Box 606767873
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Contains 139 Results:
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Anthony Brooke: personal letters to and him and some related papers (continued), 2 Sep-14 Dec 1946
With one item. There are many references to the booklet The Facts about Sarawak, compiled by Anthony Brooke and published in Sep 1946 (see MSS. Pac. s. 83/21, folder 5, item 4).
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6
Extents: 102 Leaves
Dates:
2 Sep-14 Dec 1946
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Anthony Brooke: personal letters to him, 12 Jan 1947-17 Feb 1951
Comprises:
(fol. 1) letter from 'A housewife citizen of Singapore' expressing sympathy for his cause, and mentioning Winston Churchill's criticism of the Home Office, 12 Jan 1947
(fol. 2) letter from Basil Brooke about a reliable report from Sarawak that only two Europeans there wished to see the old regime back, and the danger that Anthony Brooke might become 'the centre of subversive…
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 7
Extents: 40 Leaves
Dates:
12 Jan 1947-17 Feb 1951
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Rajah Sir Charles Vyner Brooke: personal correspondence, chiefly with his brother Bertram, 1941-1946
Bertram Brooke is addressed as 'Adeh' (brother). Comprises:
(fols. 1-2) letter from the Rajah to [C.D.] Le Gros [Clark] from Astana, Sarawak; marked 'Private', about the succession; the Rajah's view that he and Anthony Brooke were 'perfect strangers'; his impression that the Dayak communities 'did not care a rap for the future provided he promised to stay in Sarawak' and his willingness to do so provided…
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 8
Extents: 47 Leaves
Dates:
1941-1946
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Bertram Brooke, Tuan Muda: personal correspondence, chiefly letters from him to his son Anthony, 1941-1950
Comprises:
(fols. 1-2) letter from Bertram Brooke to Anthony Brooke in Sarawak, 'as from Sarawak Government Offices, Millbank House', about the contentment of Anthony Brooke and his family in their out-station home at Sarikai (Sarikei); the Rajah's former wise policy of letting the lives of the people 'modify themselves to fit in with changing conditions'; the close attention paid by the Colonial Office…
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 9
Extents: 47 Leaves
Dates:
1941-1950
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Mrs Gladys Brooke, Dayang Muda: personal correspondence, notes, and diary, 1946-1949
Comprises:
(fols. 1-2) copies of two letters from Gladys Brooke from Bombay (Mumbai) to her London solicitor, R. Greenwood, and to E.R. Cawdron, solicitor in Paris, requesting that action be taken regarding her Paris flat, 11 Jan 1946
(fols. 3-4) signed copy of letter from Gladys Brooke from Bombay (Mumbai) to Datu Patinggi, about the Rajah's decision to 'abandon the country which he…
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 10
Extents: 43 Leaves
Dates:
1946-1949
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Letter from Lord Marchwood about discussions taking place between the Rajah and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 8 Jan 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 1
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
8 Jan 1946
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Three letters from A.S.B. Olver, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, about abortive plans for Anthony Brooke to address the Far Eastern Group on the position in Sarawak, 11 Jan-9 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 2-4
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
11 Jan-9 Feb 1946
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Replies received in response to a letter from Anthony Brooke, 16-23 Jan 1946
With enclosures [including his memorandum on MacBryan, circulated to MPs and others] from:
Lord Rennell of Rodd
Lord Vansittart
Martin Wight
Alan Lennox-Boyd, MP
Lord Hailey
J.L. Garvin
Viscount Chaplin
Lord Iddesleigh.
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 5-12
Extents: 8 Leaves
Dates:
16-23 Jan 1946
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Letter from Lt. Col. The O'Doneven about Anthony Brooke's letter in The New Statesman, and proposing to meet him, 30 Jan 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 13-14
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
30 Jan 1946
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Letter from Lord Marwood expressing regret that he would be unable to attend the debates in the House of Lords, 6 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 15
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
6 Feb 1946
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Letters expressing indignation at the decision to cede Sarawak to the Crown, from 'Robin' (Truro), Jean Halsey, Kathleen Whishaw, and 'Bill' (Glasgow), 6 and 7 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 16-21
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates:
6 and 7 Feb 1946
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Two letters from Martin Wight about his own reactions and about letters to the press from Margery Perham and himself, 7 and 13 Feb 1946
Also advising Anthony Brooke to remain out of the fray and avoid the 'family squabble' angle.
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 22-23
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
7 and 13 Feb 1946
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Form of receipt for papers from Anthony Brooke signed by Lt. Col. W.P.N.L. Ditmas, 7 Feb-19 Mar 1946
With note added. Letter from his father to Anthony Brooke, and typed extracts from letters to his family, about his concern at news of Cession proposals and 'Sarawak betrayal'.
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 24-26
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
7 Feb-19 Mar 1946
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Letter from A. Cartwright [Editor, West Africa], advising Anthony Brooke on the most useful newspapers to contact in the UK and overseas, 7 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 27
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
7 Feb 1946
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Letter from Richard Backwell, Headquarters, Air Command South East Asia (ACSEA), sending sympathy and referring to the wills of the first and second Rajahs, the effect of Brooke rule in Sarawak, and the future development of the country, 8 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 28-29
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
8 Feb 1946
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Letter from J.H. Withers-Payne about his internment in Singapore, the Colonial Office's treatment of repatriates, and his admiration for Anthony Brooke's fight, 8 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 30-32
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
8 Feb 1946
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Letter from Mary Parry expressing contempt for the behaviour of the Rajah and the Colonial Office, 8 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 33
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
8 Feb 1946
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Two letters from Philip Francklin with copies of two letters from himself to The Times, deploring the forfeiture of Sarawak's sovereignty, 9 Feb-9 Mar 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 34-38
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
9 Feb-9 Mar 1946
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Letter from Captain Shaw Cotterill, Royal Empire Society, formerly of the Sarawak Civil Service, about the effect on Sarawak of Brooke rule, 9 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 39-40
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
9 Feb 1946
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Letter from H. Thackwell-Lewis, former Judicial Commissioner in Sarawak, to Bertram Brooke, giving his opinion that 'the whole thing is a sordid money deal', 10 Feb 1946
Collection:
Archive of the Brookes of Sarawak
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 41
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
10 Feb 1946