Voi-Taveta Railway correspondence, 1919; 15 May-1 Oct 1923

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-5) letter from Coryndon to the Under-Secretary of State about the destruction of the Voi-Taveta link between Kenya and Tanganyika Territory (Tanzania), 15 May 1923
(fol. 6) letter from H.J. Read to Coryndon as a cover to the two following items, 4 Jun 1923
(fols. 7-10) two copies of a memorandum from the Colonial Office about the Voi-Taveta line, 4 May 1923
(fol. 11) copy of a telegram from Sir Edward Northey, Governor of Kenya, to the Colonial Office, 6 Aug 1919
(fols. 12-15) draft and copy of a letter from Coryndon to the Under-Secretary of State, with suggestions for saving the line, 7 Aug 1923
(fol. 16) despatch from the Secretary of State to Coryndon, decoded telegram, with Sir Horace Byatt's veto of Coryndon's proposals, 8 Sep 1923
(fol. 17) notes by Coryndon on Byatt's attitude and the railway, 1 Oct 1923.

Dates

17 Leaves

MSS. Afr. s. 633/7, folder 3

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