Papers connected with a Memorial to the Secretary of State for the Colonies concerning the compensation of judges on the Gold Coast (Ghana) after Independence, Jan 1954-Jun 1955
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Includes correspondence, some marked SECRET, between Sir Mark Wilson and Sir Charles Arden-Clarke (Governor, Accra), R.H. Saloway (Officer Administering the Government, Accra), Sir Kenneth Roberts-Wray, Judges Dennison, Lingley, Benson, and Windsor-Aubrey; and the Colonial Office.
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-25) correspondence between Wilson and the Governor, Saloway, and Roberts-Wray, 5 Jan-22 Feb 1954
- (fols. 26-29) copy of a Memorandum from E. Norton-Jones, Chief Secretary, Accra, to A.R. Thomas, Under-Secretary, Colonial Office, with a copy of the latter's reply and of a note on 'Gold Coast: Compensation for Judges' by H. Freeman, Government Actuary's Department, 22 Feb-19 Mar 1954
- (fols. 30-50) correspondence between Wilson, the Governor, Roberts-Wray, and Judges Dennison, Lingley, and Benson, 26 Feb-22 May 1954
- (fol. 51) letter from Saloway to the Chief Justice, Accra, 16 May 1954
- (fols. 52-73) further correspondence between Wilson, the Governor, Roberts-Wray, and Judges Dennison, Lingley, and Benson (as fols. 30-50), 17 May-23 Jun 1954
- (fols. 74-78) memorandum by Wilson on the position of the Judiciary under the Gold Coast (Constitution) Order in Council 1954, 23 Jun 1954
- (fols. 79-88) draft of the Memorial (not sent) to be signed by the Chief Justice and four judges, addressed to Oliver Lyttelton, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Jun 1954
- (fols. 89-96) further correspondence between Wilson, the Governor, Roberts-Wray, and Judges Dennison, Lingley, and Benson, 12 Oct 1954-4 Jan 1955
- (fol. 97) quotations about Judges' Appointments, (1) in the Gold Coast (Ghana) and (2) in the Straits Settlement, n.d.
- (fols. 98-111) letter from Wilson to the Chief Justice of the Sudan, W.O'B. Lindsay, asking for details of the terms of retirement and compensation of Sudanese Judges at Independence (three copies), and his reply (four copies), 6-15 Jan 1955
- (fols. 112-153) further correspondence between Wilson, the Governor, Roberts-Wray, and Judges Dennison, Lingley, and Benson, 7 Jan-18 May 1955
- (fol. 154) memorandum by Wilson, 17 Jun 1955.
Dates
- Creation: Jan 1954-Jun 1955
Extent
154 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 592/5, folder 2
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk