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Bahamas (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:

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Bahamas Constitutional Conference opens in London, 1968-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/27
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179 x 151 mm. Mr. Lynden O. Pindling (left), Premier of Bahamas and Minister for Tourism and Development, is welcomed by Mr. George Thomson, British Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, on his arrival at Marlborough House, to attend the Bahamas Constitutional Conference, which opened there recently.

Dates: 1968-09
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).
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Bahamas Constitutional Conference opens in London, 1968-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/28
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150 x 205 mm. Mr. Lynden O. Pindling, Premier of Bahamas and Minister for Tourism and Development, exchanges a few words with Lord Grey of Naunton, Governor of the Bahamas, at the opening of the Bahamas Constitutional Conference at Marlborough House.

Dates: 1968-09
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).
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Bahamas Independence Conference, 1972-12-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/32
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251 x 202 mm. Sir Alec Douglas-Home today opened the Bahamas Independence Conference at Marlborough House. Photo shows a general view of the Conference in progress at Marlborough House.

Dates: 1972-12-12
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).
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Bay St Near Esplanade, 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/6
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212 x 177 mm. A view at the eastern end of Bay Street showing fields, palm trees and a rather dilapidated verandahed house.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
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).
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Bay Street, Nassau, 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/5
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223 x 176 mm. A view looking along Bay Street with commercial premises on the left hand side and rather more homely dwellings on the right. For a more modern view of Bay Street, which runs along the Nassau waterfront and is the shopping and commercial centre of the city, see Y3071C/8.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
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).
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[Bell in carriage], 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/70
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102 x 74 mm. Showing Bell seated in a small horse carriage outside an unidentified building, probably in Nassau in the 1890's.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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).
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Bread Fruit Tree, 1879 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/7
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210 x 169 mm. A view showing a breadfruit tree growing beside a path, with thatched huts in the background.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
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).
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary opens Bahamas Independence Conference in London, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/36
Scope and Contents 152 x 206 mm. The Bahamas Government Delegation was led by the Premier, The Hon. Lynden Pindling, while the Delegation representing the Bahamas Opposition was led by Mr Kendal G.L. Isaacs, Leader of the Opposition. The British Delegation was headed by Lord Balniel, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Sir John Paul, Governor of the Bahamas, also attended the Conference. Seen here is a general view of the conference chamber shortly before the official opening ceremony by Sir...
Dates: 1972-12
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).
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary opens Bahamas Independence Conference in London, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/37
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205 x 153 mm. Here Sir Alec Douglas-Home welcomes The Hon. Lynden Pindling, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, to Marlborough House for the opening of the Conference.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary opens Bahamas Independence Conference in London, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/38
Scope and Contents

155 x 203 mm. Here Mr Kendal G.L. Isaacs, (right) Leader of the Bahamas Opposition, and Mr. George Smith, Parliamentary Secretary of the ruling Bahamas Party, discuss the Conference prior to the official opening in Marlborough House.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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British Foreign Office luncheon for Bahamas Independence Conference delegates, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/39
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154 x 204 mm. Lord Balniel, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Leader of the British delegation, was host at a luncheon given in London to delegates attending the Bahamas Independence Conference. Here Lord Balniel chats with the Hon. Lynden Pindling, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, prior to lunch.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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British Foreign Office luncheon for Bahamas Independence Conference delegates, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/40
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152 x 207 mm. A group picture taken before lunch shows, left to right, Mr. Kendal G.L. Isaacs, Leader of the Opposition in the Bahamas Parliament; The Hon. Lynden Pindling, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas; Lord Balniel and the Hon. A.S. Hanna, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, the Bahamas.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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British Government to recommend Independence for Bahamas next July, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/41
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154 x 198 mm. Here Lord Balniel, leader of the British delegation, signs the agreement watched by The Hon. Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas and leader of the Bahamas Government Delegation. Seated on the left is the Hon. A.S. Hanna, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Bahamas. Standing behind Lord Balniel is Mr Kendal G.L. Isaacs, Leader of the Bahamas Opposition.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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British Government to recommend Independence for Bahamas next July, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/42
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151 x 205 mm. Here Lord Balniel, Leader of the British delegation, says goodbye to the Hon. Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas and leader of the Bahamas Government delegation, after the signing of the agreement.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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Clearing typical swash-land of mangroves and saw-grass before ridging, 1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071E/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Photographs contained in a report on a visit to the Colonial Development Corporation Tomato Project, Andros Is. Bahamas May 1952 by F. Hardy and R.E.D. Baker. Thirty copies of the 17 page typescript report were produced.1-6 Photographs taken Tuesday 13th May, 1952 between 9 and 10am after a night of heavy rain (2½ inches in about 8 hours). Each measuring 55 x 55 mm.7-12 Photographs of Andros Tomato Farm taken by Carl F. Warner (Acting Manager of the farm). Each measuring 100...
Dates: 1952
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).
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Cocoanut [i.e. coconut] tree in full bearing, 1879 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/11
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176 x 226 mm. A view showing a coconut tree heavily laden with fruit.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
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).
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Coconut tree in full bearing, 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/51
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177 x 225 mm. Showing a coconut palm heavy with fruit. Print not signed by Coonley. Another print of the same photograph can be found at Y307G/11.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
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).
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Columbus Statue, Nassau, 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/17
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178 x 226 mm. Showing the nineteenth-century statue of Columbus which stands in front of Government House and was presented to the Colony by Governor Sir James Carmichael Smyth (Governor 1829-33).

Dates: 1890 - 1895
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).
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Nassau, Oct. 1985: group photo taken on board the Royal Yacht ‘Britannia’, showing Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with heads of government, 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CC/1112
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253 x 172 mm.

Dates: 1985
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).
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Nassau, Oct. 1985: opening of the meeting showing Sir Lynden Pindling speaking before the assembled leaders, 1985

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CC/1113
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303 x 119 mm. colour print with key.

Dates: 1985
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).
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Conference on Bahamas Constitution opens in London, 1963-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/24
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155 x 202 mm. The Bahamas Constitutional Conference opened at the Colonial Office in London recently. In this picture are, from left: The Honourable E.A.P. Dupuch, Member of the House of Assembly, and Independent Member of the Bahamas delegation; The Honourable A.E.J. Dupuch, and the Honourable G.W. Higgs, both representing the Legislative Council; and Sir George Roberts, President of the Legislative Council.

Dates: 1963-05
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).
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[Departure of H.R.H the Duke of Edinburgh], 1959-04-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/207
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255 x 250 mm. Showing Prince Philip waving goodbye from the open hatch of the airplane.

Dates: 1959-04-28
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).
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Distant view of Nassau, 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/2
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226 x 176 mm. A view from inland looking over flat scrubland towards Nassau with a thatched cottage in the foreground. Nothing of the town itself can be seen.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
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).
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Foreign secretary’s reception for delegates to Bahamas Constitutional Conference, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/33
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155 x 202 mm. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and Lady Douglas-Home, were hosts at a Government reception for delegates to the Bahamas Constitutional Conference. The reception was held on the eve of the Conference opening in London. Here Sir Alec is pictured with the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, the Hon. Lynden Pindling.

Dates: 1972-12
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).
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Foreign Secretary’s reception for delegates to Bahamas Constitutional Conference, 1972-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/34
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163 x 191 mm. Here Lady Douglas-Home, (second right) and Mr. Anthony Kershaw (left), Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, are pictured with the Hon. Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, and Mrs. Pindling.

Dates: 1972-12
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).