Box 606767604
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Contains 89 Results:
ENIS No. E0 230: address given by Azikiwe to the National Executive Committee of the National Council for Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), on constitutional reforms for Nigeria, 22 Dec 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 14-17
Cuttings from The Times and Nigerian newspapers including Eastern Nigeria Today, about Azikiwe and the National Council for Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), 7 Jul-19 Sep 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 18-27
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
7 Jul-19 Sep 1958
Report of a press conference given by Azikiwe at Nigeria House, London, 18 Sep 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 28-30
Nigerian Constitutional Conference: Minority Report published by the Action Group (AG) Delegation, with marked passages, Aug 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 31-34
Action Group Manifesto, n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, item 1
'The 1956 Constitutional Conference': memorandum by O. Agunbiade-Bamishe, Action Group (AG) Party Manager, 8 Jun 1956
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 35-41
Attached are pencilled introductory notes by Betts, and a letter from Bamishe to Venture about corrections to the memorandum.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
8 Jun 1956
Cuttings from The Times and Nigerian newspapers, 20 Aug-22 Sep 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 42-50
Includes Awolowo's declaration of policy made prior to the Lancaster House Conference to consider the Constitution of Nigeria and set the date for Independence in 1960 (fol. 50).
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
20 Aug-22 Sep 1958
Awolowo's Statement of Policy on the Resumed Nigerian Constitutional Conference (two printed copies, one with marked passages), 29 Sep 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 51-58
National Council for Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) London Delegation to the Constitutional Conference: leaflets Nos 1 and 3, with Azikiwe's statement of the Party's aims and objectives and historical background, 20 Jul 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 1-4
'The evolution of Federal Government in Nigeria': address delivered by Azikiwe at a public meeting arranged by the Nigeria Union in London, and a press report of the address, 14 Oct 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 5-13
Letter from Frederick Doerflinger, Patrick Dolan & Associates Ltd., to Betts, with a circular letter referring to Awolowo's Statement on Foreign Policy, 30 Sep, 2 Oct 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 59-61
Also includes Betts's reply about his intention to prepare a condensed memorandum on the Western Regional case, for MPs of the Commonwealth Group of the Labour Party. A postscript in Betts's hand mentions an appointment for him to meet Awolowo.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
30 Sep, 2 Oct 1958
Printed booklets containing policy statements by Awolowo, Sep 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, items 2-4
Contains 'Foreign Policy for Independent Nigeria' (two copies, one with a cutting from The Times dated 13 Sep 1958 enclosed) and 'Freedom and Independence for Nigeria'.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
Sep 1958
Cutting from the Manchester Guardian: 'Libel award to Mr Awolowo', 3 Oct 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fol. 62
ENIS No. E1, 200: 'The Acting Minister of Information (Chief J.U. Nwodo) comments on Chief Awolowo's statement on States issue', 29 Oct 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 63-64
Three copies of a letter signed by Aminu Kano, leader of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) Delegation, and C.A.J. Nwajoi, Legal Adviser, to Lennox-Boyd, S/S Col., on Electoral Reform in the Northern Region of Nigeria, 19 Dec 1955
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 65-79
Memorandum signed by Aminu Kano: 'Views on the Nigerian Constitution Conference 1956', n.d.
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 80-82
Northern Region of Nigeria: Election results, 16 and 19 Nov 1956
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 83-85
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
16 and 19 Nov 1956
Three cuttings from Nigerian newspapers, 30 Aug-6 Sep 1958
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 86-88
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
30 Aug-6 Sep 1958
The Nigeria Union: Presidential Address delivered at the General Meeting held in London, by E.E. Obahiagbon, 8 Feb 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, item 5
Statements by the Nigeria Union (President, E.E. Obahiagbon, General Secretary, L.A. Fabunmi), 26 May and 29 Jul 1953
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 365/85, folder 2, fols. 89-95
Statements include (1) 'Crisis in Nigeria', and (2) 'The immediate task - a statement on the Nigerian political and constitutional crisis'.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
26 May and 29 Jul 1953