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Papers on the Congo basin treaties, 1960

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/13

Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to Carrington's investigations into the impact of the Congo Basin Treaties, including a negative response from the Foreign Office. The papers include a five-page memoranda supplied by the Deputy High Commissioner for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Charles Edmund Carrington (1897-1990) was Abe Bailey Professor of Commonwealth Relations at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1954-1962, and a campaigner against Britain joining the E.E.C. In 1960 he undertook investigations to discover what residual effect the Congo Basin Treaties might have on the countries of Central Africa.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 4

Other Finding Aids

MSS Addenda, vol. I.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by C.E. Carrington.

Related Materials

The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes Charles Carrington's papers on the structure and development of the Commonwealth, RCMS 9.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Carrington, Charles Edmund, 1897-1990, historian and biographer

Finding aid date

2003-10-02 16:03:25+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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