Colonialism
Found in 1181 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 23 Aug 1899
(Untitled), 22 Jul 1954
(Untitled), 01 Jan 1885
(Untitled), 10 Feb 1885
(Untitled), 03 Mar 1885
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Jeypore [India]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: descriptions of the city of Jeypore and the sight of the Taj [Mahal] by moonlight; comments on the foolishness of [British] officials avoiding contact with the natives; and an undertaking to write to [1st Lord] Dufferin [and Ava] concerning a vacancy for "Jack" [2nd Lord] Leslie.
(Untitled), 04 Oct 1944
Telegram from Field Marshal Jan Smuts [Prime Minister of South Africa] to WSC marked "Secret" supporting Eire's omission from the Conference at Ottawa [Canada] on Civil Aviation and suggesting that the best policy towards Eire and such matters is to wait until the war is over and Eire has clarified its position in relation to the Commonwealth.
(Untitled), 22 May 1945
Memorandum from the Zionist Organisation [the Jewish Agency for Palestine] appealing for Palestine to be established a Jewish state, setting out: the Jewish attitude to the White Paper of 1939, conditions in Palestine, a claim for reparations from Germany, plans for the external relations of the Jewish state, and general considerations regarding future policy.
(Untitled), 14 Jul 1945
Letter from [Colin] Thornley [Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies] (Colonial Office) to [Leslie] Rowan [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] approving the decision not to send any reply to a letter from the Presidency of the new Zionist Organisation to WSC [CHAR 20/234/10]. [signed; annotated by WSC's Private Office].
(Untitled), 26 Jul 1945
Note from "J R C" [John Colville, Prime Minister's Private Secretary] to WSC asking if he wants the papers on the Americans and the Palestine mandate to be shown to [Clement] Attlee. [initialled manuscript; annotated by WSC that he will keep them].
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 1" giving the "estimated strengths of imperial armed forces (white troops)" at approximately 1 May or 1 June 1945 and analysing the imperial army and air force by theatre at approximately 1 June 1945.
(Untitled), [1945]
Map and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the East by theatres" (India and Burma [later Myanmar]).
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 3" setting out the strengths of "divisions and brigades in the East" (India and South East Asia Command) at approximately 1 May and 30 June 1945.
(Untitled), Apr 1945
"Table 5" giving numbers of "casualties to the Armed forces of the British Empire" and POWs up to 30 April 1945.
(Untitled), 29 Jan 1901
Letter from Cyril Davenport (The British Museum, London) to Mrs Cornwallis West [Lady Randolph Churchill] suggesting that he should write an article about English Coronations [for the Anglo Saxon Review] in which he could include the point that the crown of [King Edward VII] should include the mark of India as one of the colonies.
(Untitled), 12 Aug 1912
Letter from [Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he says that he thinks that a British statesman should visit Canada and explains why he thinks that WSC would be particularly appropriate, assuring him that he would not need to discuss issues of Imperial Preference and that it would prove popular with Liberal voters.
(Untitled), 24 May 1922
Copy of a letter from [Lord Northcliffe, earlier Alfred Harmsworth] to WSC in which he suggests that he should consult Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] about the embargo on Canadian cattle as it is a matter of urgency, adding that he would have approached the Prime Minister [David Lloyd George] were he not "such a damnably short-tempered fellow".
(Untitled), 10 Jun 1922
Copy of a letter from WSC to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Alfred Harmsworth] marked private in which he says that he has been consistently opposed to the embargo on Canadian cattle and has discussed it with Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken] as he believes that it could damage "British Imperial interests in the Dominions".
(Untitled), 26 Jun 1885
Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] marked private in which he says that he would be grateful if Duff would invite him to Madras during his visit to India, explains that he has been obtaining information relating to his new position and expresses the hope that Duff will communicate his opinions about the government of Madras.
(Untitled), 17 Jul 1885
Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] informing him that Queen [Victoria] has appointed Arthur Collins as Chief Justice of Madras and commenting on difficulties posed by Russia to the administration of India in negotiations over the Afghan boundary.
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1885
(Untitled), 02 Oct 1915
Letter from "M P" [Montagu Porch](The Residency, Zaria, Nigeria) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses sorrow at the casualties of the war; congratulates her on her work running an American hospital; describes his work on the Nigerian border and in quelling a revolt against the native administration over the non payment of taxes and discusses his plans for his leave.
(Untitled), 04 Dec 1885
Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] in which he attributes the success of the Burma [later Myanmar] expedition to the swift dispatch of the expedition from Madras and says that he is sure that the Conservative party will not be successful in the future General Election.
(Untitled), 28 Oct 1885
(Untitled), 31 Dec 1885
Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India (Howth [County Dublin, Ireland] to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] in which he discusses the annexation of Burma [later Myanmar] and the likelihood of violence over the issue of Home Rule and says that he does not think that [Charles] Parnell will be successful.