42) copy of a despatch from the Acting Governor, Tanganyika (Tanzania), to the Secretary of State about the Groundnut Scheme, agriculture, the welfare of Africans in camps, and general labour policy, the benefits to the Tanganyika (Tanzania) Government derived from CDC activities, the resulting problems, and how they were tackled, 2 Mar 1949
  11. (fols. 43-48) typed notes on 'Tanganyika: Taxation and the Ten Years Plan, Financial Allocation for Education', n.d.
  12. (fols. 49-57) Civil Estimates Notes on the Estimate for Development and Welfare (Colonies, etc.) and on West African Produce Control Board, 1949
  13. (fols. 58-74) brief by J.J. Adie on the relationship between the Colonial Office and the CDC; photostat of a draft statement on Procedure and Relationships of Government Departments with the CDC; and a typed note on the extent to which information relating to day-to-day activities of the Corporation should be made available to MPs in response to questions and on whether the Secretary of State was satisfied with the arrangements made by the CDC for financial accounting and control, 5 Nov 1949
  14. (fols. 75-77) East Africa and Rhodesia, articles on CDC and Tanganyika (Tanzania); monopoly in coal and iron; and monopoly rights for CDC, 12 Jan-23 Feb 1950
  15. (fol. 78) letter from the Chairman of the CDC, Lord Trefgarne, to Creech Jones on the loss of his seat in the election, 16 Mar 1950
  16. (fols. 79-80) Economist article on 'Development by Corporation', criticising the failures of the Overseas Food Corporation and the CDC, 5 May 1951
  17. (fols. 81-86) Venture, article on 'Uphill Task for the C.D.C.', Jun 1952
  18. (fol. 87) letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Creech Jones about a meeting of the Fabian Colonial Bureau Advisory Committee to discuss 'The Future of the C.D.C.', 4 Jun 1954
  19. (fols. 88-89) Fabian Colonial Bureau paper, 'The Future of the C.D.C.' by Hella Pick, 21 Jun 1954
  20. (fols. 90-100) 'The Colonial Development Corporation' a Note by Professor W.A. Lewis, and a summary of it by the Fabian Colonial Bureau, 2 Jul 1954
  21. (fols. 101-104) Fabian Colonial Bureau summary of a discussion on the CDC, 9 Jul 1954
  22. (fols. 105-113) memorandum by C.W.W. Greenidge on the CDC requested by Jim Griffiths, two copies, with a covering note from Marjorie Nicholson, 23 Jul 1954
  23. (fols. 114-116) The Colonial Review, 'The Work of the Colonial Development Corporation' condensed from the Thomas Holland Memorial Lecture read by H. Nutcombe Hume, Deputy Chairman of the CDC to the Commonwealth Section of the Royal Society of Arts, Apr 1956, Jun 1956
  24. (fols. 117-118) notes by Creech Jones on 'Aid to Emergent Territories', n.d.
  25. (fols. 119-122) Fabian Colonial Bureau paper on 'Aid to Emergent Territories', n.d.
  26. (fols. 123-132) CDC brochure, with notes by Creech Jones on the new difficulties facing it, [after 1956]
  27. (item 1) CDC Report and Accounts for 1948, 21 Jun 1949
  28. (item 2) CDC Report and Accounts for 1949, 10 Jul 1950
  29. (item 3) Central Office of Information, 'The United Kingdom Colonial Development and Welfare Acts, a brief review to Mar 1951', Feb 1952
  30. (item 4) Civilisations, article by Creech Jones on 'The British Experiment in Colonial Development and Welfare' offprint, 1956
  31. (item 5) offprint of the preface by Creech Jones to the Fabian Colonial Bureau pamphlet by C.W. Dumpleton on the CDC, 1957
  32. (item 6) Assistance from the United Kingdom for Overseas development, Cmnd. 974, Mar 1960
  33. (item 7) International Affairs, review of The Colonial Policy of the Labour Government 1945-1951 by S. Anwarul Hague Haqqi, Apr 1963
  34. (item 8) booklet prepared as a guide to the Colonial Development Corporation's objects and methods of operation, n.d.
  35. (item 9) CDC brochure, 'Partners in development', n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1963

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 332/44, folder 3

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