Box 606767141
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Contains 5 Results:
Trinidad and Tobago: Speeches, notes, and correspondence, 1917-1922
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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/4 (2)
Speeches and notes by Chancellor, 1917-1921
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Comprises:
(fols. 1-5) draft of speech, probably delivered at the public meeting held on 12 May 1917 at the Prince's Building, Port-of-Spain, to celebrate America's entry into the war, (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 284/5, folder 2, item 13) n.d. [1917?]
(fols. 6-11) note, marked 'Secret', of an interview with Henry Pasen, an Indian member of the government, about the Attorney-General, R.S....
Extents: 44 Leaves
Dates:
1917-1921
Correspondence about the Disturbances in Port-of-Spain in Dec 1919, 1919-1921
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With one unfoliated item. Comprises: (fols. 1-21) Letter from G. Grindle, Colonial Office, to Chancellor, with copies of despatches from the Acting Governor of Trinidad, M.M. Gordon, dated 29 Jul and 7 Aug, regarding unrest among non-European communities. Enclosures appended include reports to the Colonial Secretary from Colonel May and Lt. Col. Maxwell Smith, Dispersal Commandant, 10 Sep 1919. (fols. 22-54) Papers contained in an envelope marked 'Secret':...
Extents: 104 Leaves
Dates:
1919-1921
Correspondence relating to Chancellor's proposed retirement from the Colonial Service on grounds of ill health, 16 Dec 1920-8 Nov 1921
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Comprises:
(fol. 1) memorandum from the Colonial Office about qualifications for Governor's Pension, 18 Aug 1920
(fols. 2-4) rough notes by Chancellor of his years of service as Governor and periods of leave, from 11 Mar 1914, 31 Oct 1920
(fols. 5-11) despatches from Chancellor and Milner, 16 Dec 1920-31 Jan 1921
(fols. 12-17) drafts of letters from...
Extents: 21 Leaves
Dates:
16 Dec 1920-8 Nov 1921
Letters and telegrams of congratulation on Chancellor's GCMG (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George), 6-24 Nov 1922
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From colleagues in the government, in particular the Colonial Office, and personal friends, among others:
L.S. Amery
Winston Churchill
Sir Edward Grigg
Sir Norman Lamont
Sir Humphrey Leggett
Edward Marsh
Percy Noble
Brig. General Adolphe Symons.
Extents: 60 Leaves
Dates:
6-24 Nov 1922