Box 606767544
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Contains 159 Results:
Letter from Creech Jones to Mrs Lucy Middleton, MP, 9 Nov 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 271
Letter from Creech Jones to Mrs Lucy Middleton, MP, about five cases of hardship caused by requisitioning of property in Palestine.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
9 Nov 1946
Letter (and copy) from G. Chamberlain to Rita Hinden, 9 Nov 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 272-273
Letter (and copy) from G. Chamberlain to Rita Hinden, in reply to her enquiry (MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 234) about the claim of the Akarigbo of Ijebu-Remo.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
9 Nov 1946
Letter to Creech Jones covering a telegram from Trinidad about the strike of seamen and waterfront workers, 5-12 Nov 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 274-276
Letter to Creech Jones covering a telegram from Trinidad about the strike of seamen and waterfront workers, with his acknowledgement, and a reply referring to a letter from the Colonial Office to the International Transport Workers' Federation (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/145, folder 1).
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
5-12 Nov 1946
Letter from Rita Hinden (seven copies) to Creech Jones, 21 Mar-5 Apr 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 181-188
Letter from Rita Hinden (seven copies) to Creech Jones about the Constitution of Mauritius, particularly concerning the franchise, and his reply.
Extents: 8 Leaves
Dates:
21 Mar-5 Apr 1946
Correspondence with Creech Jones about Jewish detainees in Eritrea, 26 Mar-26 Jun 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 189-192
Correspondence with Creech Jones about Jewish detainees in Eritrea, in particular Eliahu Rapoport; also about Nino Micheletti (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 202-203).
Extents: 4 Leaves
Dates:
26 Mar-26 Jun 1946
Correspondence with Creech Jones about the case of Nino Micheletti, 6 and 25 Jun 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 202-203
Correspondence with Creech Jones about the case of Nino Micheletti, an Italian contractor who wished to return to the Gold Coast (Ghana) (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 192).
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
6 and 25 Jun 1946
Letter to Hall (five copies) on the position of Cyprus, 7-21 Jun 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 204-210
Letter to Hall (five copies) on the position of Cyprus, urging the need for constitutional reform and suggesting amnesties in the case of certain exiles and prisoners, and Hall's reply stating that the matter was under review.
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
7-21 Jun 1946
Letter to Creech Jones (three copies) about the Cession of Sarawak, 13 Jun-1 Jul 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 211-215
Letter to Creech Jones (three copies) about the Cession of Sarawak, asking for information on several points and urging the desirability of a fuller public statement by the Colonial Office. (For Creech Jones's reply, dated 8 Jul 1946, see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/161, folder 2).
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
13 Jun-1 Jul 1946
Letter from Rita Hinden to A.R. Watson, and his reply, 31 Jul and 13 Aug 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 231-232
Letter from Rita Hinden to A.R. Watson, and his reply, concerning accusations made by Francis Vignes of Mauritius, serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in France.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
31 Jul and 13 Aug 1946
Letter of thanks to P. Rogers for information on Sarawak, 2 Aug 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 233
Letter to Creech Jones, 15 and 19 Oct 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 237-238
Letter to Creech Jones, deploring the reintroduction of the penalty of flogging in Trinidad, and an acknowledgement.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
15 and 19 Oct 1946
Letter from A.R. Watson to Rita Hinden, and her reply, 17-24 Oct 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 239-241
Letter from A.R. Watson to Rita Hinden, and her reply, about a document put before the Advisory Committee, on the welfare of colonial people in the UK.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
17-24 Oct 1946
Letter from Miss E. Moore, FCB, to the Colonial Office Welfare Department, with a reply from A. Chamier, 5-11 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 300-301
Letter from Miss E. Moore, FCB, to the Colonial Office Welfare Department, with a reply from A. Chamier, about an enquiry from the Secretary of the Mauritius Agricultural Labourers' Union concerning educational facilities for students in London.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
5-11 Dec 1946
Letter to Creech Jones about the situation in Trinidad, 10 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 302-304
Letter to Creech Jones about the situation in Trinidad, with a copy of a further telegram concerning the waterfront strike (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 274-276), and an acknowledgement from Creech Jones.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
10 Dec 1946
Letter to Creech Jones (two copies) about the case of George Thomas and Sydney Boyle, 18 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 305-306
Letter to Creech Jones (two copies) about the case of George Thomas and Sydney Boyle, tried for sedition in Sierra Leone in 1940 (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 78-82).
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
18 Dec 1946
Letter to E.R. Edmonds, Assistant Private Secretary to Creech Jones, 19 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 307
Letter to E.R. Edmonds, Assistant Private Secretary to Creech Jones, covering the script of a speech made by Creech Jones at a meeting of the Bureau, and mentioning a request from the American Embassy for a copy.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
19 Dec 1946
Letter to I.D. Robertson about complaints received from Nyasaland (Malawi) against remarks made by [John] Rankin, 23 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fol. 308
Letter from Creech Jones replying to Rita Hinden, 21 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 6-8
Letter from Creech Jones replying to Rita Hinden, with a note setting out the legal position of Indians under the new Electoral Order in Council (relating to Indian Estate Labourers in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)) (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 47-53; MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 1, fols. 216-227; and MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/151, folder 2.)
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
21 Dec 1946
Correspondence concerning Hong Kong: letter from Creech Jones in reply to one from Rita Hinden, 30 Dec 1946
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 13-19
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.
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
30 Dec 1946
Correspondence concerning Hong Kong: letters from Rita Hinden in reply to Creech Jones, referring to the possibility of introducing income tax, 2 Jan-8 Feb 1947
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/25, folder 2, fols. 20-24
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.
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
2 Jan-8 Feb 1947