Box 606767873
Container
Contains 139 Results:
Additional Papers of Anthony Brooke (Rajah Muda): Personal correspondence, 1931, 1939-1951, 1978
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19
Letter from Lord Elton about a talk with Professor Le Gros Clark on the Sarawak question, 28 Feb 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 69
Letter from Arthur Noble, British Middle East Office, Cairo, about Anthony Brooke's 'invidious position', the value of Boult's support, and his own memories of the happy atmosphere of Sarawak, n.d. [c. 1946]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 88-89
Letter from Jim Lonsdale Bryam about the progress of the 'Cession Bill' in Kuching and deploring the loss of the 'idyllic contentment' produced by Brooke rule, 18 May 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 90
Two letters from Margaret Noble about her anti-Cession activities, 18 and 29 May 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 91-92
Mentioning:
her letter to E.H. Keeling, MP
her letter to Colonel Ponsonby, MP
her letter to Sir Arthur Wauchope
her ill health.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
18 and 29 May 1946
Letter of sympathy from Philip Francklin, 18 May [1946]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 93
Letter from R.R. Hamilton congratulating Anthony Brooke on the 'good news' from Sarawak, 20 May 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 94-95
Letter from Cmdr Hughes about his disappointment at the finding of the State Council and expressing the hope that MacBryan would be exposed, 21 May 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 96
Copy of telegram from Philip Clayton, Toc H, to greet Bertram Brooke on his return from his 'heroic exploit' in Sarawak, 22 May 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 97
Letter from H.V. Hodson [Assistant Editor, Sunday Times] about Anthony Brooke's letter of appreciation for all he had done to assist the anti-Cession cause, 22 May 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fol. 98
Two letters from Edward Brandah, 29 Jun and 1 Jul 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 131-135
The two letters are about:
his letter to The Times; the general surprise at the fact that the Star of Sarawak had been bestowed on T. Crocker; his own Army service and loyalty to the Brooke family; and his view that the Cession was a betrayal of Sarawak
his decision not to distribute the £5 given him by Anthony Brooke for fear of gossip.
...
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
29 Jun and 1 Jul 1946
Letter from Father Jack Sparrow and telegram from Father Peter Howes about plans to meet Anthony Brooke, 2 and 8 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fols. 1-2
Letter from Margaret Noble, 3 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fols. 3-5
About:
Hall
Crocker
Radcliffe
Stirling Boyd ('Toto')
Cedric Drewe
Captain Gammans
Colonel Rees-Williams
Malcolm MacDonald
the fact that the first Rajah's Will made it 'compulsory for the Rajah to consult the Tuan Muda'
the Rajah's jealousy of Bertram...
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
3 Sep 1946
Two letters from M. Millard, 4 and 19 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fols. 6-8
About:
Rita Hinden and the 'nonsense' written [in Empire?] about Malaya (Malaysia)
his doubts about the outcome of the legal enquiry
the possibilities of more effective action from within the Council Negri
the influence of Howes and Sparrow
admiration for Bertram Brooke's letter to Hall
doubts...
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
4 and 19 Sep 1946
Telegram from [John] Fisher asking Anthony Brooke to phone, 8 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fol. 9
Letter from Bill [Johnson] introducing Pat Jackson, a film director, n.d. [c. 1946]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fol. 10
Letter signed 'Dick' (from Southwold) quoting Trevelyan on Sir James Brooke, 8 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fol. 11
Letter from Pitt-Hardacre suggesting dates to meet, 10 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 6, fol. 12
Three letters from R.O. Winstedt, expressing sympathy, blaming the Colonial Office [Gater and Gent], and questioning the legality of the Cession, 23 May-11 Sep 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 99-101
Letter from Margaret Noble and copies of two from her to The Scotsman and Captain Gammans, MP, about anti-Cession views, 29 May-6 Jun 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folder 4, fols. 105-109