Letter from Creech Jones in reply to one from Rita Hinden dated 27 Nov 1946 (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 289-291), accepting the need for measures designed to secure economic, social, and constitutional progress in Hong Kong; attached are copies of two Parliamentary Questions (2 May and 30 Oct) and Replies, concerning constitutional advance.

Letters from Rita Hinden in reply to Creech Jones (fols. 13-19), referring to the possibility of introducing income tax, and Creech Jones's answer quoting his reply to a Parliamentary Question on the subject.

Draft of a letter from Marjorie Nicholson to Creech Jones in reply to his of 22 Nov 1946 (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 276) concerning the waterfront strike in Trinidad. See also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 30-33, and correspondence with Harry Hynd, MP, MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/17, folder 5, fols. 8 and 10 for more information.

Letter from Sir William McLean, sent with a copy of his note on the expansion of local government in the colonies by means of Village Councils, and an acknowledgement.

Letter from Creech Jones to Rita Hinden replying in detail to letters of 10 Dec 1946 and 1 Jan 1947 (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 302-303; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fol. 25) about the waterfront strike in Trinidad.

Letter to Christopher Cox about Chief Tshekedi Khama's request for advice concerning staff for the first secondary school in Bechuanaland (Botswana), and a reply from R. Spencer Foster (in the absence of Cox) advising Tshekedi to consult Jowitt, Director of Education in the Protectorate.

Letter to Creech Jones referring to previous correspondence (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 242-262), and his reply expressing his appreciation of the Bureau's interest in the framing of colonial policy and suggesting a meeting for discussion.

Correspondence with Creech Jones about consumers' cooperation in the colonies, and difficulties experienced by such societies, particularly in West Africa, in obtaining supplies. See also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 152-154.

Letter from Rita Hinden (two copies) concerning (1) Dr Wickremasinghe's disqualification from becoming a candidate for the Ceylon Parliament, and the possibility of amending the Order in Council to exclude from disqualification political offences; and (2) the unsatisfactory position of Indian estate workers in Ceylon (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 1-12 for more information).

Creech Jones's reply to the first point in Rita Hinden's letter (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 47-50).

Creech Jones's reply to the second point Rita Hinden's letter (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 47-50) explaining the difficulties of taking further steps to ensure that all Indians qualified to vote were included in the registers.

Letter to Creech Jones about conditions in Kenya, referring to the Mombasa strike, land settlement, and allocation for education in the Kenya Development Fund, and his detailed reply (See also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 97-99 for more information.)

Creech Jones's reply to Rita Hinden (two copies), advocating the work of the Central Statistical Office for East Africa in preference to a Commission to Enquire into Population Pressure in East Africa.

Correspondence about J.O.I. Longe, including three letters from Creech Jones and one from Ivor Thomas, about the possibility of his appointment as an Agricultural Officer in Nigeria.

Letter from Rita Hinden (two copies) to Creech Jones about the status of Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, with a letter of acknowledgement from Edmonds and a further letter from Rita Hinden asking for a reply (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/26, folder 1, fols. 36-39).