Economic Development, 1945-1952

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Held at the Weston Library

(fols. 1-6) Workers' Grievances. Letter from Melville Joseph, representing the workers of Mahe, to Collet about an interview with G.G. Eastwood, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, enclosing an extract from a confidential letter about Eastwood's visit (two copies of each document), 26-31 Mar 1949.

(fols. 7-22) Fisheries:

(fols. 7-13) correspondence between Creech Jones, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Lt. Col. Peter Penn, representing a business group interested in developing Indian Ocean fisheries, about the possibility of a survey jointly financed by the government and private enterprise, Oct 1945-Jan 1946
(fols. 14-15) letters from Greenidge to Selwyn-Clarke about his attempts to regenerate the interest of Machonochies in developing the Seychelles fisheries, and the problems of cooperation between government and private enterprise; about the revision of the criminal code; allowances for deportees from Uganda in the islands; Charles Collet; and a meeting between himself and the Selwyn-Clarkes, 11 and 16 Jun 1947
(fols. 16-17) letter from Greenidge to Lady Selwyn-Clarke, now Assistant Secretary of the Fabian Colonial Bureau, enclosing a draft letter on the development of the Seychelles fisheries addressed to Lord Reith, Chairman of the Colonial Development Corporation; together with Lord Reith's reply and a covering note from Lady Selwyn-Clarke to Greenidge asking for more information about Collet, 5-10 Jun 1952
(fol. 18) letter to Lady Selwyn-Clarke and Greenidge from the Colonial Development Corporation about lack of fish and ships, 13 Jun 1952
(fol. 19) letter to Greenidge from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke asking him to write to Collet to let him know about lack of fish and ships, 16 Jun 1952
(fols. 20-22) letter from Collet to Greenidge commenting on Lord Reith's reply (see fols. 16-17 above) and referring to Greenidge's forthcoming visit to the Collets at Nice, 10 Jul 1952.

Guano:

(fols. 23-25) letters from Greenidge to W.V. Blewett and H.W. Foster introducing Collet as the representative of a client wishing to market Guano, 24 Oct-20 Nov 1952
(fols. 26-28) correspondence between Collet and Greenidge about the former's return to the Seychelles; personal finances and business contacts with Foster and Blewett; and the retirement of Sir Ivor Brace, Chief Justice of Sarawak, 20-26 Nov 1952.

Dates

Creation: 1945-1952

Extent

28 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 285/6, folder 2

Additional Description

Related Materials

For Fisheries, see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 285/21, folder 4, fols. 1-10; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 285/21, folder 7, fols. 6, 19-23 and 31-38; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 285/23, folder 5, fols. 1-2.