Correspondence with Austen Albu, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Kenya: co-operative development: fols. 6-8, 11-16 East African Co-operative training school at Kabete: fol. 6 Kenya Farmers' Association Co-operative, Ltd.: fols. 11, 14-16 Land and Agricultural Bank, with a written Answer by Amery on loans to farmers: fols.…

Two letters from John Syson, Assistant Secretary, Fabian International and Commonwealth Bureau, to Guy Barnett, MP, (1) asking him to cooperate with the Bureau, and (2) about a meeting on Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

Correspondence with Anthony Wedgwood Benn, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Northern Rhodesia (Zambia): African representation on municipal and township councils: fols. 28-29, 32 African Farming Improvement Fund: fols. 31, 38 report of the British Committee advising Rhodesian Railways, and the recruitment of railway workers from Europe:…

Correspondence with Frank Beswick, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Malaya (Malaysia): recruitment of officers for the Co-operative Department, with a letter from Lennox-Boyd: fols. 69-71. Gold Coast (Ghana): loans to farmers by the Cocoa…

Correspondence with A. Fenner Brockway, MP, Chairman of the Movement for Colonial Freedom and of the World Council for Colonial Liberation. He joined the Bureau in 1958 (fols. 98-99). The correspondence is concerned with the following territories and topics: Kenya: Kenya Federation of Trade Unions: fol. 87. Colonies, general:…

Correspondence with James Callaghan, MP, who became Opposition Leader on Colonial Affairs in 1956 and joined the FCB Advisory Committee (fols. 1-2). The correspondence is concerned with the following territories and topics: Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi): franchise and representation: fol. 1 article for Venture and a talk…

Correspondence with Mrs Barbara Castle, MP (sister of T.F. Betts, Assistant Secretary of the FCB, to whom some of the letters are addressed) concerning the following territories and topics: Kenya: statement by Sir Barclay Nihill on the importance of extending the jury system to all races: fol. 40 forced labour by women: fol. 41 overcrowding in new villages of…

Correspondence with John Dugdale, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi): exclusion of Africans from the Cadet Corps: fol. 87 racial segregation in the university: fols. 87, 94 European immigrants as firemen on the railways: fol. 97 prison services: fol. 100 …

Letter from C.W. Dumpleton (MP, 1945-1950), Colonial Development Corporation, to T.F. Betts, with a list of Exchequer advances and rates of interest, and Betts's acknowledgement.

Correspondence with Lord Faringdon, chiefly about FCB administration, but also concerning the following territories and topics: Kenya: the Coutts Report and African franchise: fol. 2. West Indies: the trade union movement, with a list of FCB members in the West…

Correspondence with Dingle Foot, MP, concerning (1) violence used by British security forces in Nyasaland (Malawi), and (2) the FCB conference on Central Africa, which he agreed to introduce.

Correspondence with James Griffiths, MP, Opposition Leader on Colonial Affairs until 1956, Deputy Leader and Vice-Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party. Much of the correspondence concerns FCB administration. It is also concerned with the following territories and topics: Colonies, general: proposals for a Colonial Prime Ministers' Conference: fols. 32-33. …

Correspondence with John B. Hynd, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Northern Rhodesia (Zambia): proposals for a reciprocal arrangement with the South African Government to enable Northern Rhodesian (Zambian) nationals convicted in the Union to serve their sentences in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia): fols. 55-56, 66 banning of African societies under the…

Correspondence with James Johnson, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Seychelles: minimum wage and the increase in cost of living during 1950-1955: fol. 3 price of copra and copra export tax during 1950-1955: fol. 3 imprisonment of labourers for breach of contract: fol. 3 the possibility of an airport (in 1956): fol.…

Correspondence with David T. Jones, MP, who joined the Advisory Committee in 1956 (fols. 79, 91), concerning the following territories and topics: West Indies: racial discrimination against Jamaican travellers in hotels in Nassau and Bermuda: fol. 74 Caribbean Federation Conference, 1956: fols. 74-75 amendments to the 1955 draft federal constitution: fols.…

Letter from Lennox-Boyd's Private Secretary to Hilda Selwyn-Clarke about arrangements for a talk with him on the Central African franchise plan.

Correspondence with Lord Listowel, who became Governor-General of Ghana in 1957; attached to fol. 8 is a printed copy (unfoliated) of the Official Report containing the Address of Welcome, 13 Nov 1957. He rejoined the Advisory Committee in 1960 (fol. 30). The correspondence is concerned with the following territories and topics: Ghana: the anniversary of Independence, and plans for an article…

Correspondence with Hilary Marquand, MP, much of which concerns articles for Venture, meetings, conferences, and FCB administration; his visit to East Africa in Jan 1958 (fols. 43-44); as well as concerning the following territories and topics: Trinidad: the unsatisfactory nature of the Constitution, in connection with an oil deal (in 1956): fol. 39. …

Correspondence with John Rankin, MP, concerning the following territories and topics: Colonies, general: the decision to close the Scottish branch of the Colonial Office (in 1956): fol. 1 school gradings used in different territories: fols. 38-39 Corona Library: fols. 55-56. Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania):…

Letter from Hilda Selwyn-Clarke to Kenneth Robinson, MP, asking him to write a comment on the Cyprus agreement for Venture, and his reply.