Box 606767590
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Contains 10 Results:
Conferences organised by the Fabian Colonial Bureau or attended by its representatives, 1948-1962
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/70
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1948-1962
FCB Sub-Committee, to study the position of West African chiefs: Correspondence, notices, agenda, minutes, memoranda, statements, and related cuttings from West African newspapers, Oct 1948-Feb 1949
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Those advising or taking part include:
Little
Hughes
Cole
Dr J.C. de Graft-Johnson
Dr M.C. Peterside
Ogunsheye
J.K. Lamptey
R.W. Beoku Betts
P. Harris
Nii Odoi Annan
J.O. Ajibola
Okoi Arikpo
Henry...
Extents: 124 Leaves
Dates:
Oct 1948-Feb 1949
Africa Conference at Lancaster House: mainly official press releases, including lists of delegates and observers, communiqués, and reports of speeches, 29 Sep-9 Oct 1948
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Speakers include:
Creech Jones
Herbert Morrison (Lord President of the Council)
P.J. Noel-Baker (S/S Commonwealth Relations)
Sir Alfred Vincent (East African Central Assembly)
Roy Welensky (Northern Rhodesia (Zambia))
the Oni of Ife (Nigeria)
Lord Trefgarne (Colonial Development Corporation).
...
Extents: 47 Leaves
Dates:
29 Sep-9 Oct 1948
Background Papers for Conference at Buscot Park on 'Franchise and Representation in East and Central Africa', 8-9 Dec 1956
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Papers consist of:
agenda
tabulated summaries of existing structures of legislature and franchise in Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania), Uganda, Kenya, Nyasaland (Malawi), Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), and Central African Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi)
summaries of proposals for changes received from the various territories.
Extents: 22 Leaves
Dates:
8-9 Dec 1956
Delegate Conference at Rochester on 'Nation-Building in the Colonies', 2 Jul 1957-27 Feb 1958
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Conference was convened jointly by the local Labour Party and the Fabian Society on the initiative of the FCB in conjunction with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Papers consist mainly of correspondence about arrangements for this and possible future conferences on similar lines. Those advising or taking part include:
Creech Jones
Hilda Selwyn-Clarke
Bill...
Extents: 35 Leaves
Dates:
2 Jul 1957-27 Feb 1958
Projected Conference on Africa originally convened by Charles Kemp and the Africa Bureau, 3 Feb-7 May 1958
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Working Party:
Creech Jones (Chairman)
Arthur Gaitskell
Colin Legum
Mrs Thelma Philip
Charles Kemp.
Papers include:
agenda
minutes
alternative draft versions of programmes and...
Extents: 162 Leaves
Dates:
3 Feb-7 May 1958
Specialist Conference on the political and economic situation in Central Africa in relation to the 1960 Conference, held at Church House on 18 Jul, 13 May-23 Jul 1959
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Contains correspondence, circulars, and outline papers. The main speakers are:
Dr B.T. Chidzero, 'Partnership or Integration'
Austen Albu, MP, 'The Contribution of the Federation to the Economic Development of the Territories'.
Others advising or taking part include:
...
Extents: 88 Leaves
Dates:
13 May-23 Jul 1959
Colonial Office Summer Conference on African Administration at King's College, Cambridge, 24 Aug-5 Sep 1959
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Contains: official programme, lists of members, background papers, and draft report. Also, a report by Arthur Gaitskell, Consultant to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, 'Land Tenure and Land Use Problems in the Trust Territories of Tanganyika and Ruanda-Urundi'.
Extents: 209 Leaves
Dates:
24 Aug-5 Sep 1959
Conference on Nigeria at Barnsley Park (13-14 May 1961), 22 Dec 1960-27 Jun 1961
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Content includes:
correspondence about arrangements for the conference and proposals for a pamphlet on Nigeria after Independence, largely based on material supplied by T.F. Betts
provisional outline of programme
notes of proceedings, reports of papers, and statistical tables.
Speakers include:...
Extents: 83 Leaves
Dates:
22 Dec 1960-27 Jun 1961
Conference on the New Commonwealth held at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford (6-7 Jan), 6 Jul 1961-22 May 1962
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Contains correspondence about arrangements, attendance, and speakers with related lists, circulars, programmes, and accounts. Speakers at the conference include:
Rita Hinden
Kirkwood
Patrick Keatley
Legum
George Bennett
Cohen
Dr Tom Soper
Professor Lionel Elvin.
...
Extents: 104 Leaves
Dates:
6 Jul 1961-22 May 1962